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2023-04-28 17:09
Over 440 earthquakes occur in a month
TEHRAN - A total of 443 earthquakes have been recorded across the country over the past calendar month that ended on April 20, according to the Seismological networks of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Tehran.
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2023-04-23 17:26
Qara Tepe: an ancient cemetery shrouded in mystery
TEHRAN – Over the past couple of years, teams of cultural heritage experts headed by archaeologist Mostafa Dehpahlavan have uncovered a wealth of information about an ancient cemetery, which is situated in the Segzabad region of Qazvin province, west-central Iran.
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2022-11-27 18:35
Ruins of fortified monument unearthed in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has discovered the ruins of a massive monument in Viranshahr, northeast Iran.
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2022-10-16 18:07
Iranian academics, European fellows to look at ways of preserving Persian qanats
TEHRAN—A panel of experts and academics from the University of Tehran and the University of Montpellier will be exploring ways to help preserve the millennia-old Persian qanat system.
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2022-06-12 11:03
People celebrate Imam Reza’s birthday
TEHRAN — Scores of people from all walks of life attended a ceremony called “The Gathering of the Imam Reza Lovers” on Friday night at the University of Tehran. The gathering was meant to celebrate the birthday of Imam Reza (AS), and also to condemn the Cannes acclaimed movie, “Holy Spider”, which insulted the eighth Imam of the Shias.
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2022-05-10 08:29
Serbian academic delegation visits University of Tehran
Central Library of University of Tehran director Fatemeh Saqafi (1st L) briefs University of Belgrade rector Vladan Dokic (4th L) and his colleagues about some rare manuscripts being preserved at the library.
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2022-04-17 18:38
Discovery of millennia-old fossils may lead to a biodiversity hotbed in Iran
TEHRAN – A team of paleontologists from the University of Tehran has discovered traces of fossilized crabs in the Iranian heartland which may hint at a hotbed of biodiversity dating from 15 million years or so.
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2022-02-12 19:30
Prominent Iranian archaeologist Hamid Khatib-Shahidi dies at 74
TEHRAN - Emeritus Iranian professor and archaeologist Hamid Khatib-Shahidi, who joined plenty of excavations such as ones in Bastam and Hasanlu, died of natural causes on Saturday. He was 74.
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2021-11-24 17:20
Iranian, French archaeologists uncover clues about ancient settlements
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has discovered clues about ancient settlements in northeast Iran.
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2021-07-18 21:18
Tehran geological museum gets affiliated with UMAC
TEHRAN – The Geological Museum of the University of Tehran has become affiliated with the International Council of Museums Committee for University Museums and Collections (UMAC), ISNA reported on Sunday.
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2021-05-25 18:46
Iranian, Russian universities launch Iranistica Encyclopedia project
TEHRAN - A collaborative project has been launched by the University of Tehran and Saint Petersburg State University to compile a Russian encyclopedia of Iranian studies named Iranistica.
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2021-05-04 21:00
Iranian archaeologist Ahmad Kabiri Hendi dies at 76
TEHRAN – The Iranian archaeologist and architectural conservator Ahmad Kabiri Hendi, who joined plenty of archaeological explorations in his motherland, died in a Tehran hospital on Sunday. He was 76.
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2021-02-02 19:33
Book analyzing Gen. Soleimani’s leadership qualities published
TEHRAN – A book giving a scientific analysis about Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani’s leadership qualities has recently been published.
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2021-01-31 18:18
Universities of Tehran, Vienna to enhance co-op
TEHRAN – The University of Tehran and the University of Vienna have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand academic cooperation in the field of humanities over a three-year period, ISNA reported on Sunday.
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2020-12-16 17:44
Iran, Italy discuss enhanced academic co-op
TEHRAN – Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, the chancellor of the University of Tehran, and Giuseppe Perrone, the Italian Ambassador to Iran, discussed ways to expand academic cooperation on Tuesday.
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2020-11-17 18:29
University of Tehran to host archaeological museum
TEHRAN – A specialized archaeological museum is planned to be built at the University of Tehran, which has long been contributing to countless archaeological surveys across Iran.
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2020-11-06 19:43
Ramparts of ancient fort unearthed in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Ramparts and towers of an ancient fortress, believed to date from the times of Parthians (247 BC – 224 CE), have partly been unearthed in northeast Iran.
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2020-10-21 18:19
Louvre, University of Tehran to conduct survey in ancient Faruj
TEHRAN – Experts from the Louvre and the University of Tehran have been granted a license to conduct a new round of excavation in the historical town of Faruj, northeastern North Khorasan province.
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2020-07-29 19:30
Veteran Iranologist, archaeologist Golzari laid to rest
TEHRAN - Veteran Iranian archaeologist, Iranologist, and historian Massoud Golzari was laid to rest on Wednesday. Born in 1934 in Tehran, Golzari died due to pulmonary insufficiency on Sunday at Tehran’s Shariati Hospital.
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2020-07-26 21:12
Zarif to deliver speech on Instagram
TEHRAN- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Sunday that he will be delivering an online speech on Instagram on Monday afternoon.
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2020-07-13 19:30
Aqueduct heritage in west-central Iran ‘very complex and interesting’, senior archaeologist says
TEHRAN – The ruins of some 100 qanats (subterranean aqueducts), which are stretched beneath the Buin Zahra plain, west-central Iran, along with their associated cultural heritage are “very complex and interesting”, a senior Iranian archaeologist has said.
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2020-04-17 19:27
Iranian, German archaeologists to shed more light on history of Persia
TEHRAN – Teams of Iranian and German archaeologists are slated to continue research on Tepe Rivi, an ancient site in northeast Iran, which has so far revealed magnificent remains of the Bronze Age up to the Sassanid period.
