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Excavations at Chogha Bonut

Oriental Institute "" Excavations at Chogha Bonut: The Earliest Vilage in Susiana, Iran. By Abbas Alizadeh, Research Associate. The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. The University of Chicago. The political upheavals in Iran in 1978/79 interrupted the process of momentous discoveries of the beginni...

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Mamasani Archaeological Project (Iran)

The Mamasani Archaeological Project is a collaborative fieldwork expedition directed by Professor D.T. Potts (University of Sydney), Mr. K. Roustaei (2003-2005, Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research), and Mr. Alireza Asgari Chaverdi (2006-present, ICAR). The project is investigating the Mamasani district in the highlands of Fars in southwest I...

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Eastern Porch of Darius' Palace

Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge By Soudabeh Sadigh. Following the discovery of black plinths, archeologists succeeded in pinpointing the location of the eastern porch of a palace denoted to Achaemenid King Darius the Great, found recently in Bolaghi Gorge, Fars province. In continuation of their excavations in area number 34 of the historic site of Bo...

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Verjuy Mithra Temple

The Oldest Surviving Mithraist Temple in Iran. Maragheh is one of Iran's most ancient cities having its roots in legends. In the past, its suburbs were used to build temples belonging to the religion of Mithraism. One of the temples is located 4 kilometers south of Maragheh in Verjuy village. There were no signs indicating the location of the temp...

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Persian King with Spear and Bow

Persian Empire, Artaxerxes I - Darius III, c. 450 - 330 B.C., Lydia 30327. Gold daric, SGCV II 4679, choice gVF, excellent style, 8.276g, 16.6mm, obverse Bearded archer (the Great King) kneeling right holding spear and bow; reverse Oblong punch; American Numismatic Association Certifiction Service photo certificate of authenticity, dated 11-2-78...

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The Prehistoric Mound Of Tall-i-Bakun

Oriental Institute Photographic Archives. Three kilometers south of Persepolis, in the plain of Marv Dasht, lies the prehistoric site of Tall-i-Bakun, consisting of two flat hillocks. Here in 1928, Ernst Herzfeld, of the University of Berlin, decided to undertake a trial excavation of the western mound, where he had previously discovered many preh...

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Save the Archaeological Sites of Pasargad

Archaeological Committee to Save the Archaeological Sites of Pasargad...

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Artaxerxes Tomb

Persepolis - Tomb of Artaxerxes III. The tomb on this webpage (map #10) is usually attributed to Artaxerxes III, but may in fact be that of king Artaxerxes II Mnemon. If this sarcophagus indeed belonged to the third Artaxerxes, this room may also have served as last resting place of Artaxerxes IV Arses and Darius III Codomannus, because their nev...

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Urban Planning Used in Dahaneh Gholaman

2500 Years Ago. Dahaneh Gholaman. CAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL & CULTURAL NEWS. Studies on the precise architecture and great harmony in the design of the Achaemenid era city of Dahaneh Gholaman indicate that it was constructed based on urban planning, the director of the Iranian archaeological team working in the region and at the 5200-year-old Burnt C...

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Bolaghi Gorge

Bolaghi-Gorge the Biggest Archaeological Salvage Operation in Iran. Bolaghi Gorge is to be immersed under water once the Sivand Dam is inundated, however, its salvation project, the biggest one in the history of Iran's archaeological activities, has engaged the presence of several archaeological teams from 8 countries and spending of hundreds of t...

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