3,000-year-old earthenware discovered in southern Iran

TEHRAN - Local people in a southern Iranian village have accidentally discovered two pieces of earthenware, estimated to date from the Proto-Elamite period, some 3,000 years ago.

Niasar’s Chahar-Taq exemplar of Sassanid architecture, tourism official says 

TEHRAN—A tourism official has said Niasar’s Chahar-Taq, which is an ancient square-shaped brick room surmounted by a domed roof, is an exemplar of fine architecture in the time of Sassanids.

Traces of Bronze Age smelting workshops discovered in southern Iran

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found new traces of metal smelting workshops, estimated to date from the Bronze Age, in the Shahdad region of Kerman province, southern Iran.

Archaeologists search for lost traces of Ilkhanid settlements in Ojan

TEHRAN - Archaeologists have begun searching for more traces of the Ilkhanid heritage in the ancient city of Ojan in northwestern Iran.

Proto-Elamite earthenware accidentally discovered in southern Iran

TEHRAN – Two pieces of earthenware, estimated to date from the Proto-Elamite period, have accidentally been unearthed in a southern Iranian village while the locals were digging the ground to install sidewalk curbs.

Shahr-e Yeri to embrace special archaeological base, tourism minister says

TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister on Monday said a special archaeological base will be constructed in Shahr-e Yeri, a unique archaeological site in northwest Iran, which is sometimes referred to as the “city of the mouthless”.

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.

Iranian MP vows preservation of Qareh Hasanlu for the nation

TEHRAN – An Iranian MP has said the ancient site of Qareh Hasanlu, which recently yielded some ancient relics, will be preserved against a developing steel factory nearby.

Iran is hoping to win UNESCO recognition for Sassanid fortress

TEHRAN – Iran eyes UNESCO World Heritage tag for its Qale Falak-ol-Aflak, which is a Sassanid era (224–651) fortress located in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province.

Ancient rock artworks discovered in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Collections of ancient rock engravings have been discovered in a mountainous area south of Mashhad, northeast Iran.

Prehistoric arts discovered in caves in central Iran

TEHRAN – A number of prehistoric arts have recently been discovered in caves, which are situated in Semirom county, central Iran.

By Afshin Majlesi

Oil drilling reveals cemetery with giant urn-like tombs in southwest Iran

TEHRAN – An ancient cemetery bearing urn-like tombs has accidentally been discovered in an oil drilling project off the river Karun in Ahvaz, southwest Iran.

Congress to explore Iranian national identity from multiple perspectives

TEHRAN – A host of archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists will exchange views on the Iranian national identity in a two-day congress to be held on December 6 and 7.

Archaeologists in southwest Iran excavate forgotten fortress

TEHRAN –  Amid the semi-arid plains of Dehdasht in southwest Iran, archaeologists are working to excavate the remnants of an ancient and long-forgotten fortress.

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.

Archaeologists unearth ‘great’ Sassanid fire temple in northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of what they believe was one of the greatest fire temples in Iran during the Sassanid age.  

Human skeletons unearthed from historical site northeast Iran

TEHRAN – Two human remains have recently been found in a historical site, in northeast Iran.

Iranian cave an art studio for prehistorical humans, archaeologist says

TEHRAN – Iranian spelunkers and archaeologists have discovered several modest artworks within the dark chambers of Ali Sadr, a gigantic water-filled cavern widely believed to date from the Jurassic era.

2,700-year-old recovered bricks go on show at home

TEHRAN – An exhibition of the recovered Mannaean bricks has opened to the public in the city of Bukan, western Iran, where they were originally unearthed by archaeologists in the 1970s.

Torpedo-tip jars discovered in ancient Iranian port

TEHRAN – Archaeologists in Siraf have recently discovered some torpedo-tip jars, which they believe were used for the export of liquids from the ancient Iranian port city.

Ilkhanid earthenware, qanat remnants unexpectedly discovered

TEHRAN – Workers have accidentally discovered pottery pieces and remnants of a subterranean aqueduct (qanat) while digging a hole, breaking street asphalt in a northeaster Iranian city.