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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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2023-07-21 18:04
Lost ancient wonder: archaeologists remain hopeful in their pursuit of Laodicea Temple
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologist Mohsen Khanjan has said he is still hoping to find Laodicea Temple following several failed attempts made in the city of Nahavand, west-central Iran.
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2023-07-19 21:00
legal boundaries approved for Qareh Hasanlu to safeguard Iron Age site
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has determined exact legal boundaries for Qareh Hasanlu in a bid to safeguard the Iron Age site from possible harm, including that of a steel factory being constructed kilometers away.
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2023-07-19 18:29
Archaeologists investigate Jameh Mosque of Urmia
TEHRAN – Little archaeological work has been carried out at the Jameh Mosque of Urmia, as experts believe the mosque in northwest Iran bears cultural heritage from various eras.
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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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2023-07-05 21:04
91 Paleolithic sites discovered in eastern Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found 91 Paleolithic sites during their recent field survey conducted in Tabas county of the South Khorasan province, eastern Iran.
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2023-06-13 18:26
Excavation of bottle inspires “Titanic” plan for doc on Hans Hollein’s visits to Iran
TEHRAN – Excavation of a bottle containing some notes has inspired Iranian director Hadi Afrideh to use a plan similar to James Cameron’s epic romance “Titanic” to make his latest documentary about Austrian architect Hans Hollein’s visits to Iran.
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2023-06-11 19:06
Archaeologies unearth significant ruins estimated to date from early Islamic era
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has found one of the important human settlements of the early Islamic era in the Oshnavieh county of West Azarbaijan province while pursuing salvage work on the basin of a newly constructed dam in northwest Iran.
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2023-06-09 23:11
4,500-year old ruins and cemetery found in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists in northeast Iran have found archaeological ruins and remnants of an ancient cemetery, estimated to date some 4,500 years.
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2023-06-09 19:01
Archaeologists hail find of 7,000-year-old relics in northwest Iran
TEHRAN - A team of Iranian archaeologists has found arrays of relics estimated to date some 7,000 years during its recent excavations conducted in Oshnavieh, northwest Iran.
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2023-06-01 07:14
Excavation sheds new light on Oshnavieh’s historical sites
TEHRAN –Five teams of Iranian archaeologists have recently finished the rescue excavations on the historical sites at the basin of the Chaparabad Dam in the city of Oshnavieh, northwest Iran, a local tourism official has said.
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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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2023-05-13 20:53
Shahr-e Yeri, nicknamed ‘City of the Mouthless’, to open to public
TEHRAN – Shahr-e Yeri, a unique archaeological site nicknamed ‘City of the Mouthless’ in northwest Iran, will be open to the public in the near future.
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2023-05-12 18:27
Iranian farmers grew rice some 3,000 years ago, archaeologists find
TEHRAN – Iranian farmers cultivated rice along the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea as far back as 3,000 years ago, an archaeological survey has discovered.
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2023-05-03 19:46
Ancient relics discovered on construction site in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient workshop and arrays of artifacts on a construction site near the Great Wall of Gorgan in northern Iran.
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2023-04-29 18:20
Isfahan’s archaeology-rich hill to undergo excavation
TEHRAN – On Saturday, Isfahan’s tourism chief announced plans to resume archaeological excavations on Ashraf hill, which previously revealed significant evidence about the touristic province.
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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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2023-03-11 19:27
Bronze Age settlement in southeast Iran undergoes excavation
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has commenced work on Tappeh Pir, an ancient human settlement estimated to date from the Bronze Age.
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2023-03-11 19:27
Archaeologists resume work in Burnt City
TEHRAN – Archaeologists and cultural heritage experts have commenced work in Burnt City, a magnificent UNESCO-registered site in southeast Iran.
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2023-03-04 18:37
Tepe Hissar: a cultural gem linking Mesopotamia to Central Asia
TEHRAN - Tepe Hissar is one of the first systematically excavated Bronze Age settlements in the northern Iranian plateau.
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2023-02-19 21:00
Archaeologists hail find of Sumerian palace in southern Iraq
TEHRAN –Archaeologists have recently discovered the remains of a lost Sumerian palace in the ancient city of Girsu in southern Iraq.
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2023-01-21 18:12
Discover early example of Islamic architecture in southern Iran
TEHRAN - Constructed between the early and middle of the 9th century CE, the Friday Mosque of Siraf, located in the port city of Siraf close to the Persian Gulf, is a very early example of Islamic architecture in Iran.
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2023-01-11 21:30
Gangs of excavators arrested in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently busted four gangs of illegal diggers in northern Mazandaran province.
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2022-12-31 19:09
Excavation sheds new light on ancient mine in Zanjan
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently finished an archaeological season on a sloping hill situated near an ancient mine that previously yielded well-reserved corpses of entrapped miners in Zanjan.
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2022-12-30 19:45
Burnt City: archaeologists to re-excavate site Elamite tablet unearthed last year
TEHRAN - An archaeological team is to conduct a follow-up excavation on a site in the UNESCO-registered Burnt City, where an Elamite clay tablet was unearthed last year.
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2022-12-27 17:59
Ruins of ancient metal kiln unearthed in Susa
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has recently unearthed the ruins of a metal melting kiln after they dug trenches at a crossroads in the modern city of Shush, which partly lies on ancient Susa.
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2022-12-16 20:00
Hendurabi, a tiny Iranian island, to undergo archaeological studies
TEHRAN – The Research Institute for Cultural Heritage and Tourism considers conducting a series of archaeological studies on Hendurabi, which is a small island next to Kish in the Persian Gulf.
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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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2022-11-22 21:00
Ancient castle excavation yields astrolabe, tile fragments
TEHRAN –Pieces of historical tiles and an astrolabe have recently been discovered in an archaeological survey in Lambsar Castle in Alamut, Qazvin province, ILNA reported on Tuesday.
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2022-11-13 21:00
Harireh ancient city to undergo new round of excavation
TEHRAN—An archaeological project is planned to be commenced on Iran’s ancient city of Harireh on the Persian Gulf island of Kish within a month.