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2020-02-19 18:42
Discover Istakhr, ancient royal residence near legendary Persepolis
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Istakhr, which was once a royal residence for Sassanid kings of Persia, is located in the vicinity of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis.
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2020-01-21 20:40
Excavations shed new light on millennia-old hill in western Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently finished an archaeological season on Tepe Ghala, an ancient hill in western Iran with vestiges dating back to 800 BC.
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2019-10-30 19:28
Newly-found petroglyph in western Iran may have link to Mithraism
TEHRAN – A newly-discovered rock-carving in western Iran could have a link to Mithraism, a prehistorical religion inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian god Mithra.
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2019-10-21 18:12
Achaemenid, Parthian clay seals unearthed in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and German archaeologists has recently discovered historical clay stamps, which are estimated to date from Achaemenid and Parthian eras.
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2019-07-21 20:14
Parthian-era citadel to undergo restoration
TEHRAN – The crumbling Narin citadel, which is said to date from the time of Parthian Empire (247 BC – 224 CE), is about to undergo renovation set to last two months and cost 910 million rials (about $22,000), CHTN reported on Sunday.
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2019-07-13 21:34
Parthian, Safavid-era coins seized in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated four historical coins from two smugglers in Bojnourd, the capital of North Khorasan province.
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2018-11-15 10:51
Ancient qanat found in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Residents of Rostaq, a rural district in Iran’s southern Fars province, have discovered an ancient qanat, which is estimated to date from some 2,000 years ago.
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2018-09-18 09:21
106 Parthian, Seleucid objects recovered in western Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 106 historical relics from a smuggler in Harsin, Kermanshah province, CHTN reported on Monday.
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2018-09-05 22:41
Parthian, Sassanid tombs discovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN – A total of 39 tombs and catacombs dating back to Parthian (247 BC–224 CE) and Sassanid (224 CE-651) eras have recently been discovered in Liar-Sang-Bon, an archaeological site in Amlash, northern Iran.
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2017-05-30 09:23
Tehran exhibit features Parthian-era helmet amid other rarely-seen relics
TEHRAN – A Parthian-era armory helmet along with a patchwork of other rarely-seen historical relics of the same period (247 BC–224 CE) are on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran, ISNA reported.
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2017-04-30 09:14
Parthian era citadel to be turned into museum
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization is set to turn Narin citadel into a site museum, after a restoration project is fully implemented, CHTN reported on April 27.
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2017-04-13 13:06
In focus: Samen Underground City suggests clues to life in ancient Iran
A combination of photos by photographer Abdollah Heidary from IRNA shows the Samen Underground City, an archaeological site near Malayer in western Iran on April 10, 2017.
