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Show Bunnell's Visit Site Of Ancient Civilization Tehran, Iran metal. However, the first impleFeb. 4, 1956 ments were stone, such as, flint Dear Friends: arrowheads, spearNow that Christmas is over, heads and scrapers, and stone s and hammers, axes, we have been dishes. and Christmas filing away cards. We received so many Since I was scheduled to take good wishes from Eear River a trip to Kashan just after New Valley, along with a few re- Years, I persuaded Mrs. Bunnell quests for additional news from to go with me so we could see this old country, that we thought this ancient site. We left Tehran many of our friends would en- by carryall, equipped with joy hearing about a part of the sleeping bags, air mattresses, country that is truly "old". folding cots, DDT, a portable Being interested in the hist- kerosene stove, army rations and ory of Iran, I recently purchased drinking water. It was a six a book discussing its archaeologhour drive to Kashan which is ical history, written by a French south of Tehran. Archaeologist, who had recently I spent the first couple of days made many excavations in all at work with the Extension k parts of Iran. I became more Agents, then on Friday, a interested when I read that from to went we Siyalk, day, all probability, the beginning of two miles from Kashan. There Persian civilization had its be- we found several mounds, the ginning in an area known as largest covering at least two "Siyalk", just a short distance acres and being, in places, forty from Kashan, which is within to fifty feet high. Several large the Province in which I work. rooms had been excavated which Mr. Girschman, the author of showed different levels depictthe book says, that Siyalk dates ing different stages of civilization. Having studied the book, we had some idea of what to look for and were thrilled when we found evidences of each period we had read about. We picked up stone hammers, flint arrowaxes, heads, spearheads and and crude pottery made on which horizontal hand by and vertical lines were painted. We also found parts of pottery made from stone. We were back in the Stone Age! The second period "was at the beginning of the fourth millennium B. C. and man had progressed some. We found oval bricks made of mud and a better quality of pottery on which were painted rows of animals, such as boars, ibex, and birds. The third period correspondSTONE AND FLINT FROM with the greater part of the ed THE STONE AGE fourth millennium B. C. We back to the fifth millennium found flat, rectangular bricks B. C, and that at the beginning had replaced the oval ones. Man of the fourth millennium B. C. hasn't improved on this shape forms of painted pottery began over the intervening centuries, to appear and man began to 'has he? By this time, the potunderstand the properties of ter's wheel had been invented knife-blade- s, sickle-blade- our-man- non-wor- sickle-blade- s, knife-blad- OIL wtappdl uS es On O painted pottery c. 4000 Years b. and the pottery was not only more diversified in shape but the colors were more varied, ranging through gray, rose, red and green. The decorations were no longer simple lines but animals of balanced proportions. We found pieces that had ducks, fish, mountain sheep, rams heads, gazelles, cranes, and flowers painted on them. However, then as later, Iran did not escape foreign influence. At Siyalk, the houses belonging to the end of Period Three were abandoned and a thick layer of ash showed that they were destroyed by fire. While people continued to inhabit and progress at other centers in Iran, there was a gap at Siyalk of nearly two trous-an- d years. About 1200 B. C. it is thought that tribes from the north or northeast again inhabitk ed Siyalk, the the next the at found level, pottery or level four, was identical with pottery of earlier periods in other sections of Iran. Every-tim- e Siyalk was destroyed, the new conquerors built on top of the rubble of the old civilization. Siyalk changed hands many times in the succeeding years until the uniting of the different provinces under the Achaemenian Kings culminating with King Cyrus and King Darius, approximately 560 to 450 grey-blac- B. C. As we walked over the area adjacent to the larger mound, we noticed that some places sounded hollow under our feet and after examining some of the excavations in the area, we realized that we were walking over an old graveyard, which they claim would date back to sue By Mrs. Blaine Rhodes en Win Trophy The East Garland baskektball team emerged from the tournament last without victory, but holding the coveted Sportsmanship trophy. Those on the team were Douglas Allred, Glade Anderson, Dean Anderson, Wayne Grover, Neil Rhodes, Norris Hess and Stacey Oyler. Their coaches were Clyde Sorensen and Blaine Rhodes. Mr. and Mrs. Gibb Allred were in Ogden, Sunday, where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Allred. ' Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Hansen of Salt Lake City were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peterson. Mrs. Orrin Parkinson of Portage visited Thursday with Mrs. Henry Sorensen. Mr. and Mrs. Marian Sorensen and Mrs. Jim Christensen of Ogden attended the three act play, "Ladies of the Jury", at the A.C., Friday evening. Lenis Christensen was a member of the cast. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Christensen of Ogden were weekend guests of the Marion Sorensens. On Wednesday, Mrs. Marion Sorensen' and Mrs. Roy Atkinson were in Malad to visit their mother, Mrs. David Williams. Mrs. Edna Larson and daughter, Betty, now of Salt Lake City visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sorensen. Recovering from Operation Mrs. Sherman' Cyler returned to East Garland, Sunday, from her stay in Salt Lake City, where she underwent, a major operation. She is staying at the home of her mother, Mrs. Dora Shaffer. She is to stay in bed three more weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Gam of Brigham City visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oyler. M-M- Ll M , day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grover visited Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Korth in Brigham City, Sunday evening after church. 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Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rhodes were in Brigham, Friday, where they spent the afternoon with Mrs. Hilda Forrest. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grover and Steve returned late Thursday evening from their trip to Palmer, Alaska. They plan another trip up there next week about 1000 B. C. Ancient tradition also makes Kashan famous on another count, one of the three Wise Men was supposed to have come from Kashan. The opportunity we had of living in this ancient land has enriched our immeasurably lives; we hope this account of this old country has been of interest to you. Our regards to all, Le Roy Bunnell III yy iniinMiMimffnflMiffww VSSS&j&SsSsJf,'.4r. FRONK CHEVROLET 121 EAST MAIN CO. TREWQNTOH |