Iran's ancient site of Persepolis threatened by stone-eating organisms

The Manila Times

Iran's ancient site of Persepolis threatened by stone-eating organisms  Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: tiny but persistent fungi eroding the millenia-old monuments. "In about 50, 100, or 200 years, they will turn the stone into soil," explains Shahram Rahbar, head of renovation at the site where he and his team are working relentlessly to combat the infestation.  AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #worldnews #iran #monoment

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00:00This is the stone which is in the shape of a map.

00:07It can be converted to something else.

00:14This is the stone which is in the shape of a map.

00:21It can be converted to something else.

00:28Maybe in the next 50, 100, 200 years, they will do something so that we don't have a trace of it.

00:37And in fact, they will destroy it completely.

00:58It is very important, even our lives are important.

01:15When our children grow up, they will understand which country they live in.

01:20If they weren't here, we wouldn't be here either.

01:28This is my mother.

01:32This is my mother.

01:35This is my mother.

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