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2023-05-30 18:54
Iranian qanat masterpiece of creative genius, official says
TEHRAN – The Iranian qanat system stands as a masterpiece of creative genius and evidence of a creative civilization that flourished on the Iranian plateau, demonstrating their remarkable achievements, an official with the tourism ministry has said.
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2023-03-04 18:37
Tepe Hissar: a cultural gem linking Mesopotamia to Central Asia
TEHRAN - Tepe Hissar is one of the first systematically excavated Bronze Age settlements in the northern Iranian plateau.
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2022-07-31 20:02
Na’in’s centuries-old bazaar undergoes restoration
TEHRAN - Restoration work has begun on the centuries-old bazaar of Na'in, an oasis town in the central Iranian plateau.
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2022-07-19 18:55
Maymand, a mesmerizing rock refuge settled for millennia
TEHRAN - Thousands of years ago, people in Maymand carved out rocky hillsides to take refuge from the harsh climate of the Iranian plateau.
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2022-06-25 20:30
Nature lovers clean millennia-old cave in Iranian plateau
TEHRAN – A cleaning project has been recently completed on the millennia-old cave of Chal-Nakhjir and its surrounding area in the central province of Markazi, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2022-06-15 17:15
Archaeologists look for traces of Pleistocene humans on Iranian plateau
TEHRAN –A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced a survey on the east of the Iranian plateau to find proof of Pleistocene humans, ILNA reported on Wednesday.
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2022-05-27 20:00
Archaeologists start tracing Paleolithic sites on eastern Iranian plateau
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced tracing Paleolithic sites on the eastern sides of the Iranian plateau.
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2021-11-14 14:47
By M.A. Saki
Tough decisions needed to revive Zayandehrud
President Ebrahim Raisi has tasked Presidential Center for Strategic Studies director Mohammad Sadeq Khayyatian to start scientific studies on reviving Zayandehrud River, ISNA reported on Saturday.
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2021-10-27 22:30
Off-the-beaten-path destinations: Gonbad-e Aali
TEHRAN – Built at the summit of a small desert hill, Gonbad-e Aali, which is a mudbrick domed tomb tower, is located three kilometers to the east of Abarkuh, along the road that leads to Yazd in the central Iranian plateau.
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2021-09-01 20:30
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Discover Iron Age burial in Gilan: bizarre patterns and rituals
TEHRAN – According to Iranian archaeologist Yousef Fallahian, the Iron Age is considered a new era due to the creation of new and varied forms of metal and ceramic objects, development, and use of gray earthenware with tube spouts, updating and expanding the use of iron, developing the tradition of burial settlements.
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2021-07-27 21:38
Genetic studies to shed new light on civilizations once flourished in Iranian plateau
TEHRAN – A new round of genetic studies is expected to shed new light on human communities and ancient civilizations which were once flourished across the Iranian plateau.
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2021-05-09 18:01
By Afshin Majlesi
Iranian plateau in Pleistocene: a bridge between East and West
A new study reinforces a hypothesis that the Iranian plateau was like a bridge between East and West during the Pleistocene epoch, which began about 2.6 million years ago and lasted until about 11,700 years ago.
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2020-12-25 17:20
Iran had its own independent writing system 4,400 years ago: study
TEHRAN – A recent study, conducted by a French archaeologist and his Iranian fellow, shows that the Iranian plateau had its own independent writing system at least 4,400 years ago.
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2020-07-07 22:29
Thorough research sheds new light on 21 ancient sites across central Iranian plateau
An aerial photo shows the ruins of a millennia-old human settlement, which along with 20 others, has recently been identified during what is called the ‘most extensive’ systematic field research so far conducted in the central Iranian plateau, July 6, 2020.
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2020-06-14 23:07
Millennia-old footwear: the art of Giveh-weaving in Shiraz
Photos depict craftspeople making pairs of Giveh -- traditional footwear being produced in the Iranian plateau for millennia – at a workshop in Shiraz, southern Iran, June 9, 2020.
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2020-06-07 21:55
‘Most extensive’ field research in central Iranian plateau yields 21 historical sites
TEHRAN – A total of 21 historical sites have recently been identified during what is called the ‘most extensive’ systematic field research so far conducted in the central Iranian plateau.
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2020-05-16 19:30
Human life in Iran’s Rey is as old as 8,000 years: archaeologist
TEHRAN – Rey is considered to be the oldest city in the central Iranian plateau with a history of human settlement that stretches back in time for over 8,000 years, a senior Iranian archaeologist Qadir Afrovand has said.