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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.
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2022-05-20 17:50
Hoard of relics, donated by two Iranian families, on show at Tehran museum
TEHRAN – A hoard of relics, donated by two Iranian families, has been put on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
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2022-05-15 20:10
Archaeologists hail find of 'Seleucid satrap tomb’ in west-central Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists said on Saturday they had discovered what was believed to be the tomb of a Seleucid satrap or general in Hamedan, providing an extraordinary insight into the Hellenistic life in west-central Iran.
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2022-05-08 18:24
Ancient Hegmataneh: working group formed to surmount obstacles in path of UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – Hamedan tourism directorate has formed a working group to identify, investigate and solve potential problems in the path of possible registration of ancient Hegmataneh in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2022-04-25 18:43
Susa, a cradle of civilization
TEHRAN – Situated between the Karkheh and Dez rivers in southwest Iran, Susa was once one of the most important and glamorous cities of the ancient world.
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2022-04-24 18:31
U.S. exhibit offers visitors time travel to Achaemenid capital
TEHRAN – A magnificent exhibition of ancient Iranian arts, which is currently at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, offers visitors a time travel to the former Achaemenid capital of Persepolis by the means of special music and digital art.
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2022-04-12 22:06
Average of 23,000 visitors toured Persepolis per day during Noruz
TEHRAN – An average of 23,000 visitors toured Persepolis per day during the Noruz holidays, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
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2022-03-15 22:38
Iran seeks to recover smuggled relics from U.S., France, England, Hungary, and Norway
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran seeks to bring back some 100 relics that have been smuggled into the U.S., France, England, Hungary, and Norway.