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2020-06-19 22:18
Ancient customs house being restored in southern Iran
TEHRAN – The ruins of an ancient customs house, which was once one the busiest and most prosperous in its heyday, is being restored during an urgent rehabilitation project on the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf, southern Iran.
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2020-06-14 23:08
Excavations at Iranian mosque unearth new evidence on life in early Islamic era
TEHRAN – Some historical objects have been unearthed during a round of archaeological excavation, which is currently underway in a centuries-old congregational mosque in Rasht, the capital of Gilan province, northern Iran.
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2020-06-12 21:24
Discovery of bizarre tomb offers clues to ancient life in Isfahan
TEHRAN – The discovery of the second giant jar-tomb in the sole historical hill of Isfahan has shed new light on ancient human life in the central Iranian city.
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2020-05-30 18:31
New survey to shed light on troglodytic architecture in central Iran
TEHRAN – The second archaeological season will be started soon on Tarkhoran troglodytic architecture in Tafresh, central Markazi province, deputy provincial tourism chief Seyyed Mohsen Rahmati said on Thursday.
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2020-05-25 18:25
Another archaeological season to commence on Laodicea Temple
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists is to conduct a fresh survey on the enigmatic Laodicea Temple, which is situated in the city of Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2020-02-12 19:18
Isfahan excavations bring to light relics dating from 4th-millennium BC onwards
TEHRAN – Newly-conducted excavations have yielded a fresh view over the olden days of Isfahan, a well-known historical tourism destination in central Iran.
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2020-02-07 19:30
Iranian, German experts to cooperate in Kerman archaeological survey
TEHRAN – Experts from German University of Tubingen along with Iranian fellows will commence a joint archaeological survey in Kerman province, southeastern Iran.
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2020-01-24 19:15
Seljuk-era relics found during illegal excavation
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated historical relics related to Seljuk era (1037–1194) from an illegal excavation in a house located in the city of Abhar, west-central Zanjan province.
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2020-01-21 20:40
Excavations shed new light on millennia-old hill in western Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently finished an archaeological season on Tepe Ghala, an ancient hill in western Iran with vestiges dating back to 800 BC.
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2019-08-17 19:08
Iran among countries with Neanderthal discoveries
TEHRAN - A new find, recently published in the Journal of Human Evolution, suggests that Neanderthals were roaming at the Iranian Zagros Mountain sometimes between 40 to 70 thousand years ago.
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2019-08-06 20:23
Archaeologists shed light on early settlement eras of Iran’s Manujan
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has found ancient relics and evidence that could shed new light on early settlement eras of Manujan county in southeastern Kerman province.
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2019-06-10 21:18
Construction workers come across prehistorical cultural evidence in western Iran
TEHRAN – Scraps of cultural evidence dating from 5th and 4th millennium BC have accidentally been discovered during a construction project in the western city of Azna, Lorestan province.
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2019-05-25 20:03
Excavation goes on at Kaldar Cave where remains of Homo sapiens found
TEHRAN – Iran’s Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism has extended permit for exploration at the Kaldar Cave, which has previously yielded a fragment of a fossilized skull along with some stone tools attributed to Homo sapiens.
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2018-12-06 01:00
Yel Suyi relics under restoration
TEHRAN – A team of local restores has started working on relics, which have so far been excavated from a ruined fortress in Yel Suyi, northwestern Ardebil province.
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2018-12-05 23:40
Systematic analysis begins on Tappeh Borj findings
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced an in-depth systematic analysis on Tappeh Borj, an archaeological site in northeast of the country.
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2018-11-29 02:05
Sassanid-era structure offers clues about Persian Empire in northeast Iran
TEHRAN - Researchers in Iran have discovered vestiges of an ancient structure in northeast Iran, which is attributed to Sassanid era (224 to 651 CE), and news reports suggest it could provide clues to regional architectural heritage of the famed Persian Empire.
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2018-11-04 02:00
Centuries-old water supply system found in Alamut castle
TEHRAN - A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently discovered a water supply network, dating back to 795 years ago, used to supply water to the famed Alamut castle in Qazvin province.
