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2022-05-15 20:10
Archaeologists hail find of 'Seleucid satrap tomb’ in west-central Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists said on Saturday they had discovered what was believed to be the tomb of a Seleucid satrap or general in Hamedan, providing an extraordinary insight into the Hellenistic life in west-central Iran.
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2022-04-24 18:31
U.S. exhibit offers visitors time travel to Achaemenid capital
TEHRAN – A magnificent exhibition of ancient Iranian arts, which is currently at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, offers visitors a time travel to the former Achaemenid capital of Persepolis by the means of special music and digital art.
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2021-12-11 21:35
By Afshin Majlesi
Sold! Iranian treasures went under the hammer in London auction
TEHRAN – On December 8, two majestic royal gold plaques among other ancient Iranian treasures went under the hammer for hundreds of thousands of pounds at Christie’s in London.
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2021-08-22 18:29
Relief depicting scene of Greco-Persian Wars discovered in Turkey
TEHRAN - Archaeologists in northwestern Turkey have recently discovered a bas-relief, which depicts a battle scene between the Persians and the Greeks in the fifth century BC.
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2021-05-16 18:56
Archaeologists make final attempt to unearth Seleucid temple
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced its final attempt to possibly unearth the ruins of the Seleucid Laodicea Temple believed to be buried under the modern town of Nahavand in Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2021-01-11 18:03
Archaeologists to make final attempt to unearth Laodicea Temple
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists will be making a final attempt to unearth the ruins of the enigmatic Laodicea Temple, believed to be buried under the modern town of Nahavand in Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2021-01-05 21:44
Prehistorical clay heads, griffin, earthen mask added Iran national heritage list
TEHRAN – A total of eleven prehistorical works of art, including clay heads, a griffin, and an earthen mask unearthed years ago in Iran’s Khuzestan province, have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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2020-05-25 18:25
Another archaeological season to commence on Laodicea Temple
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists is to conduct a fresh survey on the enigmatic Laodicea Temple, which is situated in the city of Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2019-12-28 19:02
Step into the ‘House of Hercules’ in western Iran!
TEHRAN – Iran’s western Kordestan province is teemed with hundreds of historical sites, many of which well worth a visit. One of the most famous is the Caves of Karaftu, a series of chambers carved into a cliff facing a mountain. The caves are formed naturally but have been modified by inhabitants over the past centuries.
