After three and a half years the prehistoric objects in tomb were finally placed in the Susa Museum next to the 6,000-year-old lady of Chogasofla.
According to Ilna’s report and according to the General Department of Public Relations and Information of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Bijan Heydarizadeh, the director of the Susa World Heritage Site, said: “These burial objects have been placed in the showcase of a prehistoric burial, therefore, with this transfer the showcase of the grave of the 6,000 years old lady from Choghasofla in the susa archeological museum, is now, after 3.5 years, complete.”
He stated that the archaeological area of Chogasofla, or the ancient mound of Chogasofla, is one of the national monuments of Iran, which is located in the Zohreh Plain in the southeast of Khuzestan and a short distance from the Persian Gulf, adding: “This ancient site is a crucial site in the Zeydoon Plain. It is located around the southern part of the Zohreh River in Behbahan city in Khuzestan province and is one of the most extensive prehistoric sites in southwest Iran, which dates back to 4700 to 3800 BC.
The director of the Susa World Heritage Site, pointing out that Chogasofla is one of the historical sites nominated for world registration, said: “Near the Choghasofla historic site, there is an area where the ancient residents of the site buried their dead, and the first findings of the archeologists from the cemetery shows that the tradition Burial in Tell Chogasofla in south-western Iran is unique and has not been found in any other place.”
One particular grave in this area is that of a young woman whom Dr Abbas Moghadam, the excavator of Choghasofla cemetery, called khatoon (lady). The objects inside her grave and the placement of her special grave among the graves of the elites of that period showed the social, political, and religious status of this young woman, which made the excavation team, in cooperation with the Susa World Heritage Site, transfer her to the Shush Museum at the end of 1397.”
Heydarzadeh stated that a special showcase was built for for her to be seen by the public, and added: “Now, in this showcase, in addition to the skeleton, the objects that were found in Khatoon’s grave have been placed in the same way as they were found during excavation.”
He continued: “The woman’s body was buried in a simple pit and her legs were set in a squatting (or fetal) manner in the ancient world. Also, next to this lady is a large copper basin and a copper jar. A hairpin, two marble bowls, a clay cup, a dagger, a giant sword, and many weaving hooks were also found there.”
The director of the Susa World Heritage Site pointed out that in the ancient world, objects belonging to a person were buried with her/him for use in the after-death world. After 3.5 years the burial objects were taken to Susa Museum and placed in the special display case, next to her skeleton.
