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2024-04-22 18:18
Clay sculpture in Bronze-Age site restored
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has recently restored an ancient earthen sculpture excavated from Konar Sandal, a Bronze-Age site in Iran’s Jiroft region of Kerman province, southern Iran.
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2024-03-01 21:25
3,700-year-old lipstick unearthed in Iran could be oldest ever found
TEHRAN - A fascinating discovery in Iran has unveiled what scientists believe to be a Bronze Age lipstick, possibly the oldest ever found, shedding light on the ancient art of cosmetic adornment dating back to the second millennium BC.
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2024-02-04 17:34
Archaeologists to shed new light on Bronze Age site, southeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced salvage work and survey on Chegerdak, a Bronze Age site in southeast Iran.
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2023-12-23 17:10
Konar Sandal undergoes excavation after a 17-year pause
TEHRAN – A fresh archaeological season has commenced on Konar Sandal, a Bronze-Age site in Iran’s Jiroft region, after a 17-year hiatus.
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2023-11-07 17:27
History of Burnt City goes down 300 years earlier than previously thought
TEHRAN - The earliest period of human settlement in the UNESCO-designated Burnt City might have occurred in about 3500 BC, more than 300 years before what was previously thought, an Iranian archaeologist has said.
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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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2023-10-23 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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2023-09-10 18:28
Unearthing mysteries of the Bronze Age: archaeologists explore Kordestan region
TEHRAN - Archaeologists have commenced a new excavation season on an ancient cemetery in the Saqqez region of Kordestan province, western Iran.
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2023-08-22 21:30
Eighth excavation season to throw new light on 9,000-year-old site near Tehran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists is to commence work on Tepe Ozbaki, a 9,000-year-old site, situated some 80 km from Tehran.
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2023-08-20 18:29
Ancient tombs discovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN - Archaeologists in northern Iran have unearthed some ancient tombs estimated to date from the Middle Bronze Age and Iron Age.
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2023-08-06 18:07
10,000-year-old remains of early Neolithic herders found in western Iran
TEHRAN – A new survey conducted on remains discovered from Tappeh Qazanchi, a 13m archaeological mound in western Iran, suggests they belong to early Neolithic herders who lived some 10,000 years ago.
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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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2023-06-09 23:11
4,500-year old ruins and cemetery found in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists in northeast Iran have found archaeological ruins and remnants of an ancient cemetery, estimated to date some 4,500 years.
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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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2023-05-12 18:27
Iranian farmers grew rice some 3,000 years ago, archaeologists find
TEHRAN – Iranian farmers cultivated rice along the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea as far back as 3,000 years ago, an archaeological survey has discovered.
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2023-05-06 20:40
Tepe Yahya: a journey through Early Bronze Age
TEHRAN - The last centuries before 3,000 BC were of immense significance in Iran and Mesopotamia as there arose distinguishing civilizations: the proto-Elamite and the Sumerian.
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2023-04-16 18:01
Step back in time: discover rich history of Tall-e Bakun
TEHRAN – Situated in Iran’s southern Fars province, Tall-e Bakun was continuously inhabited from c. 4200 to c. 3,000 BC. The site is one of the oldest yet discovered human settlements in Fars.
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2023-04-09 18:37
Glazed potteries, bronze objects unearthed in ancient port town
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found arrays of glazed pottery fragments, engraved earthenware, bronze objects, and glass shards during an urgent excavation project currently underway at an ancient port town near Chabahar, southeast Iran.
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2023-03-18 19:13
Tepe Bazgir’s artifacts undergo restoration using Japanese expertise
TEHRAN – A group of Japanese cultural heritage experts have joined Iranian fellows to restore prehistorical metal artifacts previously excavated from Tepe Bazgir of Gorgan province in northeastern Iran.
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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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2023-03-04 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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2023-01-17 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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2022-09-03 21:30
Police recover ancient bronze bowl
TEHRAN–A police department in charge of protecting cultural heritage has recovered an ancient bronze bowl in the western Lorestan province.
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2022-07-31 20:01
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.
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2022-06-13 20:48
Drought unveils 3,400-year-old palace of Indo-Iranian empire
TEHRAN – Remnants of a 3,400-year-old palace emerged from the waters of the Mosul Dam reservoir in northern Iraq early this year as water levels fell rapidly due to extreme drought.
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2022-06-06 21:26
By Afshin Majlesi
Expert hails find of ‘Bronze Age’ petroglyph in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage expert says a petroglyph recently discovered near Davan dates back to the Bronze Age, adding it may provide an extraordinary insight into the prehistoric life across the southern Iranian village.
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2022-04-11 17:54
29 relics repatriated from France on view at Tehran museum
Photo depicts three of the ancient relics recently been returned home from France during an exhibition at the National Museum of Iran, April 11, 2022.
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2022-02-26 18:53
5,000-year-old bowl recovered by Iranian authorities
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered a stone bowl estimated to date from the 3rd millennium BC.
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2022-01-01 18:24
Archaeological expedition finds 50 historical sites, relics in Isfahan
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has discovered over 50 historical sites and relics during its thorough expedition on the eastern basin and lands of the Zayandeh River.
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2021-11-09 18:56
Prehistorical site discovered in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have discovered a gigantic prehistorical site, which is estimated to cover some 10 ha in area, in southwest Iran.