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2023-03-15 18:42
Sialk hills, the story of 7,500-year-old ziggurat
TEHRAN - Date back to around 6000–5500 BC, the Sialk hills were hidden by farmland until a flood did so; no one else was aware of it.
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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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2023-03-12 20:30
Historical core of Khorramabad to undergo archaeological survey
TEHRAN –The historical core of Khorramabad, the capital of western Lorestan province, is planned to undergo archaeological excavations during the Noruz holidays (starting on March 21), the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2023-03-11 19:27
Bronze Age settlement in southeast Iran undergoes excavation
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced work on Tappeh Pir, an ancient human settlement estimated to date from the Bronze Age.
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2023-03-11 19:27
Archaeologists resume work in Burnt City
TEHRAN – Archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have commenced work in Burnt City, a magnificent UNESCO-registered site in southeast Iran.
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2023-03-05 21:30
A haul of Sassanid coins documented
TEHRAN – The Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism has recently restored and documented a haul of Sassanid coins previously confiscated by Police forces in Nahavand of Hamedan province.
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2023-03-04 18:37
Tepe Hissar: a cultural gem linking Mesopotamia to Central Asia
TEHRAN - Tepe Hissar is one of the first systematically excavated Bronze Age settlements in the northern Iranian plateau.
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2023-02-27 23:49
Exquisite bronze relics ultimate sign of Lorestan civilization, official says
TEHRAN - Loristan Bronzes, a treasure of small cast objects that date from the Early Iron Age, is an ultimate icon of the Lorestan region in terms of civilization and artistic excellence, a local tourism director said on Sunday.
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2023-02-24 18:04
Iran, Iraq to undertake joint studies on Sassanid heritage
TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq have agreed to conduct joint archaeological research on the Sassanid cultural heritage shared between the two nations.
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2023-02-15 19:00
18 million visits to Iran's cultural heritage museums registered
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage museums saw over 18 million visitors as of the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2022), the director of museums and historical properties at the tourism ministry said on Tuesday.
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2023-02-15 18:59
Kashan: desert city of rose-water and atmospheric places
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Kashan, which sits where Iran’s vast desert, Dasht-e Kavir, begins, has long been famed for its traditional rose-water destinations, atmospheric places, and hospitable people.
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2023-02-08 23:34
Veteran curator and cultural heritage expert Abbas Etemad Fini dies
TEHRAN - Veteran Iranian museum curator, restorer, and cultural heritage expert Abbas Etemad Fini died on Tuesday after a period of illness.
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2023-02-06 20:00
Ancient potteries recovered in Zanjan
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered two earthen vessels from a smuggler in Zanjan province.
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2023-02-06 19:17
Linguists shed new light on Gilgamesh epic using AI tool
TEHRAN - Linguists at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Germany’s Institute for Assyriology say they have created an artificial intelligence (AI) bot to help piece together and decipher illegible fragments of ancient Babylonian texts. “The Fragmentarium” is the name given to it.
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2023-02-05 22:30
Sassanid coins documented in Kerman
TEHRAN – A group of linguists and coinage experts has recently finished work on 250 Sassanid coins being kept in treasure troves of cultural heritage museums in Kerman province.
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2023-02-04 18:14
Centuries-old ruins discovered in UNESCO-designated palace downtown Tehran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has unearthed some ruins within Golestan Palace, which was once the official residence of the Qajar monarchs who ruled Persia (Iran) between 1789 and 1925.
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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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2023-01-29 21:30
Foundations of two giant structures unearthed near Persepolis
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has discovered two enormous foundations, believed to be made to support ancient structures, near Persepolis, which was once the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenids.
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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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2023-01-25 19:15
Cemeteries as tourist attraction: Ibn Babawayh
TEHRAN – Tramping through the nearby cemetery might not be your first choice when considering enjoyable outings.
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2023-01-23 21:30
Massive cultural heritage museum under construction in Jiroft
TEHRAN – Construction work is underway to establish a vast cultural heritage museum in Jiroft, known as an ancient cradle of civilization in southern Iran.
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2023-01-22 18:28
Tehran to host intl. symposium on archaeology
TEHRAN – Tehran will be hosting an international conference on archaeology, which is scheduled to be held from February 26 to 28.
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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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2023-01-21 18:12
Discover early example of Islamic architecture in southern Iran
TEHRAN - Constructed between the early and middle of the 9th century CE, the Friday Mosque of Siraf, located in the port city of Siraf close to the Persian Gulf, is a very early example of Islamic architecture in Iran.
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2023-01-17 22:49
Iron Age earthenware restored in Semnan laboratory
TEHRAN – A number of ancient earthenware, estimated to date from the Iron Age, has recently been restored to the closest original state at a special laboratory in Semnan province.
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2023-01-17 22:33
Sassanid bas-relief to enjoy protective shield
TEHRAN – Fars province’s tourism director is implementing protective measures around an ancient bas-relief carving that depicts the victory of the Sasanian king Shapur I over the Roman emperor Valerian in c. 260 CE.
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2023-01-17 22:32
Tepe Gariran: the story of a Bronze Age civilization
TEHRAN – Tepe Gariran in western Iran was surveyed in 1931 by renowned British archaeologist Sir Marc Aurel Stein (1862–1943), along with several other sites all over the ancient continent.
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2023-01-16 19:34
Seymareh dig uncovers relics dating from Parthian to early Islamic eras
TEHRAN - Evidence from life as early as the Parthian era to the early Islamic epoch has been found by archaeologists on the boundaries of Seymareh, an ancient town in southwest Iran.
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2023-01-16 19:32
5000-year-old stoneware workshop discovered in Jiroft
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found the ruins of a stoneware workshop, estimated to date from the third millennium BC, during their recent excavations conducted in Jiroft, which is known as a cradle of civilization in southern Iran.
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2023-01-15 18:32
Rock-carved tombstone discovered near Persepolis
TEHRAN – A researcher has found an ancient tombstone in Naqsh-e Rostam, which is one of the wonders of the ancient world situated near Persepolis, southern Iran.
