Iranian Dam Could Flood Antiquities

Archaeologist are warning that an Iranian dam could flood newly discovered antiquities. Not only that but that its reservoir could damage Iran's grandest site, the ancient Persian capital of Persepolis. Pipes were opened for water to start flowing into an artificial lake created by the dam spanning the Sivand River. This is located 520 miles south of the capital, Tehran. They plan to use the lake's waters to irrigate the area's farms. This had been delayed for months to give international archaeological teams time to conduct excavations in the area of the planned reservoir. They found significant discoveries such as a road believed to be the Royal Passage of the Achaemenids, a powerful dynasty in ancient Persia in the 6th century, B.C. They also found a village with a cemetary and inhabited caves dating back 7,000 years. Archaeologists are very upset over this calling it stupidity.