Archeologists have unearthed an ancient palace dating back to the Achaemenid dynasty in Dahaneh Gholaman located in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan va Baluchestan.
Comparing the structure in the Dahaneh Gholaman site with Achaemenid palaces in Takht-e Jamshid and Pasargadae showed that the newly-found site dates from the Achaemenid era, said Kourosh Mohammad-Khani, leader of the archeological team, the state news agency reported.
He added that the finding is the most significant achievement in the current phase of the recent study.
The Dahaneh Gholaman site comprises 54 ancient structures, most of which were discovered during the years 1959 and 2008.
Takht-e Jamshid (Throne of Jamshid) or Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BCE) through most of its years.
Pasargadae was the capital of the earliest Achaemenid king, Cyrus (559-530 BCE), and is the location of his tomb. Recent research has shown that Achae-menid engineers constructed the city to withstand a severe earthquake.