See inside the eerie 2,000-year-old underground city in Iran where the remains of 60 people were discovered
Boffins unearth ancient settlement of 25 large rooms connected by tunnels
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered the eerie remains of an ancient underground city in Iran thought to be from around the time of Jesus.
The groundbreaking find near the city of Samen consists of subterranean tunnels connecting 25 large rooms that served as houses.
Amazed boffins also unearthed the remains of 60 people in nine of the carved-out cavities — which have taken twelve years to excavate.
And work is continuing on the excavation site 250 miles from the capital Tehran leaving the possibility of more discoveries.
Ali Khaksar, from Iran's Organization of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, said the underground settlement is believed to be around 2,000 years old.
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It comes after experts last month found a 12th Century habitation carved into a mountain in central Iran.
And in February an excavation in the south of the country led to the discovery of what is believed to be an ancient observatory dating back to between 224 and 651 AD.
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