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Sharon Turner: The Persian Origin of Anglo-Saxon Words
The article below was written in a letter Sharon Turner in 1827 and was first posted in the CAIS (Circle of
Thousands Year Old Iron Production in Iran
The article “Archaeologists discover millennia-old iron production sites in Iran” was published by the Jerusalem Post on May 2, 2021.
The Historical Amazons
The posting below highlights the late Shapour Shahbazi’s discussion of Amazon female warriors which was originally published in the Encyclopedia
Archaeological Survey of the Parthian-Sassanian Oltan Fortress
The article “Archaeological survey sheds new light on Sassanid era fortress” was published in the Tehran Times on September 21,
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The Achaemenid Superpower of the Ancient World
The article “Achaemenid Persian Empire: The Superpower of the Classical World” written by Dattatreya Mandal was published in the Realm of History venue and
New Book: Iranian-Russian Encounters Empires and Revolutions since 1800
There is new book on the history of Iranian-Russian relations: Title :Iranian-Russian Encounters: Empires and Revolutions since
Lecture: Influence of Sassanian Architecture upon European and Wider Civilization
Kaveh Farrokh will be providing a lecture at the University of British Columbia (UBC) entitled: Influence of Sassanian
The Expedition of Darius the Great
Below is an article by the late Professor Shapour Shahbazi on the expedition of Darius the Great into
Photos of the Ancient Underground City of Samen In Hamedan, Western Iran
The report "Ancient Underground City Unearthed in Hamedan" was originally posted by the Financial Tribune with the photos provided by Abdollah Heidari of the IRNA.
Judeo-Persian Communities during the Achaemenid Era
The article "JUDEO-PERSIAN COMMUNITIES OF IRAN: ii. THE ACHAEMENID PERIOD" written by Mayer I. Gruber was published in print (Vol. XV, Fasc. 1, pp. 90-96)
Ardwīsūr Anāhīd
The article "Ardwīsūr Anāhīd" was written by Mary Boyce in the Encyclopedia Iranica. Kindly note that the images and accompanying captions do not appear in
Combat Memoirs of Iranian Air Force Pilots
The article written for the Hushkit [The Alternative Aviation Magazine] outlet on January 27, 2016 is of Kash Ryan's book "Air Combat Memoirs Of The
Decoding of an Enigmatic Puzzle
The article "Linear Elamite: One of the World’s Earliest Languages Finally Deciphered" written by Christopher Eames was published in the Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology
Traces of early Humans discovered in Iran
The article "Traces of early humans found in southern Iran" was published in the Tehran Times on September 24, 2019. The version below has been
