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2023-01-20 18:12
Frozen falls rare but still appealing
TEHRAN –Even though a frozen fall by definition is no longer a waterfall, many of them, like Abshar-e Akhlamad in northeast Iran, still hold appeal for ardent tourists.
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2022-12-02 21:19
Lorestan fossils date seven million years, official says
TEHRAN – Animal fossils, previously discovered in Lorestan province, have been estimated to date some seven million years, the provincial tourism official has said.
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2022-10-26 18:34
Emerging destinations: Maragheh fossil paradise
TEHRAN - Renowned worldwide as a “fossil paradise” in northwest Iran, Maragheh is home to enormous herbivorous fossils such as ones related to Mastodons and Deinotherium (kinds of elephants and rhinos), among other extinct mammals.
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2022-09-14 18:28
Fossil site discovered east of Tehran
TEHRAN—Archaeologists have found a site east of Tehran, which is full of fossilized remains.
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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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2021-11-13 21:10
180-million-year-old fossil donated to Iran museum
TEHRAN – A fossilized piece of an extinct marine animal, estimated to date more than 180 million years, has recently been donated to a major museum in northeastern Iran.
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2021-08-31 20:20
Great Wall of Grogan: excavations give clues to life in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have been able to provide insights into the life of Persian soldiers and locals whose remains were found near the Great Wall of Grogan in northern Iran.
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2021-03-06 22:39
Lion and rhino fossils discovered in Neanderthal cave western Iran
TEHRAN – Fossils of a rhino and a lion as well as remnants of Neanderthal tools have been discovered in Wezmeh cave, western Iran.
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2020-10-15 01:04
Visit 620-million-year-old fossil in Semnan
TEHRAN – The Museum of Rocks and Fossils in Sangsar, north-central province of Semnan, hosts one of the oldest fossils in the world.
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2020-01-17 18:34
Sorbonne experts confirm fossilized skull found in Iran belongs to Homo sapiens
TEHRAN – A team of researches and archaeologists from the Sorbonne University has confirmed a fragment of a fossilized skull, which had been found in an Iranian cave, belongs to Homo sapiens, the only extant human species.
