Achaemenid Era
Maps of Achaemenid Era
The Site of Pasargardae
- Cyrus the Great
- Pasargardae: The Tomb of Cyrus the Great
- Pasargardae: The Persian Gardens
- Pasargardae: The case of the ancient Dam
- Pasargardae: A few notes on the exploration of the ancient site By S. Amiriparian (in Persian pdf text only).
The Site of Bistun
- The Bistun Site
- The story of the Bistun Inscription Part I (Persian text, pdf), Part II (Persian text, pdf), Part III (Persian text). By S. Amiriparian.
The Site of Tang e Bolaghi
The site or Kaaba of Zarathustra
- Shahrbaraz (in Persian – pdf): کعبه ی زرتشت
Post-Achaemenid Legacy
Mythology & Culture
- Calendars of Ancient and Post-islamic Iran (from Encyclopedia Iranica)
- Festivals of Ancient and Post-Islamic Iran (from Encyclopedia Iranica)
- A History of the Persian cap of Freedom (also known as Marianne’s cap in the west) By Farhang e Iran Website (in Persian). Topilc also discussed by Dr. Heydari-Malayeri in his website:in English and in French.
- The Farvardegan Celebrations in iran (BBC-Persian Report April 9, 2009)
- Sarv e Kashmar by Shahrbaraz (Persian text)
- The origins of the Winged Disk of ancient Persia (in persian) (pdf) – by S. Amiriparian.
- Yalda Persian Celebration of Light: The Origin of Christmas & Hanukkah - A video by Tara Farhid-Gallo.
Nowruz
- The Iranian origins of Nowruz By S. Amirparian (in Persian text only)
- Is there a Nissanu connection to Nowruz?
- A Collage of the celebration of Nowruz of the Spring of 2009 throughout the world (by Jadidonline.com)
- The Antiquity of Persia by Dr. Nasser e Din Parvin (in Persian text only). Topics of discussion include the long-standing cultural boundaries of Iranian civilization (known also as Greater Iran or Persianate civilization) and how the ancient Nowruz festival binds regions as disparate as the Euphrates and the Pamir Mountains.
Video Documentaries
- Iran: Seven Faces of Civilization (in English)
- Zarathustra and Iranian Culture (in Persian)
Consult also: Endangered Archaeological Sites
