5+ day, 56+ min ago   (243+ words) TEHRAN – Iran has registered more than 43,000 relics and properties, including more than 14,000 historical buildings, the minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts said on Tuesday. Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri said Iran's tangible heritage, including historic buildings, structures and archaeological sites, together…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (654+ words) mobility in the region before the emergence of early states. Evidence from human remains Bioanthropological...

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…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (279+ words) internal and external dynamics of the Central Eurasian states and shows how their people repeatedly revolutionized...

1+ week, 16+ min ago   (1230+ words) TEHRAN - Scattered across the mountains, plains and historic routes of Qom province, a group of ancient Meels, standalone beacon towers once used to guide travelers and caravans, offers a distinctive glimpse into the history of travel and communication in central…...

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…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (413+ words) attacks in modern history. On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, followed three...BBC Verify, CBC, and NPR all concluding that the United States was responsible for the strike. These findings...

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, 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…...

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…...