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2023-11-08 17:53
Ancient DNA extracted from urn-like tombs unearthed in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – A team of experts has extracted DNA samples from the remains of ancient humans buried in urn-like clay tombs, which were unearthed accidentally earlier this year in southwest Iran.
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2023-11-05 17:30
Unearthing the past: explore exotic graves of Iron Age at Tabriz museum
TEHRAN – A visit to the Iron Age Museum could be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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2023-09-10 18:28
Unearthing mysteries of the Bronze Age: archaeologists explore Kordestan region
TEHRAN - Archaeologists have commenced a new excavation season on an ancient cemetery in the Saqqez region of Kordestan province, western Iran.
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2023-08-20 18:29
Ancient tombs discovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN - Archaeologists in northern Iran have unearthed some ancient tombs estimated to date from the Middle Bronze Age and Iron Age.
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2023-08-14 21:00
Takht-e Foulad: night tours offer cooler way to enjoy Isfahan site
TEHRAN—Takht-e Foulad, a historical site in Isfahan, has extended its visiting hours and introduced night-tour products, allowing visitors to rediscover the second-largest cemetery in the Shia world.
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2023-08-14 18:21
Archaeologists start new dig at site previously yielded urn-like tombs in southwest Iran
TEHRAN—An archaeological team has resumed work on a site in which urn-like tombs were accidentally discovered last year in an oil drilling project off the river Karun, near the city of Ahvaz, southwest 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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2023-06-18 18:58
Isfahan, Najaf mayors discuss sister ties between cemeteries
TEHRAN – Isfahan Mayor Ali Ghasemzadeh has met his Najaf counterpart Udai Abdosaheb Tadweer Al Khaledi to discuss broader ties, including a sister agreement between their historic cemeteries, where thousands of prominent figures have been buried.
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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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2023-05-31 12:32
Digging deeper: a look into burial traditions in northwest Iran during Bronze Age
TEHRAN – Northwest Iran is a rich area of burial sites. For example, excavations in the Azarbaijan region have revealed a variety of similarities and differences in their placement, as well as in the structure, building materials, and funerary goods of their tombs.
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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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2023-04-23 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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2023-01-25 19:15
Cemeteries as tourist attraction: Ibn Babawayh
TEHRAN – Tramping through the nearby cemetery might not be your first choice when considering enjoyable outings.
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2023-01-17 22:49
Iron Age earthenware restored in Semnan laboratory
TEHRAN – A number of ancient earthenware, estimated to date from the Iron Age, has recently been restored to the closest original state at a special laboratory in Semnan province.
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2022-10-23 19:37
A race against time: archaeologists find relics from Elamite tomb chambers
TEHRAN—A team of archaeologists has discovered arrays of burial relics from an Elamite era (c. 2700 – 539 BC) cemetery, which is now situated at the basin of a newly constructed dam in southwest Iran.
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2022-07-06 18:49
By Afshin Majlesi
Oil drilling reveals cemetery with giant urn-like tombs in southwest Iran
TEHRAN – An ancient cemetery bearing urn-like tombs has accidentally been discovered in an oil drilling project off the river Karun in Ahvaz, southwest Iran.
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2022-04-03 21:30
Study sheds new light on ancient cemetery in southeast Iran
TEHRAN –A study conducted by a team of Iranian archaeologists has revealed new clues on the ancient Damb-Kuh cemetery in the Makran region, southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2021-12-29 17:05
Grave hunters: cemetery tourism in Iran
TEHRAN - Having nearly all kinds of historical tombs, museums such as tomb towers, and rack-hewn tombs, Iran is heaven for cemetery enthusiasts and grave hunters; individuals who have passion for and enjoyment of cemeteries, epitaphs, gravestone rubbing, photography, art, and history of famous deaths.
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2021-10-20 17:20
Discover Ibn Babawayh cemetery in southern Tehran
TEHRAN – Ibn Babawayh is a vast historical cemetery located in Rey, southern Tehran, in which many Iranian figures have been laid to rest.
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2021-10-11 17:20
Zoroastrian Towers of Silence: abandoned, enigmatic but touristic
TEHRAN - The enigmatic Zoroastrian Towers of Silence are set on two lonely, barren hilltops on the southern outskirts of Yazd in central Iran.
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2021-09-28 18:45
Ilkhanid-era tombstone discovered in central Iran
TEHRAN – An ancient tombstone, estimated to date from the Ilkhanid era (1256 to 1335), has recently been discovered in one of the surrounding hills near Mahallat, central Iran.
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2021-09-17 19:30
Archaeologically-rich cemetery in southwest Iran preparing to host visitors
TEHRAN – The first phase of rehabilitation work has been finished on Shoghab cemetery in southwest Iran aimed to prepare the archaeologically-rich site for public visits.