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2025-09-14 17:28
Iranian scholars link Bishapur palace motif to global symbols
TEHRAN – Archaeologists in Iran say a decorative motif known as Gardoun-e Mehr (literary “Mithra Wheel”) or cross-like pattern, carved in plasterwork at an ancient royal palace of Bishapur in Fars province, influenced artistic and architectural designs across the world.
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2024-08-16 17:27
Greek audience gets to know Iran religious sites
TEHRAN - Iran has taken a significant step in promoting its rich heritage to a Greek audience by launching a new section dedicated to religious tourism on the “Iran Culture” website.
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2024-08-03 18:38
Gold coins, believed to be minted in ancient Persia, discovered in Turkey
TEHRAN - Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed a pot of buried treasure filled with ancient gold coins, believed to be minted in the Persian Empire.
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2024-05-19 18:14
Xerxes tomb at Naqsh-e Rostam faces erosion threats
TEHRAN - Recent rains have created a relatively large hole below Xerxes I's rock-cut tomb, leading to a longitudinal crack across the Naqsh-e Rostam site.
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2024-03-15 18:32
Iran’s natural beauty goes Greek
TEHRAN – To promote Ecotourism on one hand and introduce Iran’s natural wonders on the other hand, the “Nature Tourism” section has been launched on the Iranology website in the Greek language.
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2023-11-10 16:44
Iran, Greece to hold workshop on photogrammetry and 3D modeling
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian cultural heritage experts and their Greek fellows will be holding a series of online workshops on digital tools and techniques such as photogrammetry and 3D modeling.
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2023-10-11 18:00
Xerxes the Great’s rock-cut tomb under threat from climate change
TEHRAN - The rock-cut tomb of Xerxes I (l. 519-465, r. 486-465 BC), also known as Xerxes the Great, is under threat from land subsidence triggered by the climate change which is likely to speed decay, a cultural heritage expert said on Tuesday.
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2023-10-10 17:55
Archaeologists still hoping to unearth Laodicea Temple despite vain attempts
TEHRAN—A team of archaeologists is still hoping to unearth the ancient Laodicea Temple despite several unsuccessful attempts, the latest of which ended recently in the city of Nahavand, west-central Iran.
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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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2023-06-11 22:16
Ecbatana prepares to surmount obstacles in path of UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – Hamedan authorities have made an alternative road to replace the one passing through the legal boundaries of Ecbatana, which has been nominated for UNESCO status.
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2023-05-05 19:49
London exhibit delves into luxury and power in Persia, Greece relations
TEHRAN - London’s British Museum is currently hosting a fascinating exhibition titled “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece”, which explores the relationship between luxury and political power in ancient Iran and southeastern Europe between 550-30 BC.
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2022-12-19 22:30
Gold treasures of ancient Iranian migrants break out another skirmish between Ukraine, Russia
TEHRAN – Uncertain fate of gold treasures, that once belonged to Scythians, Iranian nomadic people who migrated westward to southern Russia and Ukraine in the 8th and 7th centuries BC, has led to another skirmish between the two neighbors in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
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2022-11-16 18:31
House of Hercules! Karaftoo cave on World Heritage Tentative List
TEHRAN –Kordestan province’s tourism chief on Tuesday said he was delighted that the natural-historical complex of Karaftoo cave had been shortlisted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.