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2020-10-06 00:03
Experts trying to recover relics from Iron Age tombs before being submerged in dam waters
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have so far discovered 25 tombs at an Iron Age cemetery in Mersin, north-central Semnan province, trying to retrieve relics before the ancient cemetery sinks into the waters of a dam nearby.
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2020-07-19 18:28
Archaeologist says newest Ecbatana excavations yielded ‘satisfying’ results
TEHRAN – Senior Iranian archaeologist Mehrdad Malekzadeh has said results of the 22nd archaeological season recently conducted on the ancient city of Ecbatana in west-central Iran were “satisfying”.
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2020-06-30 19:10
By Afshin Majlesi
Excavation sheds new light on mysterious capital of Medes in Ecbatana
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have unearthed new cultural relics and architectural vestiges that sheds a new light on the mysterious capital of Medes, which is widely believed to be in Ecbatana, an ancient city on the site of which stands the modern city of Hamadan in west-central Iran.
