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Was there a "Little Peoples City" in Shahdad?
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    Posted: 21-Oct-2005 at 13:21

I had mentioned this strange city in Shahdad in this thread about the first flag.

Today, I read here that a 25-centimeter seemingly mummified dwarf has been discovered there, of course the article has denied this theory!
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It is interesting to mention that about 100km east of Shahdad, there is Makhoonik!
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wow...

How old are these buildings and those tiny people?
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About 5,000 I think!
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Well, one thing are pygmies of one point something meter and another very diferent thing is a 25 cm creature. I must say that I am very skeptical about a human or humanoid of only 25 cm. It's ridiculous. 

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http://www.chn.ir/en/news/?id=5893&section=2

Sensations Rise around 25-centimeter Dwarf of Kerman

The 25-centimeter dwarf discovered in Kerman has puzzled archaeologists and attracted smugglers, creating great sensations among public.
Tehran, 24 October 2005 (CHN) The 25-centimeter dwarf near Shahdad city of Kerman province and the rumors of the existence of an ancient dwarf city in Kerman province has brought a lot of questions to archaeologists and caused great sensations among the public.

Kermans Police Department and the provincial office of Irans Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) have asked for the clarification of the situation of the discovered mummified corpse in Shahdad to settle the issue as soon as possible.

Two months ago, illegal excavations in the historical fortress of Gudiz in Kerman province near Shahdad city, which dates back to the Sassanid era, led to the discovery of a 25-centimeter corpse known as the mummified dwarf facing archaeologists with a mystery since then.

Forensic studies have not been able to determine the sexuality and the exact age of the corpse at the time of its death so far.

Regarding the rumors and the sensitivity of the issue of the existence of an ancient dwarf city in Kerman province, the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Kerman has asked for more anthropological studies to end the rumors, says Hossein Rashidzadeh, an official with the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Kerman.

Regarding the fact that no mummies have been found in Iran from any historical periods, ICHTO archaeologists have denied the corpse being a mummified one. On the other hand, the Organization anthropologists believe that that the corpse may have been mummified under natural processes.

Police Department of Kerman province has arrested two smugglers with regard to this corpse; the smugglers wanted to sell the mummy for about more than 3 million U.S. dollars in Germany.

The corpse which is 20 to 25 centimeters high has remained quiet intact during excavations. It is estimated that the dwarf should have been 16-17 years old at the time of death.
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16 or 17?

I am havinbg trouble belieiving this, it looks like a fetus.
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Maybe it was a disfigured human ie handicapped, only one mummy was found, and how can they know age without determining the sex??
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The skull: a foetus and even a baby don't have a perfectly formed skull: the bones are still separated with many soft parts so the baby can pass more easily through the uterine neck and the vagina at birth. Other anatomical features may also be meaningful.

I am very skeptic though.

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I agree but the estimated age of 16-17, this could be a one off case of extreme dwarfness, still we must await the Data, could even be a response to the findings in Indonesia? A pilt down man all over again! Could just be.
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I found a video about the City of the Little People in Shahdad: http://irannegah.com/Video.aspx?id=944
 
 
Some Pics: (look at the size of bricks)
 
 
 
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