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2023-04-03 18:25
Persepolis ranks Iran’s most visited World Heritage site
TEHRAN – Persepolis, which was once the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BC), has been crowned Iran’s most popular UNESCO site this Noruz, according to an annual ranking by the ministry of cultural heritage and tourism.
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2023-03-13 19:29
Discover temple dedicated to deity of fertility and rain
TEHRAN - In ancient Persia, Anahita was the goddess of water, a guardian angel of fountains and rain. Moreover, it was a symbol of fertility, love, and friendship.
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2023-02-25 22:56
Visual distortion: building to be flattened near Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism ministry will demolish a building situated near the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System after it has purchased the property in a bid to restore the visual layout of the UNESCO-registered site.
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2023-01-28 18:32
Travel back in time to Persepolis, capital of mighty Achaemenid Empire
TEHRAN - Persepolis was one of four important cities that made up the center of the mighty Achaemenid Empire that once stretched from the Indus River to Ethiopia.
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2023-01-22 18:27
Visit Firuzabad, once politico-cultural capital of Sassanids
TEHRAN - Firuzabad, formerly known as Gur, was once a politico-cultural capital of the Sassanid Empire (224–651).
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2023-01-16 19:33
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System: project helps ease concerns over fate of UNESCO site
TEHRAN - Workers have commenced a restoration project to strengthen some fortifications of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, helping alleviate concerns about the fate of the allegedly unstable situation of that wonder of the ancient world.
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2023-01-07 18:59
Reservoir may submerge Elamite, Achaemenid, and Islamic relics
TEHRAN – Some archaeologists have warned against the planned inauguration of a dam in southwestern Iran because it may flood ruins and relics from the Elamite, Achaemenid, and early Islamic eras.
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2022-12-21 18:59
Iran forms working group to return looted artifacts
TEHRAN - Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has formed a working group to pursue the long-awaited return of looted artifacts, including the remnants of Achaemenid clay tablets that are on loan from Iran to the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago since 1935.
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2022-12-11 18:59
Archaeologists excavate hill adjacent to ancient mine previously yielded salt mummies
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced an exploratory excavation on a sloping hill situated near an ancient mine that previously yielded well-reserved corpses of entrapped miners.
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2022-12-03 19:06
How important was music in ancient Iran?
TEHRAN - Music has long been a significant fragment of life for many ancient cultures. Playing music in celebrations and dances, in sorrows and wars and battles, can be traced through millennia-old bas-relief carvings, clay tablets, and the remnants of primitive instruments.
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2022-11-28 18:37
Naqsh-e Rajab, reminiscent of a glorious past
TEHRAN - Adjacent to the old Shiraz–Isfahan Road and some three kilometers from Persepolis in a northward direction, you may find Naqsh-e Rajab that embraces magnificent Sassanian bas-relief carvings.
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2022-11-26 18:23
Azarbaijan Museum: intimate but intricate slices of Iranian history
TEHRAN –Azarbaijan Museum, which is located in the ancient city of Tabriz, may seem quite modest at the first glance, but it is chock-full of Iran’s rich history.
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2022-10-31 18:29
Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System not in good condition, devotee of cultural heritage says
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage enthusiast has warned about what he called an unstable situation of the Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, saying its eastern wall is “not in a good condition”.
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2022-10-30 18:38
10 restoration teams following routines in Pasargadae
TEHRAN—Ten teams of cultural heritage experts are currently busy in Pasargadae conducting routines in terms of restoration and protection of the ancient ruins, director of the World Heritage site said on Sunday.
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2022-10-15 20:30
Professional photogs take shots of Persepolis
TEHRAN—On Saturday, Persepolis hosted a photographic tour during which the invitees took professional shots of the majestic UNESCO-designated site in southern Iran.
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2022-10-15 18:57
From the Paleolithic to the Mongols; a fragment of Iranian history
TEHRAN–Some of the earliest archaeological expeditions to Iran began in the mid-19th century, when British and French archaeologists investigated Susa and its surroundings in southwestern Iran.
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2022-10-11 18:58
The splendid Naqsh-e Rostam pushes to develop tourism infrastructure
TEHRAN—Naqsh-e Rostam, a must-see travel destination embracing majestic treasure from the Achaemenid and Sassanid eras, seeks to develop its tourism infrastructure, Fars province’s tourism chief said on Monday.
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2022-09-20 00:17
Pasargadae is more than meets the eye: archaeologist
TEHRAN—An Iranian archaeologist believes the UNESCO-designated Pasargadae, which began under Cyrus the Great in about 546 BC, was more expanded than what we now perceive from its ruins.
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2022-08-21 18:31
Archaeological findings may push back Susa’s history by millennia
TEHRAN—Archaeologists have unearthed fragments in a significant discovery in Susa that may push back the history of the magnificent UNESCO-registered site by millennia.
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2022-08-10 19:29
‘Death in Salt’ recounts Iran, German research on mysterious ancient mine
TEHRAN—A new book titled “Death in Salt: An Archaeological Research in Iran” has recently been published in Persian to tell the story of a joint Iran and German research on a mysterious ancient mine.
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2022-07-25 20:30
Tepe Rivi’s ancient structure restoration complete
TEHRAN – Restoration work on the ancient structures of Tepe Rivi, an archaeological hill in northeast Iran, has been completed after more than one year of work.
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2022-07-24 20:35
Researcher stumbles upon Sassanid column base in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage researcher has stumbled upon a stone column base, estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224–651).
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2022-07-10 21:23
Postage stamp to mark 16th anniversary of Bisotun UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – Iran has produced a postage stamp to mark the 16th anniversary of Bisotun’s registration on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2022-07-03 18:49
U.S. to return another batch of Achaemenid tablets to Iran
TEHRAN – The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago is getting prepared to return another batch of the Achaemenid tablets to the government of Iran after some 87 years of being on loan.
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2022-06-22 21:00
Excavation sheds new light on Achaemenid water structure
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently finished an archaeological season on an Achaemenid period (c. 550 – 330 BC) water structure, CHTN reported on Wednesday.
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2022-06-07 19:38
World’s ‘biggest’ adobe fort to host overnight trippers
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered Bam citadel, which is the biggest adobe fort worldwide, is prepared to host overnight guests, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
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2022-05-24 20:00
Exquisite Achaemenid glasswork goes on show at National Museum of Iran
TEHRAN – A rare, exquisite Achaemenid glasswork has been put on show at the National Museum of Iran.
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2022-05-24 19:27
Publicizing Hamedan’s glory neglected for years: expert
TEHRAN – Efforts to globally introduce the splendor of Hamedan, which its history of civilization dates thousands of years, have largely been neglected for years, a senior cultural heritage expert said on Monday.
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2022-05-22 19:04
Achaemenid tablets returned to Persepolis for public show
TEHRAN – A selection of Achaemenid clay tablets, which were on loan from Iran to the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago since 1935, has recently been put on show in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis.
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2022-05-21 18:57
Parthian coffins on show at Susa Museum
TEHRAN – Three rarely-seen coffins dating from the Parthian era (247 BC – 224 CE) have been put on show at the Susa Museum in southwest Iran.