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2023-11-18 22:21
Iranian archeologists hail find of relics built more than 5500 years ago
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have unearthed some treasured ruins estimated to date from 4400 BC to 3500 BC.
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2023-11-14 17:13
Cracks on UNESCO-listed tower dormant, director says
TEHRAN – Cracks, which are visible on the exterior and interior sides of Gonbad-e Kavus, are dormant and quite old, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
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2023-11-12 17:37
The Seven Caves translated into Persian
TEHRAN – The Seven Caves: Archaeological Explorations in the Middle East, which includes archaeological views on caves in Iran and other West Asian countries, has been translated into Persian.
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2023-11-11 17:16
Pedestrian path to Persepolis under construction
TEHRAN – A wide pedestrian path that leads sightseers to the UNESCO-designated Persepolis is under construction, Fars province’s tourism chief said on Saturday.
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2023-11-08 17:53
Ancient DNA extracted from urn-like tombs unearthed in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of experts has extracted DNA samples from the remains of ancient humans buried in urn-like clay tombs, which were unearthed accidentally earlier this year in southwest Iran.
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2023-11-05 17:30
Unearthing the past: explore exotic graves of Iron Age at Tabriz museum
TEHRAN – A visit to the Iron Age Museum could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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2023-10-30 17:08
Konar-Sandal: project to map treasured Bronze Age site
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage ministry seeks to map legal boundaries for Konar-Sandal, which is a treasured Bronze Age site situated near a rural village of the same name in southern Iran.
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2023-10-29 17:29
Salvage dig unearthes rare Sassanid graves in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A salvage dig in northwest Iran has unearthed arrays of rare funerary tomb chambers estimated to date from the Sassanid era.
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2023-10-29 17:11
Ruins of Izadkhast fortress undergoes restoration
TEHRAN–Restoration work has commenced on the ruins of Izadkhast fortress, which served as a strategic stronghold from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651) up to the early Islamic epoch.
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2023-10-28 17:52
Tchogha Zanbil celebrates 43rd anniversary of UNESCO designation
TEHRAN – On Friday, Tchogha Zanbil, a prehistoric ziggurat in southwest Iran, hosted a ceremony to mark the 43rd anniversary of its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2023-10-28 17:43
Godin Tepe, a human settlement established in 5,000 BC, deserves UNESCO label, expert says
TEHRAN - Godin Tepe, which bears the longest continuous sequence of occupation of any archaeological site in central western Iran, is worthy of UNESCO status, an Iranian archaeologist said on Saturday.
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2023-10-27 17:26
2,700-year-old massive sculpture unearthed in Iraq
TEHRAN – An archaeological team has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged hybrid sculpture, whose head has been cut off.
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2023-10-25 17:34
Archaeologists uncover Sassanian funerary ruins in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A follow-up archaeological dig near a developing dam in northwest Iran has yielded some funerary ruins, estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651).
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2023-10-25 17:30
Some 400 fossil pieces, estimated to date 10 million years, discovered in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologist has found some 400 fossil remains, estimated to date ten million years.
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2023-10-23 17:36
Human settlements established in Isfahan 5,000 years ago, study finds
TEHRAN – A new study suggests some human settlements were established some 5,000 years ago near Isfahan’s Zayandehrood, the largest river of the Iranian Plateau in central Iran.
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2023-10-20 18:00
Archaeological work sheds new light on ruins believed to date from Urartu epoch in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists in northwest Iran has unearthed parts of a ruined fortress, which is estimated to date from the Kingdom of Urartu, an Iron Age realm once extended over the modern frontiers of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Armenia.
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2023-10-20 17:59
‘Dragon-bodied’ fort in southern Iran dates from Sassanid era, first archaeological dig finds
TEHRAN – A recently finished archaeological excavation on the ruins of a massive fort is southern Iran reveals the monument was initially used in Sassanid era and later during the early Islamic epoch up to the late Qajar era.
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2023-10-17 17:17
Archaeologist elaborates on Sassanid temple discovered in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologist Meysam Labbaf-Khaniki has recently elaborated on a series of excavations that led to the discovery of an ancient fire temple estimated to date from the Sassanid era.
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2023-10-14 18:20
9,000-year-old site near Tehran: top archaeologist urges preliminary work for possible UNESCO label
TEHRAN–A senior Iranian archaeologist has underlined the need for conducting preliminary work aimed to pave the way for possible registration of Tepe Ozbaki, a 9,000-year-old site, situated some 80 km from Tehran.
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2023-10-13 18:05
Royal wall unearthed in Persepolis
TEHRAN - A new finding in Persepolis reveals an eastern wall of a grand prehistorical gateway believed to have been constructed upon the order of Cyrus the Great.
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2023-10-11 18:07
Archaeological dig uncovers military workshop in cave northern Iran
TEHRAN - Evidence from an ancient military workshop as early as the Sassanid era, from 224 CE to 651, has been found by archaeologists in the Sepahbod-Khorshid Cave, northern Iran.
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2023-10-11 18:00
Xerxes the Great’s rock-cut tomb under threat from climate change
TEHRAN - The rock-cut tomb of Xerxes I (l. 519-465, r. 486-465 BC), also known as Xerxes the Great, is under threat from land subsidence triggered by the climate change which is likely to speed decay, a cultural heritage expert said on Tuesday.
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2023-10-10 17:55
Archaeologists still hoping to unearth Laodicea Temple despite vain attempts
TEHRAN—A team of archaeologists is still hoping to unearth the ancient Laodicea Temple despite several unsuccessful attempts, the latest of which ended recently in the city of Nahavand, west-central Iran.
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2023-10-08 18:30
Yakhchal, where ancient Iranians stored ice before freezers, under restoration
TEHRAN—Restoration work has commenced on Yakhchal-e Moayedi, one of the domed mud-brick structures where ancient Iranians stored ice before the age of freezers and refrigerators.
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2023-10-08 18:22
Prehistorical water system uncovered at legendry Sialk Hills
TEHRAN — An archaeological team has uncovered a prehistorical water system during excavations in Sialk Hills, located near Kashan, central Iran.
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2023-10-07 18:29
Archaeological dig uncovers ruins of Sassanid temple in northern Iranian village
TEHRAN—A team of archaeologists in northern Iran has unearthed parts of a previously discovered fire temple, estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651).
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2023-10-06 17:32
Archaeologists hail find of 10-million-year-old fossil site in northwest Iran
TEHRAN—A team of archaeologists in northwest Iran has discovered a significant fossil site estimated to date from ten million years ago.
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2023-10-04 18:09
Archaeologists shed new light on massive cave in northern Iran
TEHRAN—An archaeological team in northern Iran has collected survey samples from the Sepahbod-Khorshid Cave, whose arched entrance is one of the largest of its kind in the world.
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2023-10-04 18:06
Huge underground shelter exposed near previously discovered one in central Iran
TEHRAN—A massive underground ‘city’ has recently been discovered kilometers away from another ancient one that once sheltered locals from foreign invaders in Tiran-Karvan county of Isfahan province, central Iran.
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2023-10-01 18:19
Clues about people lived 6,000 years ago puzzle archaeologists in eastern Iran
TEHRAN—An archaeological team in eastern Iran has resumed works on a puzzling site, which previously yielded clues about people who lived 6,000 years ago.