Achaemenid city of Lidoma

According to the studies done by Professor George Cameron and Professor Hicks on the tablets available at the University of Chicago, 13 Achaemenid cities were located in Mamsani region, one of these cities is Lidoum..

More than 20 years later, a Japanese archaeological team headed by "Kikyo Atarashi" and "Doctor Havarji" conducted archaeological excavations in Lidoma in 1338 and discovered an Achaemenid building in this area.….

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A comparison of the architectural similarities of these buildings with the palaces of Darius, Khashayar Shah and Ardeshir Achaemenid in Susa and Takht Jamshid proved that the works found in Lidoma are related to the Achaemenid period, other speculations proved that Lidoma was one of the intermediate cities of the Achaemenid period, which The royal road from Pasargad and Takht Jamshid to Susa was located and the kings and rulers who traveled in this distance rested in these cities and palaces on the way.. In the collection of writings obtained from Takht Jamshid, the main capital of the Achaemenid Empire, from 26 The city between this palace and the winter capital of Achaemenid in Susa is named, and Lidoma is one of them, the area of ​​this ancient site is about one thousand meters in 500 It is a square meter where ancient artifacts can be found in most of its places and even the evidence obtained there shows the existence of civilization up to five thousand years ago..

About 50 It took a year for an archeology group to mention Lidoma again, this time the joint archeology committee of the Institute of Archeology of Iran and the University of Sydney conducted the first phase of joint research in 2003.- 1381 in Noorabad region, Fars, Memsani. After that, the second stage of joint research with a broader and deeper perspective was carried out in the winter of 2015 in this region.. At this stage, most of the researches focused on the knowledge of one of the Achaemenid sites. This area is known by local names such as "Kali Castle" or "Captain", Jane Jan. The site of Keli Sarvan Castle in the foothills of the western part of the Rostam plain (Fahlian) Is located. By exploring this area, a wide perspective and a new point of view in relation to Achaemenid studies in the south and southwest of Iran were proposed.. In terms of construction dimensions, this building is the fourth largest building of the Achaemenid period after Susa, Pasargad and Takht Jamshid. (پارسه) Is.

Remains of a small Achaemenid palace were found in Lidoma, the palace of Sarvan (Sauron) is named. It is said that in the first stage of settlement, there was a building with thin columns, the thickness of the base of the columns is more than one meter.. The style of the base of the columns is the same as the artistic style used in Takht Jamshid. In terms of dimensions, the bases of these columns can be compared with the bases of the columns of the Hundred Column Hall of Takht Jamshid.. The base of the column is decorated with eight feather flowers (Lotus) And the grooves of palm leaves are shaped. The color of the base of the columns is similar to that of Jamshid's throne, which is gray in color. For this reason, according to the scope of exploration and the findings obtained, it seems that there was a pillared building in this place.. However, the existence of valuable stone vessels in this area, which is equal to the best vessels of the Takht Jamshid treasury and used by high-ranking courtiers.. In a joint article published by Alireza Askari, from the Institute of Archeology and Professor Daniel Thomas Potts from the University of Sydney, it is written in relation to Lidoma; "According to the archaeological evidence obtained from this area, it seems that this place was a storage place and probably the food distribution center of the region around this area, and the representatives or deputies of the king and the overseers of the distribution of products in this place were made of containers. They used valuable and elegant materials, and the expenses and income of a part of the materials used were provided and recorded in one of these ways. Hassan Habibi Fahliani, researcher and former director of Mamsani cultural heritage, also says about this: "From the Sarvan pass to the city where the city is located, there is a distance of approximately four kilometers, which is the city's area to the Talchoghad or Chekad part. (meaning the peak) The existence of these works shows the existence of a big city during the Achaemenid period, which after the Achaemenid period was reduced from its previous prosperity and regained its prosperity during the Ashkan period and maintained its prosperity until the Islamic era..

And finally, the existence of a fire pit, inscriptions, treasury works, rock tables and the spread of buildings around and around this vast area of ​​an ancient city show us that it must be said that we are facing a large and vast city that is both a resting place and a city on the way. And it was also a governor's city."

Taken from a report in Sharq newspaper