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2024-04-21 16:53
Persepolis director underscores fight against lichens
TEHRAN - Research and field investigation for combating lichens is still underway on the stones in Persepolis, a celebrated World Heritage site in southern Iran, the World Heritage site’s director said on Sunday.
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2024-04-20 18:02
Lichens threaten Iran heritage sites; Bisotun leads most severe erosion
TEHRAN - For more than two decades, experts and cultural heritage specialists have been reporting on the crisis of lichen penetration in some of Iran’s cultural heritage sites and monuments.
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2022-03-08 20:52
Help! Majestic treasures of Sassanid art under invasion of lichens, fungi, and leaky rocks
TEHRAN – Some of Tang-e Chogan bas-relief carvings, celebrated as majestic treasures of Sassanid art, are under threat of complete destruction due to lack of proper maintenance and natural causes such as lichens, fungi, and the leakage of water through the rock-carved reliefs.