Provincial officials emphasize continuing excavations in Aq Tepe; full support for Zabol University's extracurricular project

In continuation of the implementation of the surveying and determining the area and boundary of the Aq Tepe historical site in Maneh County, the respected Governor of Maneh County and the Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of North Khorasan Province visited the project site in Pish Qalaeh City. During this field visit, in addition to familiarizing themselves with the surveying process and initial findings of the project, the necessity of continuing the excavations in the coming year and the high importance of this project in recording and protecting the historical heritage of the region were emphasized.
This field project, which is being implemented under the supervision of Dr. Reza Naseri, Associate Professor of the Department of Archaeology at Zabol University, is one of the university's external projects, which was implemented with the support of the Cultural Heritage Research Institute and the provincial administration, and its goal is to determine the exact boundary of the Aq Tepe historical site for its sustainable protection. The ancient site of Aq Tepe, with an area of ​​more than 10 hectares and dating back to the historical period and the early Islamic period, is one of the most important ancient monuments on the banks of the Atrak River and has been registered in the country's national monument list since 1977 under number 1420.