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2026-09-29 18:17
Archaeological excavations to resume at historic Zagros cemetery in Sanandaj
TEHRAN – Archaeological excavations at the historic Zagros cemetery in Sanandaj, Kordestan province, western Iran, are set to begin in the coming days following authorization from the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, a provincial heritage official said.
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2026-08-31 14:15
Five-year Iran-Poland study sheds new light on life in Iran before the Medes
TEHRAN - A five-year joint research project by the University of Tehran and the University of Warsaw has shed new light on the lives of communities in central Iran before the rise of the Median state, challenging the long-held view that Iron Age populations in the region were predominantly nomadic pastoralists.
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2026-07-11 17:26
Citizen donates three Iron Age artifacts to Iran’s Ilam cultural heritage authority
TEHRAN - A resident of Chavar county in western Iran has donated three historical artifacts from the Iron Age to the provincial cultural heritage authority in Ilam, the head of the organization said on Saturday.
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2026-05-24 23:13
Ancient cemetery from Iron Age, Parthian era discovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN - Archaeologists working at the historic Chaser Elit site in northern Iran have uncovered a cemetery dating back to the Iron Age and Parthian period, along with a range of artifacts that researchers say could provide new insight into the lifestyles, rituals and social structures of ancient communities in the Mazandaran region.
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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.
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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.
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2025-11-19 17:44
Cultural and civilizational developments of Iron Age in Western Iran
TEHRAN--The Iron Age in Iran is not just a historical period; it is the narrative of thousands of years of life, migration, and art that has been left in cemeteries and ancient sites from Zagros to the north of the country and has been revived today through scientific explorations.
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2025-11-09 17:08
Traces of Bronze to Iron Age settlements in the Ilam plain
TEHRAN—The ancient site of Bakheh Nam in southern part of Ilam plain pertains to the Bronze to Iron Age settlements given the surface evidence, Habibollah Mahmoudian, a specialist in prehistoric archaeology, has said.