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Buried for 4,000 Years, the Jiroft Culture could Expand the ‘Cradle of Civilization’
The article "Buried for 4,000 years, this ancient culture could expand the 'Cradle of Civilization'" was originally written by Antonio
Persepolis Architects Were Geologists as Well
The article "Persepolis Architects Were Geologists, too" was originally published in Mehr News on December 23, 2005 and by Shapur
An Overview of the Sassanian site of Nagshe Rajab
The site of Nagshe Rajab located in Iran's modern-day Fars province is currently a candidate as a UNESCO Registered site.
An Overview of the Sassanian Site of Taghe Bostan
The article "Taghe Bostan" was originally posted on July 27, 2010 in the Historical Iranian Sites and People venue. Kindly
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An Ancient Ancestor of the Pizza Dish
The article "A Look at how the World Invented Pizza" written by Alexandru Micu was published in ZME Science on January 28, 2021. Kindly
Darius I Stele Discovered in Southern Russia
The report below (originally released by Russia's TASS News agency) was provided by the Russia beyond the Headlines
Italian AGON Journal article: Ties of Greco-Roman civilization with ancient Iran
The AGON academic Journal of Italy (Università degli Studi di Messina; chief editors: Professor Massimo Lagana & Professor
Fezana Journal article on the Legacy of ancient Yalda Festival
The Fezana Journal has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh on the ancient Yalda festival of Iran: Farrokh,
M. L. Chaumont: Greek Historian Arrian (2nd century CE)
The article below by M. L. Chaumont on the Greek historian Arrian (2nd century CE) was originally published
The “Other” Themistocles and Artaxerxes I: an Irony
This article discusses the "Other" side of Themistocles (c. 524–459 BCE), the Athenian general-politician who fought against the
The Ancient and Enigmatic Site of Susa GalleryThe Ancient and Enigmatic Site of Susa
Achaemenids, Ancient: Prehistory – 651 A.D., Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Bronze Age, Cultural and Endangered Sites, Engineering, Heritage, Medieval: 652 A.D. – 1500 A.D., Parthian, Sassanian Military History, Sassanians, UNESCO
The Ancient and Enigmatic Site of Susa
The article "Susa: a gateway to must-see destinations" was published in the Tehran Times on November 12, 2021. Kindly note that: (a) the text printed
The Windmill and the Contribution of Persia
The article below is based on an excerpt from Kaveh Farrokh’s second text “Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War” (2007, Chapter 19: The
A Forgotten Gem of Sassanian Architecture: Iwan-e Karkheh
The article “Iwan-e Karkheh, a forgotten gem of Sassanid architecture” was published in the Tehran Times on January 15, 2022. Kindly note that: (a) the
Enigmatic Monument of Sarvestan has been Dated
The article "Sarvestan, the enigmatic monument of ancient Iran, finally dated" was published in the Tehran Times on October 26, 2021. Kindly note that: (a)
UNESCO-Bisotun
The article "Bisotun" is posted in the UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization). Kindly note that none of the images (and accompanying captions)
KÁRDAKES
The article “KÁRDAKES” by Rüdiger Schmitt was originally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 2010 and last updated on April 24, 2012. The
