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2021-04-11 20:02
Tehran palace complexes named most-visited during new year holiday
TEHRAN – The three historical palace complexes of Sa’dabad, Golestan, and Niavaran were named the most-visited “cultural heritage museums and sites” in Iran during the two-week New Year (Noruz) holidays, which ended on April 2, the museum director has said.
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2021-04-09 20:00
70 historical petroglyphs discovered in central Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 70 historical rock-carved petroglyphs, which experts believe date back to the Sassanid era, have recently been discovered in Mahallat county of Markazi province in central Iran.
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2021-04-09 18:44
15 newly-found petroglyph sites documented in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have completed the documentation process of the fifteen sites of petroglyph, which were discovered last year in the plains of Meshginshahr county, northwest of the country.
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2021-04-09 18:43
Archaeological survey to probe Sassanid relics in Sirvan
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists are to commence a survey in Sirvan, a western Iranian town in modern Ilam province estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224–651).
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2021-04-07 09:30
Batch of Sassanid coins restored in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – A batch of Sassanid coins were restored at a cultural heritage laboratory in Iran’s southwestern Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province over the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), the deputy provincial official said on Tuesday.
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2021-04-05 18:48
Smuggled Iranian relics returned home from Austria
TEHRAN - A total of 28 Iranian relics, which had been smuggled abroad decades ago, were finally returned home on Sunday. Last year, the objects were recovered and surrendered to a representative of the Islamic Republic in Vienna.
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2021-03-14 22:32
Restoration works aim to prepare Sassanid sites for UNESCO tag
TEHRAN – The cultural heritage directorate of Kermanshah has ratified restoration projects for five Sassanid-era sites located in the western Iranian province.
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2021-03-08 19:49
UNESCO celebrates 1,750th anniversary of Iran university
TEHRAN – UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azulay has expressed delight over the 1,750th anniversary of the University of Gundi-Shapur, which has long been a major forum for science.
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2021-03-08 19:26
Statue of Sassanid monarch Khosrow Parviz made national heritage
TEHRAN – A life-size statue of Khosrow Parviz, who is widely considered as the last great Sasanian king of Iran, has been added to the national cultural heritage list of the country.
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2021-03-05 19:30
Sassanid-era arch bridge restoration work completed
TEHRAN – A project to restore and reinforce Pol-e Shapuri, a Sassanid-era arch bridge in western Iran, has been completed.
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2021-02-27 21:48
A peek into core elements of traditional Iranian architecture
TEHRAN – The history of Iranian architecture is very complex and time-stretched. The Elamite, Achaemenian, Hellenistic, and other pre-Islamic dynasties left striking stone testaments to their greatness, such as Chogha Zanbil and Persepolis—both designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1979.
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2021-02-21 21:06
Sassanid coins cleaned, restored in lab southeast Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 23 historical coins have been cleaned and restored at a museum laboratory in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-02-17 21:12
Ruins of two Sassanid forts to be demarcated in southeast Iran
TEHRAN – The ruins of the Sassanid era (224 CE–651) forts, locally named Qaleh Dokhtar and Qasr-e Ardashir-e Papakan, will be demarcated soon in the southeastern Kerman province.
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2021-02-03 21:21
Iran eyes UNESCO status for Siraf, other ancient ports: tourism minister
TEHRAN – Iran seeks to register ancient Siraf port and several other southern seaports on the UNESCO World Heritage list in near future, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said.
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2021-01-30 20:10
DNA obtained from ancient skeletons found in northern Iran
TEHRAN – DNA samples have been extracted from some ancient skeletons being unearthed in Liar-Sang-Bon, an archaeological site and cemetery in Amlash region, Gilan province, northern Iran.
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2021-01-12 21:32
Magnificent Taq Kasra to be restored by Iranian budget, expertise
TEHRAN – Iran is set to conduct an urgent restoration project on Taq Kasra, a Sassanid-era Persian masterpiece of architecture, which was collapsed partly in modern Iraq earlier this month.
