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2023-02-05 22:30
Sassanid coins documented in Kerman
TEHRAN – A group of linguists and coinage experts has recently finished work on 250 Sassanid coins being kept in treasure troves of cultural heritage museums in Kerman province.
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2023-01-22 18:27
Visit Firuzabad, once politico-cultural capital of Sassanids
TEHRAN - Firuzabad, formerly known as Gur, was once a politico-cultural capital of the Sassanid Empire (224–651).
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2023-01-16 19:34
Seymareh dig uncovers relics dating from Parthian to early Islamic eras
TEHRAN - Evidence from life as early as the Parthian era to the early Islamic epoch has been found by archaeologists on the boundaries of Seymareh, an ancient town in southwest Iran.
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2023-01-13 22:48
Sassanid architecture discussed at Rey meeting
TEHRAN – A number of Iranian archaeologists and cultural heritage experts discussed the architectural achievements of the Sassanids at a meeting held in Rey on Thursday.
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2023-01-11 18:46
Qasr-e Shirin ruins prospective candidate for UNESCO status
TEHRAN–Qasr-e Shirin’s tourism chief believes that the Sassanid ruins of the western Iranian city have high potential to be registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2023-01-10 18:39
Visit Sarab-e Qandil, a puzzling bas-relief of Sassanids
TEHRAN - Reliefs provide important testimony to important moments in both human history and art history. These rock carvings can be seen pretty much everywhere in Iran and even in the world. Who knows, perhaps some of their tales are still untold.
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2023-01-09 18:31
Tarikhaneh marks 100 years on national heritage list
TEHRAN –On Sunday, Tarikhaneh, one of the oldest standing mosques in Iran, marked the 100th anniversary of its registration on the national list of cultural heritage in a ceremony held at the ancient place of worship in Damghan.
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2023-01-07 18:59
Reservoir may submerge Elamite, Achaemenid, and Islamic relics
TEHRAN – Some archaeologists have warned against the planned inauguration of a dam in southwestern Iran because it may flood ruins and relics from the Elamite, Achaemenid, and early Islamic eras.
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2023-01-07 18:57
Taq-e Bostan marks 91 years on national heritage list
TEHRAN – On Thursday, Taq-e Bostan, a magnificent Sassanid site in western Iran that embraces extraordinary bas-relief carvings, marked the 91st anniversary of its registration on the national list for cultural heritage.
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2023-01-06 20:30
Pottery vessels of 1st millennium BC recovered by police
TEHRAN– Iranian authorities have recently recovered pottery vessels estimated to date from the first millennium BC.
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2023-01-04 18:29
Visit Tarikhaneh, one of Iran’s oldest mosques
TEHRAN – The Tarikhaneh Mosque, which was formerly a fire temple from the Sassanid era (224–651), is situated in central Iran, close to the city of Damghan.
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2022-12-19 22:39
Ruins of Sassanid fire temple discovered in Iran
TEHRAN – An archaeological team has found remnants of a fire temple, estimated to date from the Sassanid era, during its excavations in northeast Iran.
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2022-12-12 18:58
Iran preparing to get western Sassanid landscape on UNESCO list
TEHRAN – An Iranian cultural heritage official in Kermanshah province on Sunday said they were preparing to apply to UNESCO for listing a Sassanid archeological landscape on the World Heritage list.
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2022-12-11 18:59
Archaeologists excavate hill adjacent to ancient mine previously yielded salt mummies
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced an exploratory excavation on a sloping hill situated near an ancient mine that previously yielded well-reserved corpses of entrapped miners.
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2022-12-10 19:09
Sassanid cemetery discovered near ancient fortress in northwest Iran
TEHRAN –A team of archaeologists has found a cemetery, estimated to date from the Sassanid era when they conducted excavations adjacent to an ancient fortress in northwest Iran.
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2022-11-29 18:47
Abandoned fire temple to be restored by private investors
TEHRAN – An abandoned fire temple, which is a spiritual, architectural, and cultural heritage dating from the Sassanid era (224–651), will undergo restoration with funding provided by the private sector.
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2022-11-28 23:42
Police recover ancient coins from antique dealer
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized a collection of centuries-old coins from an antique dealer who had illegally kept the relics.
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2022-11-28 18:37
Naqsh-e Rajab, reminiscent of a glorious past
TEHRAN - Adjacent to the old Shiraz–Isfahan Road and some three kilometers from Persepolis in a northward direction, you may find Naqsh-e Rajab that embraces magnificent Sassanian bas-relief carvings.
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2022-11-26 18:23
Azarbaijan Museum: intimate but intricate slices of Iranian history
TEHRAN –Azarbaijan Museum, which is located in the ancient city of Tabriz, may seem quite modest at the first glance, but it is chock-full of Iran’s rich history.
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2022-11-19 20:11
Kuhchenar still untapped for cultural tourism, official says
TEHRAN– Kuhchenar county, which is surrounded by iconic examples of Sassanid arts and architecture in Fars province, holds enormous potential to become a hectic hub for cultural tourism.
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2022-11-12 19:50
Istakhr: a royal residence of Sassanid kings
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Istakhr, which embraces many magnificent palaces, fortifications, and temples, was once a royal residence of the Sassanid kings of Persia and is located near Persepolis, southern Iran.
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2022-10-15 18:57
From the Paleolithic to the Mongols; a fragment of Iranian history
TEHRAN–Some of the earliest archaeological expeditions to Iran began in the mid-19th century, when British and French archaeologists investigated Susa and its surroundings in southwestern Iran.
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2022-10-11 18:58
The splendid Naqsh-e Rostam pushes to develop tourism infrastructure
TEHRAN—Naqsh-e Rostam, a must-see travel destination embracing majestic treasure from the Achaemenid and Sassanid eras, seeks to develop its tourism infrastructure, Fars province’s tourism chief said on Monday.
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2022-10-10 18:43
New goal for Tang-e Chogan: tourist-friendly image
TEHRAN— In Tang-e Chogan, a majestic treasure of Sassanid arts, a new project has been launched to make the southern Iranian site more tourist-friendly.
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2022-09-21 20:30
Ancient university restoration works begin
TEHRAN - Work to restore Jundi Shapur University, an ancient academy in the southwestern city of Dezful, has begun, ISNA reported on Wednesday.
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2022-09-05 19:50
Sassanid ruins unearthed in central Iran
TEHRAN–A team of Iranian archaeologists has unearthed portions of an ancient Sassanid structure during its excavations in the Davudabad region of Markazi province.
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2022-09-04 20:00
Prehistorical objects, recovered from illegal diggers, restored
TEHRAN–A cultural heritage laboratory in Kerman has restored 12 prehistorical objects, previously recovered from unauthorized excavators in the southern Iranian province.
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2022-08-27 19:10
Bazeh Hur: reminiscent of Sassanid architecture in northeast Iran
TEHRAN–A destination for cultural travelers and researchers, Bazeh Hur is reminiscent of pure Sassanid architecture in northeast Iran.
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2022-08-10 19:29
‘Death in Salt’ recounts Iran, German research on mysterious ancient mine
TEHRAN—A new book titled “Death in Salt: An Archaeological Research in Iran” has recently been published in Persian to tell the story of a joint Iran and German research on a mysterious ancient mine.
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2022-08-03 21:00
Ancient relics recovered in northern Iranian town
TEHRAN - Police have recovered 45 ancient coins and tens of other historical objects from a smuggler in Torbat-e Heydarieh, northeast Iran.