Historic graveyard with 1,793 ancient graves identified in central Iran

TEHRAN—A group of Iranian archaeologists identified 1,793 graves in an area of 1,000 hectares in Yazd province during their one-month explorations. Some 90 percent of tomb chambers have reportedly been destroyed in illegal drilling.

By Matin Jamshidi

Even graveyards are subject to apartheid in Gaza

Palestinian graveyards are left in ruins in Gaza, but two British ones are untouched

TEHRAN – It is internationally famous that the United Kingdom set the stage for the establishment of Israel on the Palestinian lands during the colonial era through the Balfour Declaration in 1917. 

Centuries-old graves discovered accidentally in northern Iran

TEHRAN – Some centuries-old graves have recently been discovered in the historical core of Rasht, the capital of Gilan province.

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.

Archaeologically-rich Parthian cemetery to become open-air museum in western Iran

TEHRAN – There is a plan to establish an open-air museum over an archaeologically-rich cemetery, which dates back to the Parthian Empire (247 BC to 224 CE), in western Iran.

“Graveyard” wins award at Hong Kong festival

TEHRAN – “Graveyard” by Iranian director Ali Darai has won an award at the 28th IFVA Awards in Hong Kong.