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2023-08-07 18:29
Taq-e Bostan, a majestic ancient site in western Iran, cleaned up by cultural heritage fans
TEHRAN – Clusters of cultural heritage enthusiasts have recently cleaned the ancient site of Taq-e Bostan, which is located in Kermanshah province, western Iran.
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2023-08-01 17:31
Archaeologically-rich Parthian cemetery to become open-air museum in western Iran
TEHRAN – There is a plan to establish an open-air museum over an archaeologically-rich cemetery, which dates back to the Parthian Empire (247 BC to 224 CE), in western Iran.
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2023-07-23 21:30
Iranian, French archaeological survey suggests Viranshahr inhabited during Parthian, Sassanian eras
TEHRAN – The fifth archaeological season conducted on Viranshahr, by a team of Iranian and French archaeologists, suggests the northeastern Iranian site was inhabited during the Parthian and Sassanian eras.
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2023-07-19 18:29
From soldier to prince: new perspective emerges on recovered Sassanian relief
TEHRAN – An Iranian researcher specializing in Sassanid bas-reliefs believes that a recently recovered relief from the UK depicts a prince or a man of royal blood, not a soldier.
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2023-07-15 18:58
Repair work starts at Kazerun museum of anthropology
TEHRAN – Restoration work has commenced on the anthropology museum of Kazerun, an ancient town in southern Iran, which was once a seat of power for the mighty Sassanid Empire.
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2023-07-11 21:00
Manujan fortress undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – A fresh restoration work has commenced on the ruins of the Manujan fortress, which is located in an ancient town of the same name in Kerman province.
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2023-07-10 18:41
Recovered Iranian carving seized by UK border patrol goes on show at National Museum
TEHRAN – This morning, an ancient Iranian carving returned by the UK after it was recovered from smugglers at Stansted airport was put on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
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2023-07-02 19:55
Iranian, French archaeologists commence follow-up survey in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has commenced a follow-up survey on the ruins of Viranshahr, situated in the Khorasan region, northeast Iran.
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2023-06-30 17:56
Tehran museum to put Sasanian relief recovered from smugglers in UK on display
TEHRAN – A Sassanian relief returned by the UK after being recovered from smugglers in Stansted airport will be on display at the National Museum of Iran in the near future.
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2023-06-27 22:08
Archaeologists to redraw boundaries for Sassanid, Il-Khalid sites in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has dug research trenches around two neighboring ancient sites in Ilam province, southwest Iran, aimed to redraw legal boundaries for more safety.
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2023-06-24 18:43
UK returns smuggled ancient artifact to Iran
TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in London has received a smuggled relief of a bearded man believed to originate from the Sassanian Empire (ca 224 – 651 CE).
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2023-06-19 21:47
Archaeologists unearth potteries dating from Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanid eras
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have discovered arrays of earthen vessels estimated to date from the historical epochs of Achaemenids, Parthians, and Sassanids.
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2023-06-18 18:48
New traces of ancient city revealed in western Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has found new clues about an ancient city, which was prosperous during the Sassanid era, in western Iran.
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2023-06-14 22:00
Centuries-old arch-bridge needs urgent restoration
TEHRAN – Pol-e Kashkan, a centuries-old ruined arch-bridge in Lorestan province, requires urgent restoration, the provincial tourism chief said on Tuesday.
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2023-06-13 23:00
Ancient antiquities confiscated by border security forces
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have confiscated hundreds of relics, some of which date from the Parthian and Seleucid eras, from a cargo intended to be shipped from a southern port to the UAE.
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2023-06-13 19:40
Persian inscription identified on mosque mihrab in Russia
TEHRAN – A centuries-old inscription bearing a Persian poem has been identified in a mosque located in the Russian city of Derbent situated on the western shores of the Caspian Sea, in present-day Dagestan.
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2023-06-12 18:26
Intl. conference to highlight Jundi Shapur as Iran’s ancient university
TEHRAN ––Jundi Shapur, which is an ancient Iranian university in Dezful, will host an international conference to discuss the history of education and science in the southwestern city.
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2023-05-16 19:12
Bushehr to launch site museum of ancient tombs
TEHRAN – Bushehr’s tourism directorate has started preparations to launch a site museum of ancient tombs in the southwestern Iranian province.
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2023-05-14 21:29
Measures taken to return looted Sassanid relief home from England, Iran tourism minister says
TEHRAN – Necessary measures have been taken to return a smuggled Sassanid relief home from England, the Iranian tourism minister has said.
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2023-05-12 18:29
Tourism minister visits UNESCO-designated temple, calls for more investment
TEHRAN – On Thursday, the Iranian tourism minister paid a visit to Takht-e Soleyman, which was once a principal fire temple of the Zoroastrian faith in ancient Persia.
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2023-05-10 18:02
Sassanid inscription bearing prayer for mental health discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts have found a rack-carved Sassanid inscription that bears prayer for mental health.
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2023-05-08 22:00
Belad-e Shapur, a treasured ruined Sassanid city, undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – A new round of restoration work has commenced on Belad-e Shapur, whose ruins draw avid sightseers, historians and researchers to the ancient Sassanid city in southwest Iran.
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2023-05-01 20:47
Sassanid town in southern Iran named national heritage
TEHRAN – The historical town of Siba, which is situated in the Kukherd district of Iran’s Hormozgan province, has gained a national status to receive better maintenance and care.
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2023-04-28 17:56
Archaeologies hail find of Sassanid relics in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has found arrays of ancient relics during its excavations conducted at a Sassanid site in the northeastern Khorasan region, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2023-04-24 00:00
Safavid mosque in southwest Iran to undergo restoration
TEHRAN – A new restoration work is to commence on the ruins of the Safavid-era mosque situated in the ancient city of Belad Shapur, southwestern Iran.
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2023-04-09 20:00
Qa’leh Dokhtar, a reminiscent of Sassanid architecture, to undergo restoration
TEHRAN – Qa’leh Dokhtar, a ruined monument dating back to the Sassanid era, will undergo fresh restoration work, CHTN reported on Saturday.
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2023-03-13 19:29
Discover temple dedicated to deity of fertility and rain
TEHRAN - In ancient Persia, Anahita was the goddess of water, a guardian angel of fountains and rain. Moreover, it was a symbol of fertility, love, and friendship.
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2023-03-05 21:30
A haul of Sassanid coins documented
TEHRAN – The Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism has recently restored and documented a haul of Sassanid coins previously confiscated by Police forces in Nahavand of Hamedan province.
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2023-02-25 18:33
Bandian complex offers time travels to Sassanid era
TEHRAN – An experience of traveling back in time to see magnificent examples of ancient plasterwork, bas-relief carvings, and other decorative elements is probably an unreachable dream.
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2023-02-24 18:04
Iran, Iraq to undertake joint studies on Sassanid heritage
TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq have agreed to conduct joint archaeological research on the Sassanid cultural heritage shared between the two nations.