TEHRAN -- Archaeologists 
excavating the Zagros Graveyard near Sanandaj, in Iran’s Kurdistan Province, have identified burial remains dating to Iron Age III, alongside architectural features and evidence of settlement activity from later historical periods.
The discoveries were made during the second season of archaeological excavations at the site, according to Ali Behnia, deputy head of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Kurdistan Province. 
Speaking during a visit by the governor of Sanandaj, Behnia said the fieldwork began on October 4 under the direction of Kazem Mollazadeh and Ali Binandeh, archaeologists from Bu-Ali Sina University in Hamadan.
The project involves a multidisciplinary team of specialists in archaeology, anthropology and conservation, with funding provided by the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism.
Five excavation trenches opened in the eastern sector of the cemetery have yielded and documented burial remains displaying cultural characteristics associated with Iron Age III. Three additional trenches in the southern and western sectors have revealed architectural remains and evidence of occupation dating to historical periods. Further excavation and specialist
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