Ancient Persia

Ancient Persia

Ancient tools

People in southeast Iran had know-how to make tools 5,000 years ago

“The results of previous excavations in Qale-Rostam that constitutes some satellite sites of the [UNESCO-registered] Burnt City confirm its people had acquired expertise and knowledge of making instruments some 5,000 years ago,” ISNA quoted Iranian archaeologist Hossein-Ali Kavosh as saying on Wednesday. Ancient tools Kavosh said his team has just commenced a fresh survey in […]

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Parthian music

A birthplace of musical instruments

Narratives say the initiation of music in Iran dates back to the time of the mythical king, Jamshid. However, fragmentary documents from various periods, including rock-carved carvings, suggest millennia of musical practices in every corner of the ancient land. Archaeological records of Elam, the oldest civilization in the southwestern Iranian plateau, suggest the ancient land

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