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Marco Polo and the Persian Gulf
The Italian explorer and merchant Marco Polo (1254-1324) is famous in history for his epic journey along the ancient Silk
Yazd: Heir of an ancient civilization
The article "City of Yazd, manifestation of ancient civilization" written by Mina Ahmadi, was published in Mehr News Agency on
The Aqueducts of Iran
The article below is by H. E. Wulff, originally published in the April 1968 issue of the Scientific American (pages
F-14 Tomcat Fighter Ace: Fereydoun A. Mazandarani
The article “Interview with the greatest living fighter ace: F-14 Tomcat pilot Col. Fereydoun A. Mazandarani (rtd)” was composed by Kash
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10 Surprising Facts about Zoroastrianism
The video below "10 Surprising Facts about Zoroastrianism" has been produced by the FTD Facts network (June 30, 2020) and narrated by Leroy Kenton:
Linear Elamite Deciphered!
The article "Linear Elamite Deciphered! Ancient Iranian script finally unlocked" was written by Nathan Steinmeyer for the blog of the Biblical Archaeology Society on August
Documentary on Sassanian Horse Archers GalleryDocumentary on Sassanian Horse Archers
Ancient: Prehistory – 651 A.D., Hepthalite and Hunnic, Iran and Central Asia, Iran and Europe, Iran and the Persian Gulf, Kushan, Medieval: 652 A.D. – 1500 A.D., Parthian, Sassanian Military History, Sassanians, Scythian, Tocharian, Zoroastrianism
Documentary on Sassanian Horse Archers
The below video is a documentary about Sassanian horse archers made by the Invicta venue. The contents of the video are well-researched and it is
Correcting Misconceptions from a Smithsonian Magazine Article on Linear Elamite Research GalleryCorrecting Misconceptions from a Smithsonian Magazine Article on Linear Elamite Research
Ancient: Prehistory – 651 A.D., Anthropology, Archaeology, Education, Elam, Heritage, Journal Articles, Linguistics, Literature, News, Pre-Achaemenid
Correcting Misconceptions from a Smithsonian Magazine Article on Linear Elamite Research
Below is a scholarly response published in Academia.edu entitled "The Decipherment of Linear Elamite Writing and a Curious Way of Doing Journalism: A Rejoinder to
Unknown Iranian Famine of World War Two
Despite the vast focus of researchers on multiple facets of the history of World War Two, there remains a number of important events essentially ignored
Ancient Birthplace of Musical Instruments
The article "A birthplace of musical instruments" was posted in the Tehran Times on January 8, 2022. Kindly note excepting one image, all other accompanying
Stronach and Gopnik: Pasargadae
This article by David Stronach and Hilary Gopnik first appeared in the Encyclopedia Iranica on July 20, 2009. Kindly note that thirteen images and accompanying
