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2023-07-28 18:13
Iranian archaeologists pursue excavation in Neanderthal cave
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has begun follow-up project in a cave situated in Iran's Qazvin province where evidence of Neanderthal life was previously found.
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2023-07-23 22:00
28 Iron Age relics delivered to Mazandaran’s cultural heritage departments
TEHRAN – An Iranian cultural heritage enthusiast has presented 28 Iron Age relics to the cultural heritage department of Mazandaran province.
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2023-07-23 21:30
Iranian, French archaeological survey suggests Viranshahr inhabited during Parthian, Sassanian eras
TEHRAN – The fifth archaeological season conducted on Viranshahr, by a team of Iranian and French archaeologists, suggests the northeastern Iranian site was inhabited during the Parthian and Sassanian eras.
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2023-07-21 18:04
Lost ancient wonder: archaeologists remain hopeful in their pursuit of Laodicea Temple
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologist Mohsen Khanjan has said he is still hoping to find Laodicea Temple following several failed attempts made in the city of Nahavand, west-central Iran.
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2023-07-19 21:00
legal boundaries approved for Qareh Hasanlu to safeguard Iron Age site
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has determined exact legal boundaries for Qareh Hasanlu in a bid to safeguard the Iron Age site from possible harm, including that of a steel factory being constructed kilometers away.
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2023-07-19 18:29
Archaeologists investigate Jameh Mosque of Urmia
TEHRAN – Little archaeological work has been carried out at the Jameh Mosque of Urmia, as experts believe the mosque in northwest Iran bears cultural heritage from various eras.
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2023-07-19 18:29
From soldier to prince: new perspective emerges on recovered Sassanian relief
TEHRAN – An Iranian researcher specializing in Sassanid bas-reliefs believes that a recently recovered relief from the UK depicts a prince or a man of royal blood, not a soldier.
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2023-07-12 18:12
Museum of Paleolithic Age to open in northern Iran
TEHRAN – A new archaeological museum dedicated to the Paleolithic, also called the Old Stone Age, will be open in the northern city of Rudbar in Gilan province, which is bounded by the Caspian Sea.
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2023-07-11 21:00
Manujan fortress undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – A fresh restoration work has commenced on the ruins of the Manujan fortress, which is located in an ancient town of the same name in Kerman province.
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2023-07-09 18:22
Yazd celebrates sixth anniversary of its UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – A ceremony to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Yazd’s listing on the UNESCO World Heritage list was attended by hundreds of people on Saturday evening, including local officials, experts in cultural heritage, artists, travel insiders, and craftspeople.
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2023-07-05 21:04
91 Paleolithic sites discovered in eastern Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found 91 Paleolithic sites during their recent field survey conducted in Tabas county of the South Khorasan province, eastern Iran.
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2023-07-03 22:48
Ancient backgammon dice unearthed in northern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has found an ancient backgammon dice among other relics during its excavations conducted in the foothills of Motla-Kuh, northern Iran.
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2023-07-02 19:56
Archaeologists find clues about prehistorical smelting workshops in Shahdad
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found further evidence about prehistorical metal smelting workshops that are scattered in the Shahdad region of Kerman province, southern Iran.
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2023-07-02 19:55
Iranian, French archaeologists commence follow-up survey in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has commenced a follow-up survey on the ruins of Viranshahr, situated in the Khorasan region, northeast Iran.
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2023-06-27 22:08
Archaeologists to redraw boundaries for Sassanid, Il-Khalid sites in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has dug research trenches around two neighboring ancient sites in Ilam province, southwest Iran, aimed to redraw legal boundaries for more safety.
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2023-06-24 18:43
UK returns smuggled ancient artifact to Iran
TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in London has received a smuggled relief of a bearded man believed to originate from the Sassanian Empire (ca 224 – 651 CE).
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2023-06-23 17:59
3,680 antiquities seized by police at Tehran airport
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered hundreds of coins and artifacts while inspecting the suitcases of departing travelers in the Imam Khomeini International Airport, southern Tehran.
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2023-06-19 21:48
Director of Silk Road Archaeology Center visits National Museum
TEHRAN - The director of the Silk Road Archaeology Center has met with the authorities of Iran National Museum during his tour of the prestigious museum in downtown Tehran.
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2023-06-19 21:47
Archaeologists unearth potteries dating from Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanid eras
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have discovered arrays of earthen vessels estimated to date from the historical epochs of Achaemenids, Parthians, and Sassanids.
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2023-06-19 19:15
Traces of prehistorical settlement revealed in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – An archaeological team has discovered traces of a prehistorical settlement, whose commencement is estimated to be somehow overlapped with the termination of the Iron Age.
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2023-06-18 18:48
New traces of ancient city revealed in western Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has found new clues about an ancient city, which was prosperous during the Sassanid era, in western Iran.
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2023-06-14 22:00
Centuries-old arch-bridge needs urgent restoration
TEHRAN – Pol-e Kashkan, a centuries-old ruined arch-bridge in Lorestan province, requires urgent restoration, the provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.
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2023-06-14 19:22
History of pottery in Alborz region hits 7,000 years
TEHRAN – Alborz tourism chief has said the history of pottery making in some parts of the Iranian province goes back over 7,000 years.
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2023-06-12 18:26
Intl. conference to highlight Jundi Shapur as Iran’s ancient university
TEHRAN ––Jundi Shapur, which is an ancient Iranian university in Dezful, will host an international conference to discuss the history of education and science in the southwestern city.
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2023-06-11 19:06
Archaeologies unearth significant ruins estimated to date from early Islamic era
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has found one of the important human settlements of the early Islamic era in the Oshnavieh county of West Azarbaijan province while pursuing salvage work on the basin of a newly constructed dam in northwest Iran.
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2023-06-10 20:54
Archaeologists use AI to read ancient Mesopotamian texts
TEHRAN – A system of AI algorithms has been created by archaeologists from the University of Bologna that can locate previously undiscovered archaeological sites in the southern Mesopotamian plain.
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2023-06-09 19:01
Archaeologists hail find of 7,000-year-old relics in northwest Iran
TEHRAN - A team of Iranian archaeologists has found arrays of relics estimated to date some 7,000 years during its recent excavations conducted in Oshnavieh, northwest Iran.
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2023-05-31 12:32
Digging deeper: a look into burial traditions in northwest Iran during Bronze Age
TEHRAN – Northwest Iran is a rich area of burial sites. For example, excavations in the Azarbaijan region have revealed a variety of similarities and differences in their placement, as well as in the structure, building materials, and funerary goods of their tombs.
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2023-05-29 16:46
Abandoned school to become a heritage museum in Alamut
TEHRAN – Qazvin province’s tourism department seeks to establish a new cultural heritage museum in the historical Alamut region, which was once the of territory of Ismaili leader Hasan ibn Sabbah in the 11th-century.
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2023-05-23 18:25
Samen underground city to host workshop on troglodytic architecture
TEHRAN – The national site of Samen underground city in Hamedan province is set to hold a workshop on troglodytic architecture.