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2024-01-01 17:38
Sassanid temple in southern Iran needs urgent restoration, cultural heritage devotee says
TEHRAN – Siavash Aria, who is a cultural heritage devotee and expert, has raised an urgent plea for the restoration of the ancient Chahar-Taq of Kohnaru, a revered Sassanid-era ruined temple situated in southern Iran.
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2023-12-23 17:10
Konar Sandal undergoes excavation after a 17-year pause
TEHRAN – A fresh archaeological season has commenced on Konar Sandal, a Bronze-Age site in Iran’s Jiroft region, after a 17-year hiatus.
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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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2023-09-19 18:21
Ruins of brick houses, estimated to date from Safavid era, unearthed in northern Iran
TEHRAN—Archaeologists have discovered ruins of several brick houses in Rasht, the capital of Gilan province in northern Iran. The ruins, based on their initial estimate, date back to the Safavid era (1501-1736).
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2023-07-02 19:56
Archaeologists find clues about prehistorical smelting workshops in Shahdad
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found further evidence about prehistorical metal smelting workshops that are scattered in the Shahdad region of Kerman province, southern Iran.
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2023-06-14 19:22
History of pottery in Alborz region hits 7,000 years
TEHRAN – Alborz tourism chief has said the history of pottery making in some parts of the Iranian province goes back over 7,000 years.
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2023-06-12 18:26
Intl. conference to highlight Jundi Shapur as Iran’s ancient university
TEHRAN ––Jundi Shapur, which is an ancient Iranian university in Dezful, will host an international conference to discuss the history of education and science in the southwestern city.
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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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2022-09-14 18:30
Permanent crafts show to run adjacent to Belqeys citadel
TEHRAN - Belqeys citadel, famed as the second-largest mud-brick fortress in Iran, is set to host a permanent handicrafts exhibition in the near future.
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2022-09-13 18:08
By Afshin Majlesi
On Iranian islands, long walks, bike rides and amazing sceneries
TEHRAN—Sun-kissed beaches in a wide-open blue sky, rich cultures and untouched pockets of wilderness are just a few alluring characteristics of the Iranian islands.