Archaeological site and 400 wells dating back to the first millennium AD, Maysan

INA - MAYSAN

An archaeological site and a series of vertical wells dating back to the early first millennium AD was announced by the Ministry of Interior's Agency for Maysan Police Affairs on Thursday as the discovery was near the Iraqi-Iranian border.

"The Antiquities and Heritage Protection Department was able to discover new archaeological sites dating back to ancient times near the border between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran," the Command said in a statement - received by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.

This came within the framework of working under the directives of the Minister of Interior and the Undersecretary of the Ministry for Police Affairs, in addition to the follow-up and supervision of the Commander of Maysan Police, Major General Lafta Fakhir Al-Muhammadawi, according to the statement.

"The department's detachments conducted a daily field survey of all registered sites; to protect them from tampering and theft. A series of wells exceeding 400 vertical wells dating back to the early first millennium AD was found in Al-Tayeb area adjacent to the Iraqi-Iranian border," included in the statement.

The Command indicated that "a delegation from the PM's Office headed by Ali Al-Moussawi and the Antiquities Protection Inspectorate visited the site to raise recommendations; to conduct surveying and registration operations."