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2023-10-30 17:11
Collector donates silver coins to Mashhad museum
TEHRAN – An Iranian collector has donated over 500 ancient silver coins to the Astan Quds Razavi Museum located in Mashhad, northeast Iran.
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2023-10-29 17:29
Salvage dig unearthes rare Sassanid graves in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A salvage dig in northwest Iran has unearthed arrays of rare funerary tomb chambers estimated to date from the Sassanid era.
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2023-10-29 17:11
Ruins of Izadkhast fortress undergoes restoration
TEHRAN–Restoration work has commenced on the ruins of Izadkhast fortress, which served as a strategic stronghold from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651) up to the early Islamic epoch.
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2023-10-28 17:56
Leather inscriptions dating from Sassanid era discovered in cave
TEHRAN – An archaeological dig conducted in a central Iranian cave has yielded inscriptions carved on leather pieces estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651).
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2023-10-25 17:34
Archaeologists uncover Sassanian funerary ruins in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A follow-up archaeological dig near a developing dam in northwest Iran has yielded some funerary ruins, estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651).
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2023-10-17 17:17
Archaeologist elaborates on Sassanid temple discovered in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologist Meysam Labbaf-Khaniki has recently elaborated on a series of excavations that led to the discovery of an ancient fire temple estimated to date from the Sassanid era.
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2023-10-11 18:18
Ilam laboratory restores coins from different eras
TEHRAN – A cultural heritage laboratory in Ilam province has finished the restoration of 200 coins minted in different historical eras across Iran.
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2023-10-11 18:07
Archaeological dig uncovers military workshop in cave northern Iran
TEHRAN - Evidence from an ancient military workshop as early as the Sassanid era, from 224 CE to 651, has been found by archaeologists in the Sepahbod-Khorshid Cave, northern Iran.
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2023-10-11 18:00
Xerxes the Great’s rock-cut tomb under threat from climate change
TEHRAN - The rock-cut tomb of Xerxes I (l. 519-465, r. 486-465 BC), also known as Xerxes the Great, is under threat from land subsidence triggered by the climate change which is likely to speed decay, a cultural heritage expert said on Tuesday.
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2023-10-07 18:29
Archaeological dig uncovers ruins of Sassanid temple in northern Iranian village
TEHRAN—A team of archaeologists in northern Iran has unearthed parts of a previously discovered fire temple, estimated to date from the Sassanid era (224 CE–651).
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2023-10-03 17:42
Majestic Naqsh-e Rostam under threat from climate change
TEHRAN - The hot summer, unauthorized deep-water drilling, and other challenges associated with the changing climate are threatening to destroy invaluable cultural landmarks including Naqsh-e Rostam, which is a majestic rock-hewn necropolis in southern Iran.
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2023-09-27 18:42
Archaeologists demarcating Sassanid temple in southern Iran
TEHRAN—An archaeological team has commenced work to demarcate the ruins of a Sassanid fire temple located in Fars province, southern Iran.
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2023-09-17 18:27
Sassanid fire temple restoration work starts
TEHRAN – Work to restore Atashkadeh Siah Gol, a Sassanid era (224–651) fire temple in western Iran, has commenced, a local official said on Sunday.
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2023-09-13 22:48
298 relics recovered from smuggler's house in northern Iran
TEHRAN — Iranian authorities have recently recovered a haul of historical relics from the home of a smuggler in northern Iran.
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2023-08-30 18:25
Relief of bearded man, recovered from the UK, passes microscopic tests
TEHRAN – The authenticity of a recently recovered bas-relief has been confirmed after it passed a series of special microscopic tests in a Tehran laboratory.
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2023-08-28 18:18
20 historical structures in Bushehr undergo restoration
TEHRAN – A selection of 20 historical sites, including mud-brick mosques and fortresses, have undergone restoration across Bushehr province in southwest Iran.
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2023-08-28 18:05
Relics recovered from France, UK on show at Tehran museum
TEHRAN – To mark a triumph of cultural diplomacy, the National Museum of Iran has put on show a number of smuggled relics recovered from France and the UK.
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2023-08-23 19:30
Ecbatana to host loan exhibition of treasured relics excavated from the ancient city
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Ecbatana will host a loan exhibition of magnificent relics previously excavated from ancient city, which partly overlaps with modern Hamedan in west-central Iran.
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2023-08-21 23:27
Parthian, Sassanian, and Islamic coins recovered from smugglers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently recovered 10 historical silver coins from smugglers in Nahavand, a city in Hamadan province.
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2023-08-07 18:29
Taq-e Bostan, a majestic ancient site in western Iran, cleaned up by cultural heritage fans
TEHRAN – Clusters of cultural heritage enthusiasts have recently cleaned the ancient site of Taq-e Bostan, which is located in Kermanshah province, western Iran.
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2023-08-01 17:31
Archaeologically-rich Parthian cemetery to become open-air museum in western Iran
TEHRAN – There is a plan to establish an open-air museum over an archaeologically-rich cemetery, which dates back to the Parthian Empire (247 BC to 224 CE), in western Iran.
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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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2023-07-19 18:29
From soldier to prince: new perspective emerges on recovered Sassanian relief
TEHRAN – An Iranian researcher specializing in Sassanid bas-reliefs believes that a recently recovered relief from the UK depicts a prince or a man of royal blood, not a soldier.
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2023-07-15 18:58
Repair work starts at Kazerun museum of anthropology
TEHRAN – Restoration work has commenced on the anthropology museum of Kazerun, an ancient town in southern Iran, which was once a seat of power for the mighty Sassanid Empire.
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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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2023-07-10 18:41
Recovered Iranian carving seized by UK border patrol goes on show at National Museum
TEHRAN – This morning, an ancient Iranian carving returned by the UK after it was recovered from smugglers at Stansted airport was put on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
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2023-07-02 19:55
Iranian, French archaeologists commence follow-up survey in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has commenced a follow-up survey on the ruins of Viranshahr, situated in the Khorasan region, northeast Iran.
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2023-06-30 17:56
Tehran museum to put Sasanian relief recovered from smugglers in UK on display
TEHRAN – A Sassanian relief returned by the UK after being recovered from smugglers in Stansted airport will be on display at the National Museum of Iran in the near future.
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2023-06-27 22:08
Archaeologists to redraw boundaries for Sassanid, Il-Khalid sites in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has dug research trenches around two neighboring ancient sites in Ilam province, southwest Iran, aimed to redraw legal boundaries for more safety.
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2023-06-24 18:43
UK returns smuggled ancient artifact to Iran
TEHRAN – The Iranian embassy in London has received a smuggled relief of a bearded man believed to originate from the Sassanian Empire (ca 224 – 651 CE).