Ancient Persia
Visitors to the UNESCO-registered Pasargadae will soon find a special walkway that connects the tomb of Cyrus the Great to a nearby caravanserai, the director of the World Heritage site has said. “At this stage, a path with a width of approximately two and a half meters will be constructed from the entrance of […]
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Authorities of Persepolis have launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) documentation project to help study and analyze the neighboring lands and properties, which encircle the UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Iran. “A documentation project has been commenced on the closest boundaries of Persepolis to gather needed information to monitor possible changes and interventions in
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Iran is somehow an open-air museum of ancient and prehistoric heritage, which testify to the colorful past of the nation yet many of them are nearly lost in time. Among those, Anubanini bas-reliefs are widely believed to be the oldest rock reliefs in the country. They are four reliefs that are associated with the
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The underground city of Sefidshahr, along with six other properties across Isfahan province, has recently been inscribed on the national heritage list. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Saturday in separate letters to the governor-general of the central province, CHTN reported. Khajeh Naein, Tehranchi, and Prvaresh mansions as well
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Archaeologists have recently discovered the ruins of a stone structure estimated to have once belonged to the ancient nomadic tribespeople. They also discovered pottery pieces of the first millennium BC as well as relics believed to date from the Parthian (247 BC – 224 CE) and Sassanid (224-651 CE) eras. The excavation was held on
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Up to the moment, 120 sites of significant historical values have been discovered within the vast Uramanat cultural landscape…. However, the number is estimated to reach over 700 in future archaeological expeditions, Pouya Talebnia said. “So far, 120 historical sites have been identified in the Uramanat region of Kermanshah province, and to further identify more
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“Archaeological quarries in Eyvanekey (district of Garmsar country) have uncovered vast landscapes from the Paleolithic period and a significant number of stone tools and artifacts,” Seyyed Milad Hashemi who led the archaeological survey said told reporters on Monday. “Preliminary studies indicate the presence of human beings in this region in the two eras of the
South Khorasan was a bustling hub for carpet weaning during the Timurid era (1370–1507). The Timurid dynasty also governed the city of Herat that was quite famous for its floral carpets. The motifs and designs of Herat carpets gradually grew smaller and regular and turned into their design of today, which are still considered popular
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It is located near the UNESCO-registered Susa, the UNESCO-registered Tchogha Zanbil, and the UNESCO-registered Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, and is some 18 kilometers from the city of Dezful along the banks of the Karkheh River. In the Elamite era, Karkheh was covered with palm groves and its woods were so famous that Ashurbanipal referred to
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The inscription bears Middle Persian (or Pahlavi) script in six lines, Said Hamid Fadai who presides over Persepolis World Heritage site. Because of erosion of the inscription, specialized archaeologists and historians have read and translated it carefully, the official added. The name of Zarathustra is engraved on this inscription that measures 40 by 35 centimeters,
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