Ancient Horses Had Their Own Cemetery in Talesh
Discovery of the 3,000-year-old cemetery of horses came as a surprise for the Gilan Talesh Tool excavators. It was the first time ever that in a historical cemetery a section has specific to burying of horses has been found.
Horses are one of the animals that have accompanied human beings from the ancient times. This animal has been in the service of human beings in different aspects of daily life, wars, and work, always a big help for human beings. Therefore, its death was as mournful as the death of a close relative.
“In the outskirts of the pre-historic Talesh cemetery, we surprisingly encountered a space which was dedicated to burying horses. It was the first time that such an area has been found in a historical site, which has brought a lot of questions,” says Mohammadreza Khalatbari, head of the Pre-historic Archaeology Research Center, and director of Gilan Talesh Tool excavation team.
1 Comments:
It is not surprising that this has been found, the surprising thing is that something like this hasn't been found sooner. Given the fact that horses were the world's main source of locomotion (besides walking), and that they did most of the work that engines (gas, steam, coal fired, etc.)do now, is it any wonder that they were considered worth burying properly.
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