“The team found a canal below the south wing which was built during the Achaemenid era to lead water out of Persepolis,” head of the archeology team Ali Asadi told CHTN.
The soil which was dug up during Persepolis excavations over previous decades was piled up in the south wing, making it difficult for archeologists to notice water canal exits, Asadi added.
Previous phases of the surface water drainage project of Persepolis unveiled 20 meters of unknown water canals and 1,000 bas-reliefs mostly belonging to the columns of the Hundred-Columns Palace, which was once the largest monument in the complex.
Once known as the richest city under the sun, Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of this Persian Empire, which was the greatest power of the ancient world.
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