1+ week, 5+ day ago   (747+ words) Tehran Times Karaftou Cave: A timeless sanctuary of history, art, and faith in western Iran TEHRAN – Karaftou Cave, nestled in the rugged limestone cliffs of Iran’s Kordestan province some 53 kilometers east of Saqqez and 46 kilometers northwest of Divandarreh, stands as…...

6+ day, 15+ min ago   (478+ words) tehrantimes.com From sacred spring to stone museum: the long journey of Khusro II's bust Located north of Kermanshah, the Taq-e Bostan archaeological complex is renowned for its magnificent Sasanian rock reliefs and royal grottoes. Among these celebrated carvings stands…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) TEHRAN – The Persian translation of the book “Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present” by Christopher I. Beckwith has been released in the bookstores across Iran. Translated by Sahrbanoo Saremi,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (284+ words) TEHRAN – A series of new conservation and infrastructure projects are underway at the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran, including fencing of some 70 hectares of surrounding land, the director of World Heritage site has said. Mohammad-Javad Jafari said about 35 hectares of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (258+ words) TEHRAN - For centuries, the Indian Ocean served not as a barrier separating Iran from East Africa, but as a maritime corridor linking the two regions. Seasonal monsoon winds carried sailors, merchants, religious scholars and migrants between the Persian Gulf, the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (263+ words) TEHRAN – Changiz Sheykhli, the pioneering figure who founded Iran’s modern caving and speleology movement, died on Wednesday, August 20, in Karaj at age 99, following a period of illness. Widely honored as the “father of Iranian caving,” Sheykhli’s death closes a formative…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (211+ words) TEHRAN - A major new scholarly work on the monetary systems of the Achaemenid Empire was published earlier in July, offering the first comprehensive account of the diverse coinages that circulated across one of the ancient world's most expansive and administratively…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (654+ words) TEHRAN - A five-year joint research project by the University of Tehran and the University of Warsaw has shed new light on the lives of communities in central Iran before the rise of the Median state, challenging the long-held view that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (808+ words) TEHRAN - Archaeologists excavating the ancient Burnt City in southeastern Iran have unearthed a 4,600-year-old board game, a decorated bone comb and exceptionally well-preserved organic remains, offering new clues about the social and everyday lives of the city’s inhabitants during the…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (158+ words) TEHRAN – A stone inscription dating to the Ilkhanid period has been discovered during restoration work at the eastern entrance of the Jameh Mosque in Nimvar, a historic city in central Iran. The white travertine stone measures approximately 85 by 34 centimeters and…...