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2023-01-30 18:00
Earliest evidence of metalworking on Tehran plain dates back to 5th millennium BC, study suggests
TEHRAN – A recent archaeological survey suggests that the earliest evidence of metalworking on Tehran plain dates back to the 5th millennium BC.
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2023-01-15 23:00
Ancient relics restored to closest original states in Zanjan
TEHRAN – A total of 17 historical relics have been restored in Zanjan province over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-December 20, 2022), the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-11-21 20:00
Neyshabur police recover relics dating from early Islamic era
TEHRAN ––Police forces have recently recovered some historical relics from the home of a potential suspect in the ancient city of Neyshabur.
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2022-10-19 20:00
Ancient relics discovered in Lorestan
TEHRAN –Iranian police have recovered 40 ancient relics from a smuggler who was illegally embedded them in his car in western Lorestan province, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-08-14 21:24
Iranian-Italian team finishes work to document relief carvings
TEHRAN ––A team composed of Iranian and Italian cultural heritage experts has completed documentation of relief carvings situated on an ancient site in southwest Iran.
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2022-07-04 20:16
Iron Age pottery recovered from excavators in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recovered an Iron Age clay jar from a gang of unauthorized diggers in Mazandaran province, northern Iran.
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2022-05-29 18:43
Relics from Iron Age onwards go on show in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Millennia-old objects recovered in Qala Koti Tepe, a historical site in Sorkhrud, northern Mazandaran province has been put on show at the history museum of Amol, IRNA reported on Sunday.
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2022-05-28 21:09
Caravansary getting prepared for modern trekkers
TEHRAN – A fresh round of restoration work has begun on a centuries-old caravansary in Mayamey, northcentral Iran, in a bid to make the mudbrick structure prepared to host modern travelers this time.
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2022-05-23 19:15
By Afshin Majlesi
Please do touch! Exhibition for blind opens in Tehran
TEHRAN – An exhibition aimed at the visually impaired has opened in downtown Tehran, inviting visitors to touch replicas and enjoy pieces they would normally only read or hear about.
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2022-04-15 21:00
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – Six historical objects have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Aligudarz, western Lorestan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Friday, CHTN reported.
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2022-04-11 20:13
523 ancient relics recovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered 523 historical relics from a smuggler in Rudsar, northern Gilan province.
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2022-04-06 21:00
Ancient relics discovered accidentally in northern Iran
TEHRAN –Two historical objects have recently been unearthed accidentally in the historical texture of Gorgan, the capital of northern Golestan province, previously known as Astarabad.
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2022-04-06 18:04
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – A total of 54 historical objects have recently been confiscated from an antique dealer in the ancient city of Seymareh, western Ilam province, the provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2022-02-23 21:00
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN –A total of seven historical objects have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Andika, southwestern Khuzestan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.
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2022-01-26 21:00
Iranian police recover haul of relics dating from Elamite, Seleucid, and Parthian eras
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently recovered a haul of relics, the majority of which date back to the Elamite, Seleucid, and Parthian eras.
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2021-12-19 19:35
Ancient caravanserai restored to host modern trippers
TEHRAN – One of the once highly prosperous Shah-Abbasi caravanserais, which is located in central Iran, has been fully restored to the former glory; this time to host modern travelers.
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2021-12-14 21:14
Ancient relics recovered in western Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered 138 historical relics from an antique dealer who was illegally keeping them at his place in the western Kermanshah province.
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2021-12-12 20:00
Indigenous relics, historical documents on show in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage exhibition featuring Hormozgan province’s indigenous relics, handicrafts, and historical documents is currently underway in southern Iran.
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2021-11-12 17:42
Ancient relics discovered accidentally in Kordestan
TEHRAN – A total of 13 historical objects have recently been unearthed accidentally near the western Iranian village of Divandarreh while villagers were plowing agricultural land, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Thursday.
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2021-11-10 17:29
Iranian, German archaeologists in search of human remains, relics inside ancient mine
TEHRAN – Clusters of Iranian and German archaeologists and cultural heritage experts on Tuesday commenced work in search of new human remains and relics inside an ancient salt mine.
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2021-11-03 19:00
Ancient relics discovered from abandoned car
TEHRAN – A total of 32 historical relics have recently been discovered in the city of Mayamey, north-central Semnan province, Mayamey’s tourism chief has announced.
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2021-11-03 17:19
Special exhibit featuring Iranian, German studies on ancient mining opens in Tehran
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, a special exhibition featuring Iranian and German studies on ancient mining and relevant objects was officially inaugurated at the National Museum of Iran.
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2021-10-17 21:00
Relics discovered from Iron Age cemetery restored, reorganized
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian cultural heritage experts has restored and reorganized tens of prehistorical metallic relics, which have been discovered from Mersin, an Iron Age cemetery in the north-central Semnan province.
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2021-10-11 17:20
Zoroastrian Towers of Silence: abandoned, enigmatic but touristic
TEHRAN - The enigmatic Zoroastrian Towers of Silence are set on two lonely, barren hilltops on the southern outskirts of Yazd in central Iran.
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2021-09-17 19:31
Millennia-old jars donated to Iranian museum
TEHRAN - An Iranian national has donated two earthen jars, estimated to date back to millennia, to a museum in Bukan, northwest Iran.
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2021-09-17 19:30
Archaeologically-rich cemetery in southwest Iran preparing to host visitors
TEHRAN – The first phase of rehabilitation work has been finished on Shoghab cemetery in southwest Iran aimed to prepare the archaeologically-rich site for public visits.
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2021-09-15 19:30
Iran wants UNESCO recognition for archaeologically-rich Sialk
TEHRAN – Iran is preparing to nominate its archaeologically-rich Sialk Hill for a possible UNESCO registration.
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2021-08-01 21:30
Prehistorical objects donated to cultural heritage directorate
TEHRAN – A total of 16 relics, estimated to date from prehistorical times, have recently been donated to the tourism and cultural heritage directorate of Kerman province.
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2021-07-05 19:16
Ancient tombs, relics, architectural vestiges discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has unearthed some ancient tombs, relics, and architectural vestiges in a survey they recently conducted in the southern Fars province.
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2021-06-23 18:42
Iranian police arrest suspected smuggler, seize ancient coins
TEHRAN – Iranian police forces have arrested a person suspected of smuggling ancient artifacts and recovered seven ancient coins.
