Iranian plateau

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  • Echoes of the past: The Shahdad Standard 2026-05-17 18:09

    Echoes of the past: The Shahdad Standard

    The Shahdad Standard consists of a square metal plate (made of arsenical copper) attached to a metal pole. At the top of the pole, above a conical stone base, sits a small metal bird of prey with its wings spread open. The plate bears a crowded scene of human, animal, plant, and geometric figures, first raised in relief through metal casting and then beautifully outlined and detailed with engraving. All the people in this gathering hold their hands in a similar way, conveying a sense of mutual respect.

  • Qarchak’s Tepe Ferdows 2026-05-09 21:22

    7000-year-old Iron Age traces found in Qarchak’s Tepe Ferdows

    TEHRAN – Once dismissed as a wasteland and a dumping ground for refuse, the historical Tepe Ferdows in Qarchak has emerged as a civilizational cornerstone, revealing secrets of the Iron Age. 

  • Esfarayen 2025-12-30 15:58

    Prehistoric sites identified in Esfarayen

    TEHRAN--Targeted paleolithic studies, supported by North Khorasan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department, began in the Esfarayen and Safiabad plains, during which valuable evidence of the presence of hunter-gatherer societies in this region was identified for the first time.

  • Archaeologist says pomegranate origin traces back to the Iranian plateau 2025-12-22 17:45

    Archaeologist says pomegranate origin traces back to the Iranian plateau

    TEHRAN--Pomegranate is not only a plant native to the Iranian plateau, but also a symbol of civilization that has been present in Iranian culture as a symbol of fertility, blessing, and continuity of life, at least since the Iron Age until today, and rituals such as Yalda Night are a direct continuation of this ancient tradition.

  • Evidence of Lower Paleolithic toolmakers may rewrite history of human migration to Iranian Plateau 2025-10-27 17:29

    Evidence of Lower Paleolithic toolmakers may rewrite history of human migration to Iranian Plateau

    TEHRAN - A massive prehistoric settlement discovered in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province is set to rewrite the history of early human migration to the Iranian Plateau, pushing back evidence of human presence in the region by hundreds of thousands of years.

  • Mahmoudian 2025-09-30 17:37

    Mehran plain is home to key prehistoric sites, archaeologist says

    TEHRAN – The Mehran plain, situated west of the Zagros Mountains, is home to important archaeological hubs with evidence of human settlement dating back to prehistoric times, an archaeologist said on Monday.