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2025-12-15 17:02
Sassanid-era inscription referring to royal festival discovered
TEHRAN — An Iranian archaeologist said a Sassanid-era inscription referring to the calendar of a royal festival has recently been discovered on rock cliffs in the Marvdasht Plain in southern Iran.
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2025-09-12 16:55
Rock carving of Sassanid ‘nobleman’ discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN - A Sassanid-era rock carving estimated to be more than 1,500 years old has been discovered on the cliffs of Marvdasht in southern Iran’s Fars province, an Iranian historian said on Thursday.
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2025-08-25 17:57
‘World’s smallest’ ancient inscription discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – An Iranian historian has announced the discovery of what he says is the “world’s smallest known ancient inscription”, a 1,600-year-old text carved on a rock wall in Marvdasht, Fars province, dating to the late Sassanid period.
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2025-07-30 21:51
Fourth burial inscription identified in Naqsh-e Rostam
TEHRAN—Abolhassan Atabaki, archaeologist and researcher, gave news of discovery of the fourth burial inscription in the area of Naqsh-e Rostam in Marvdasht, Fars province, saying that the inscription is related to an ossuary, a container or repository for the bones of the dead, from the late Sassanid era and has very beautiful decorations.
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2025-06-08 17:15
Rare Sassanid-era inscription condemning break of promise discovered in Marvdasht, southern Iran
TEHRAN - A rare Sassanid-era inscription believed to condemn the act of betrayal and uphold the sanctity of loyalty and oaths has been discovered in the mountainous region of Marvdasht, Fars province, according to historian Dr. Abolhassan Atabaki.