Visiting the Citadel, history fans can see the foundations of ancient royal palaces and artefacts dating back to the seventh century including terracotta figures of dragons, coins, weapons along with all sorts of ceramics from numerous periods in history. In fact, as archaeologists carefully dug deeper, they found that every meter unearthed treasures from a different period in history.

The Citadel is so significant that the authorities are trying to establish UNESCO world cultural heritage status for the site, and a final judgment on that is due in June 2010.

To discover more about this fascinating archaeological discovery, visit the write-up on the UNESCO website.

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