A Second 4,600-Year-Old Game Found at Iran’s Burnt City Has No Surviving Board
Archaeologists at Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran’s ancient Burnt City, have uncovered a second 4,600-year-old game, but unlike the famous gaming set discovered there nearly half a…
Iran archaeology
Seven-Fortress Alamut Network Nominated for UNESCO World Heritage Status
Iran has nominated the Cultural Landscape of Alamut and its related fortifications for UNESCO World Heritage status, seeking international recognition for one of the most…
Historic Mihrab Discovered at Pasargadae Caravanserai in Iran
A historic mihrab has been identified during restoration work at a caravanserai within Pasargadae, the UNESCO-listed archaeological site that once served as the first capital…
The 2,800-Year-Old Hasanlu Lovers: When Archaeology Corrected a Love Story
In northwestern Iran, archaeologists uncovered two intertwined skeletons frozen in what looked like a final embrace. For decades, they were known worldwide as the “Hasanlu…