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Journal Article: A Unique Parthian Sword
The HISTORIA I ŚWIAT academic journal has published the following article by Gholamreza Karamian (ORCID iD 0000-0003-4200-2592) and Kaveh Farrokh
Journal Article: Caucasian Albanian warriors in the armies of pre-Islamic Iran
The HISTORIA I ŚWIAT academic journal has published the following article by Kaveh Farrokh, Javier Sánchez-Gracia (HRM Ediciones, Zaragoza, Spain),
Which Gulf Do They Mean?
The article "Which Gulf do they mean?" by Kourosh Ziaberi originally appeared in the LobeLog on August 7, 2019. Kindly
The 2,800 Year Embrace in the Hasanlu Tomb
One of the most remarkable finds from ancient Iran pertains to skeletons of a male and a female discovered in
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UNESCO: Recognition of Polo (Chogan) as a Sport Originating In Iran
The report "UNESCO lists polo as Iran’s intangible cultural heritage" was announced in the Mehr News Agency (December, 7, 2017) and has been also
Dr. Manouchehr M. Khorasani: Persian Archery and Swordsmanship: Historical Martial Arts of Iran
Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani has published a book in 2013 entitled: Persian Archery and Swordsmanship: Historical Martial Arts of Iran Title: Persian Archery and Swordsmanship:
Ancient Settlement Uncovered In West-Central Iran
The news item below was reported by the Archaeology News Network on September 18, 2016, based on a news release by Mehr News. ==================================================================== Excavations at
Calling Iranians “Descendants of the Magi” is Actually a Compliment
The article below by Shireen T. Hunter entitled "Calling Iranians “Descendants of the Magi” is Actually a Compliment" originally appeared in the LobeLog on September
Persian Shamshirs in the State Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg in 2014 by Dr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani
Next to Iranian museums the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg has one of the most beautiful collections of Persian shamshirs in their collection. The
The Zur-Khaneh (House of Strength)
The article below by Houchang E. Chehabi on the Zoor-Khaneh, Zur-khaneh or Zur-Kāna (House of Strength) was originally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on August
Organization of the Iranian Army in 1921-1941
When Reza Shah engaged in his Tehran coup in early 1921, there was no unitary Iranian army. Instead, there are a number of independent “official”