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2022-08-29 18:37
Archaeologists in search of 6,000-year-old ruins in Sialk hills
TEHRAN–An archaeological team has commenced work in a bid to unearth 6,000-year-old ruins and relics in Sialk hills, which was once the site of a fortified town near modern Kashan in central Iran.
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2022-08-28 19:50
Tourism ministry seeks ways to reduce cost of traveling
TEHRAN–Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ministry is looking at ways to help reduce the cost of traveling for domestic holidaymakers.
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2022-08-26 18:32
Archaeologists report deciphering Elamite script discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN–A team of French archaeologists believes they have partially deciphered an ancient Elamite script found in southern Iran some 120 years ago.
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2022-08-22 19:24
Off-road vehicles, unlicensed tours banned from entering Abr forest
“The entry of off-road vehicles and [package] tours without official permission to the desert and forest areas, especially Hyrcanian Abr forest, is prohibited,” Mehr quoted Morteza Nazari as saying on Sunday.
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2022-08-21 20:00
Shahrud’s defensive walls, ramparts restored
TEHRAN–A team of restorers has completed work on the centuries-old defensive walls and ramparts once encircling the ancient town of Shahrud in north-central Iran.
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2022-08-19 19:30
Dalaki caravanserai undergoes restoration for tourism
TEHRAN– A team of restorers and cultural heritage experts has commenced work to amend Dalaki caravanserai in a bid to make it a thriving tourist destination.
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2022-08-16 21:19
Masuleh yields clues about ancient smelting workshops
TEHRAN–Archaeologists have discovered clues about the history of iron smelting in Masuleh and its surrounding highlands in Gilan province, northern Iran.
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2022-08-14 21:25
Ancient cistern discovered near subterranean chamber in Abarkuh
TEHRAN–Locals in Abarkuh have recently discovered an ancient cistern and traditional water supply system situated near a subterranean chamber in the central Iranian town.
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2022-08-09 18:40
Ramparts of Shahrud undergo urgent restoration
TEHRAN—Restoration work has begun again on the ruins of the centuries-old ramparts that once protected the city of Shahrud in north-central Iran.
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2022-08-03 19:50
Hand-dug tunnel to undergo restoration for tourism
TEHRAN—Gilan’s tourism chief has said a hand-dug passageway, accidentally discovered in the northern province, is set to be restored to become a tourist destination.
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2022-07-27 19:04
2,700-year-old bricks on view at Urmia Museum of Archaeology
TEHRAN – A collection of rare Mannaean bricks, which date back some 2700 years, has been put on show at the Urmia Museum of Archaeology in northwest Iran.
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2022-07-26 21:01
A glimpse of lavishly ornamented carpets of Fars
TEHRAN – Many Iranian cities, towns and villages enjoy global reputation for the intricate designs, lavish colors, and peerless craftsmanship of their ingenious handwoven rugs.
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2022-07-24 20:35
Researcher stumbles upon Sassanid column base in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage researcher has stumbled upon a stone column base, estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224–651).