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2021-01-08 20:09
Anahita: ancient goddess fertility
TEHRAN - Anahita, also known as Anaitis, and Anahit, was an ancient Iranian goddess of royalty, water, and fertility; she is particularly associated with the last.
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2021-01-04 22:10
Taq Kasra, Sassanid masterpiece of architecture, partly collapses in modern Iraq
TEHRAN – Segments of Taq Kasra, which is an architecturally-important Sasanian-era Persian monument in modern Iraq, has recently been collapsed, Mehr reported based on Iraqi sources.
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2020-12-15 21:10
Project aims to conserve Seymareh ruins, architectural elements
TEHRAN – A fresh conservation project will soon commence on arrays of the centuries-old ruins and architectural elements, which are scattered across Seymareh, an ancient city located in Ilam province, the provincial tourism chief announced on Monday.
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2020-12-14 20:25
Archaeological evidence may reshape Yazd history
TEHRAN – Recent archeological findings have shed new light on the history of Yazd, the UNESCO-registered oasis city in central Iran, proposing its antiquity may go down in time more than previously thought.
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2020-12-07 17:57
Ancient petroglyphs discovered in Iran’s Lorestan
TEHRAN – Some ancient petroglyphs have recently been found on the outskirts of Aligudarz in Iran’s Lorestan province.
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2020-12-04 18:46
Discover puzzling royal bas-relief in southern Iran
TEHRAN - Sarab-e Qandil (literary meaning “Ice-cold Spring”), is one of many reliefs, which may still bear untold stories.
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2020-11-23 18:55
River flood swamps Sassanid-era dam in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – The rain-swollen river of Karun has submerged a significant ancient dam in southwest Iran. The Sassanid era (224–651) monument is one of the satellite sites situated adjacent to the UNESCO-registered Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System in Khuzestan province.
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2020-11-08 21:43
Sassanid fortress equipped with new lighting system
TEHRAN - Rayen Castle in the southeastern province of Kerman, dating back to the times of the Sasanian dynasty (226-651) and even deeper, has been equipped with a new lighting system.
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2020-11-06 19:43
Ramparts of ancient fort unearthed in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Ramparts and towers of an ancient fortress, believed to date from the times of Parthians (247 BC – 224 CE), have partly been unearthed in northeast Iran.
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2020-10-21 20:00
Ancient decorated potteries unearthed in eastern Iran
TEHRAN – A number of ancient potteries bearing geometric patterns and symbols have recently been unearthed during an archaeological survey at Gabri archaeological site in Sarbisheh county, eastern South Khorasan province.
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2020-10-21 18:16
Sasanians promoted Persian arts through trade, conquest, and diplomacy: experts
TEHRAN - Under Sassanid rule (224 CE–651) Persian arts and architecture experienced a general renaissance. However, it made its way well beyond the vast borders of the longest-lived Persian dynasty, which at its greatest extent encompassed all of present-day Iran and Iraq and stretched from the eastern Mediterranean (including Anatolia and Egypt) to Pakistan, and from parts of southern Arabia to the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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2020-10-18 17:47
Afshin Majlesi
Asbads, the windy pride of Nashtifan
In the tiny village of Nashtifan in northeastern Iran, one may feel an ancient magic inherited from preceding generations, a traditional technique to harness the wind power.
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2020-10-11 21:43
By Afshin Majlesi
Unmissable museum in northwest Iran
Holding thousands of works of art – from Persian, Mesopotamian, and Elamite antiquities to masterpieces by the Islamic-era artists, it’s no surprise that Azarbaijan Museum is known as the second major museum of cultural heritage after the National Museum of Iran.
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2020-09-29 20:30
Shahr-e Belqeys prosperous in late Sassanid, early Islamic eras: expert
TEHRAN – Shahr-e Belqeys (“City of Belqeys”), situated in northeastern Iran, was prosperous during a span of time from the late Sassanid era to early Islamic times, a cultural heritage expert has said.
