Ancient Technology

Ancient Technology

Ancient inscription

Centuries-old inscription discovered near Istakhr ancient city

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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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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