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2021-12-07 18:12
Persepolis excavation yields glazed bricks bearing bull and dragon motifs
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists has recently unearthed some glazed bricks, which bear bull and dragon motifs.
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2020-12-25 17:20
Iran had its own independent writing system 4,400 years ago: study
TEHRAN – A recent study, conducted by a French archaeologist and his Iranian fellow, shows that the Iranian plateau had its own independent writing system at least 4,400 years ago.
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2020-12-11 18:12
Iranian plateau gave birth to writing: French archaeologist
TEHRAN – New studies suggest the Iranian plateau was the birthplace of writing, predating Mesopotamia widely known as the cradle of the cuneiform writing, French archaeologist Francois Desset has said.
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2020-10-28 23:26
Cyrus Cylinder: the story of 2,600-year-old icon of freedom
TEHRAN - The 2,600-year-old Cyrus Cylinder is a small barrel-shaped clay cylinder, almost the size of an American football, which was inscribed in enigmatic-looking cuneiform on the order of the Persian King Cyrus after he captured Babylon in 539 BC.
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2020-07-24 20:39
Landscaping project to start around Prophet Habakkuk’s tomb tower
TEHRAN – A landscaping project has been scheduled to trim surroundings of the Prophet Habakkuk’s tomb tower, which stands tall near Tuyserkan, a historical city in Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2019-07-06 18:55
UNESCO lists Iraq’s Babylon as World Heritage site
TEHRAN - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has added the sprawling Mesopotamian city of Babylon to its World Heritage list, boosting Iraq’s hopes of reviving its battered tourism industry.
