The ancient temple of Shemi in Khuzestan was looted by smugglers of history and civilization

In the name of God

Khuzestan is still in crisis

Quoting Parsian Dej according to Milleon report : Faramarz Khoshab *: The situation of historical and archeological monuments of Khuzestan has been deteriorating for a long time.(Long arch), Mapar House, Hamidiyeh Kush, historical bridges of Shushtar and Dezful Sal all happened in 2015..

According to the report of Chosen Khabar, despite the coverage of these disasters in the media and correspondence with the trustees of the organization of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism of the country, no measures have been taken to prevent this crisis in Khuzestan.. At the beginning of 2016, we hoped that good things would happen in Khuzestan and at least get Khuzestan out of this catastrophic crisis..

But unfortunately, this sad story does not end in Khuzestan, but in a rare event, the guardian of the ancient temple of Shami was fired.(The origin of the precious party man of the Museum of Ancient Iran) We are witnessing the looting of this ancient site by smugglers.

What makes this issue unfortunate and unacceptable is the questionable dismissal of the guard of this extremely important area of ​​the country by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Khuzestan.. Unfortunately, despite the correspondence and phone calls and in person with the director general of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism of Khuzestan, contrary to all the promises made, the guard of this important ancient site was fired and this temple was left alone without a guard until the den of history smugglers and The culture of Iran's civilization.

We hope the guardians of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism will come to their senses before it is too late. We request the respectable and hardworking governor of Khuzestan to form a cultural heritage crisis committee under the chairmanship of the governor so that the heritage of Khuzestan can be removed from the news of disaster and crisis in 2016..

79 years ago, when the Hungarian Arrol Stein, the designer of the "Old Roads" program, drove a mule towards Malmir.(Current Lorestan) he was going, at this point he saw signs of the statue of "Semitic Man" and took it out from the ground, so that the Elamite period would reveal new signs, Stein explored this site for about a week with this discovery.. The bronze statue of a Shami man was discovered in 1314 and was displayed in the hall of the National Museum. Based on a memorandum of understanding between the Cultural Heritage Research Institute and the University of Turin, the joint archeology committee of Iran and Italy began its preliminary investigations in the Shami region located in Izeh Khuzestan..

In 1991, a short-term investigation was started, and after that in 1992, with the cooperation of the Archaeological Research Institute, the Turin Archaeological Research and Exploration Center affiliated with the University of Turin, Italy, and the Iranian delegation, the first season of archaeological exploration began, and on the 20th of April 1995, the third season of exploration began. It has been extended twice.

The Shami Valley covers the slopes of Mount Bilua on the west bank to the dry land of the Shami River on the east side and streams in the north and south, an area that forms a triangle.. This temple in the middle of Zagros is related to the Elyma period, a period that coincides with the Bakhtiari land of Zagros, and in a sense, it is the same as the mountainous territory of Ayapir or the period of New Elam and before the Achaemenid period.. In the Shami Valley, we get to know a culture that has benefited from the Elamites, Seleucids, and Parthians by having specific native characteristics..