Academic meeting discusses cultural heritages of Fars

TEHRAN –On Saturday, a number of archaeologists, cultural heritage scholars, and directors of the World Heritage sites of Fars discussed the cultural heritages of the southern province in a meeting in Shiraz, CHTN reported on Sunday. 

Persepolis bears no woman carved in relief, archaeologist says

TEHRAN – Different palaces of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis have no engraved stone images and bas-relief carvings of women, an Iranian archaeologist has said.

Landscaping project completed on Persepolis

TEHRAN – A landscaping project has refurbished the entrance of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Fars province, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Emerging technologies to evolve restorations in Iran, expert says

TEHRAN – In recent years, Iran has sought to improve methods of restoring historical sites by using new technologies, an official with the Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism has said. 

Paris-Persepolis drivers arrive on Iranian soil 

TEHRAN – Participants in a Paris-Persepolis eco-rally have entered the Iranian soil on their itinerary towards what was once the capital of Achaemenid Persia. 

Rock climbers start cleaning high walls of absolute grandeur 

TEHRAN – A clean-up project has recently been commenced on the Tomb of Darius I in Naqsh-e Rostam and the Wall of Sofeh in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, southern Fars province, the director of the World Heritage site has announced. 

$4.7 million allocated to UNESCO-designated Pasargadae

TEHRAN – Iranian government has allocated a sum of 200 billion rials (about $4.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) to develop tourism infrastructure at the UNESCO-designated Pasargadae.

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New light shed on Persepolis

TEHRAN – An archaeological discovery lately been made in the vicinity of Persepolis has shed new light on the once ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid empire. 

No harm to Fars historical sites by quake

TEHRAN – No [noticeable] damage has been reported to cultural heritage sites across Fars province as the result of the medium-sized quake hit southwest Iran late on February 17, the provincial tourism chief has said.  

Ecosystem of Marvdasht, once seat of power for Achaemenid Empire, souled be safeguarded: official

TEHRAN – The biome and ecosystem of Marvdasht plain, which is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures, souled be safeguarded properly, the director of Persepolis site underlined on Wednesday.

Archaeologists probe Tol-e Qaleh near Persepolis

TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have commenced a new round of investigation into Tol-e Qaleh, a prehistoric site situated adjacent to the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran.