Historical relics

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  • historical relics Yesterday 19:06

    Over 19,500 historical relics retrieved nationwide 

    TEHRAN - Iranian police have recovered more than 19,500 historical objects from smugglers or unauthorized diggers over the past Iranian year 1400 (ended on March 20), a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Sunday.

  • Historical relics 2022-05-10 21:14

    Relics donated to Meshkinshahr museum 

    TEHRAN – A total of 25 historical relics have recently been donated to the Meshkinshahr museum by an individual, the city’s tourism chief has said.  

  • smuggler 2022-04-23 20:00

    Police seize historical relics from smuggler

    TEHRAN – A total of 11 historical objects have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Gorgan, northern Golestan province, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

  • historical relics 2022-04-13 19:30

    50 ancient objects restored in Zanjan

    TEHRAN – Teams of cultural heritage experts and restorers have restored 50 historical relics in Zanjan province over the past Iranian year 1400 (ended on March 20). 

  • 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. 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.

  • Relics donated to Kerman cultural heritage directorate  2022-03-01 20:00

    Relics donated to Kerman cultural heritage directorate 

    TEHRAN- A total of 16 historical relics have recently been donated to the cultural heritage department of the southern Kerman province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Tuesday. 

  • historical relics 2022-02-21 18:41

    Inherited relics donated to Sanandaj museum

    TEHRAN –A total of 71 historical relics have recently been donated to Sanandaj Anthropology Museum in western Kordestan province, the provincial tourism chief said on Monday. 

  • antique dealers 2022-02-08 10:12

    Police seize haul of relics from antique dealers

    TEHRAN- Iranian authorities have confiscated more than 300 historical objects from four antique dealers in Lenjan county of Isfahan province, where they reside. 

  • historical relics 2022-02-06 18:04

    103 relics returned home by Supreme Court order

    TEHRAN – The Supreme Court of Iran has ordered the return of 103 historical relics to their original place; the western province of Kermanshah. 

  • Historical relics 2022-02-02 21:00

    Historical relics recovered in southwest Iran

    TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently recovered a number of historical relics from an antique dealer who was illegally keeping them in his place in Dashtestan, the southwestern province of Bushehr. 

  • Sassanid antiquities 2022-01-04 21:49

    Sassanid antiquities recovered in Tehran

    TEHRAN – A total of 702 historical objects have recently been recovered in the Iranian capital, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced. 

  • historical relics 2021-12-29 19:00

    Inherited relics donated to Tehran museum 

    TEHRAN – A total of 25 relics, dating back to different historical eras, have recently been donated to Tehran’s Reza Abbasi Museum, the director of the museum has announced. 

  • Ancient relics 2021-12-14 21:14

    Ancient relics recovered in western Iran 

    TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered 138 historical relics from an antique dealer who was illegally keeping them at his place in the western Kermanshah province. 

  • Historical relics 2021-11-20 21:00

    Historical relics donated to cultural heritage directorate 

    TEHRAN – A total of 50 historical relics have recently been donated to the cultural heritage and tourism directorate of west-central Hamedan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.

  • historical relics 2021-10-30 20:00

    Millennia-old relics recovered in Kermanshah

    TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated 12 historical relics from an antique dealer in the western province of Kermanshah, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said. 

  • historical relics 2021-10-27 19:20

    Relics donated to Kerman cultural heritage department

    TEHRAN – Three Iranian individuals have recently donated 14 historical relics to the cultural heritage department of the southern Kerman province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Wednesday. 

  • Iron Age relics 2021-10-24 20:30

    Iron Age relics seized in Sistan-Baluchestan

    TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 15 prehistoric objects, which were kept unlawfully in a pharmaceutical warehouse in Zahedan, southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.

  • Historical relics 2021-10-16 21:00

    Historical relics discovered in southern Iran

    TEHRAN - A total of seven historical objects have recently been discovered in the cities of Kanuj and Jiroft, southern Kerman province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced.

  • Household brocade-weaving machine made by Iranian artisans  2021-07-16 22:04

    Household brocade-weaving machine made by Iranian artisans 

    TEHRAN – A working prototype of a household brocade-weaving machine has been made by a team of Iranian artisans and cultural heritage experts.  

  • National Museum of Iran publishes first issue of its journal 2021-06-15 21:20

    National Museum of Iran publishes first issue of its journal

    TEHRAN – The National Museum of Iran has recently published the first issue of its journal, which includes articles on topics of archaeology, museum management, restoration, and related theoretical studies. 

  • Iranian researcher probes carpet patterns emerged during Qajar era 2021-05-21 18:04

    Iranian researcher probes carpet patterns emerged during Qajar era

    TEHRAN – An Iranian researcher has investigated various rugs and carpets woven during the Qajar era (1789–1925) to discover novel patterns that emerged in the epoch.

  • Discover troglodyte architecture near Tehran 2021-05-19 19:26

    Photo: Samira Nazari

    Discover troglodyte architecture near Tehran

    Photo depicts an example of troglodyte architecture, which includes vertical shafts, rooms, and other interiors, in the southern face of Alborz mountain range in Eshtehard county, near Tehran, May 18, 2021. Iran is a haven for ancient troglodytic architecture which is almost forgotten in the face of modernity. Today, fewer locals are choosing to live in the caves, instead moving to neighboring towns and villages.

  • historical relics 2021-05-14 20:30

    Iranian police seize relics from smugglers

    TEHRAN – Some 20 historical objects have recently been confiscated from three smugglers in Kuhdasht, western Lorestan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Friday, CHTN reported.

  • historical relics 2021-03-07 21:52

    Historical objects seized in western Iran

    TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated a total of 18 historical relics from a smuggler in Qorveh county, western Kordestan province, CHTN reported on Sunday.

  • historical relics 2021-02-21 21:06

    Man donates relics to hometown heritage office in northwest Iran 

    TEHRAN – An Iranian man, who is a native of Salmas in northwest Iran, has recently donated some relics to his hometown’s office for cultural heritage, tourism, and handicrafts. 

  • ‘Unique’ relics unearthed in northern Iran: archaeologist 2021-02-20 18:59

    ‘Unique’ relics unearthed in northern Iran: archaeologist

    TEHRAN – A “unique” haul of ancient relics and vestiges of urban structures have been unearthed in Astarabad (or Esterabad) in northern Iran, senior Iranian archaeologist Habib Rezai has said.

  • historical relics 2021-01-19 20:00

    Hundreds of original and fake relics retrieved 

    TEHRAN – A total of 844 relics, both original and copies, have been recovered from smugglers or illegal diggers in northwestern Ardebil province over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2020). 

  • Six historical objects identified in Siraf port 2020-12-12 18:38

    Six historical objects identified in Siraf port

    TEHRAN – A total of six historical objects have recently been identified in the ancient port of Siraf in southwest Iran.

  • Historical relics 2020-12-06 22:10

    Historical relics discovered in southeastern Iran

    TEHRAN-A total of nine historical objects have recently been discovered on the outskirts of a historical site in Kerman province, southeast Iran, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.

  • Historical relics 2020-12-02 18:02

    Historical relics recovered from smugglers in Kerman

    TEHRAN-A total of 35 historical objects have recently been confiscated from smugglers in Kerman province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has said.