When Persepolis was first published by Pantheon two decades ago, Iranian expatriate French cartoonist Marjane Satrapi brought North America a child’s-eye view of revolution in the middle east.

Professor Herzfeld, who dug up & restored the place, has made it headquarters for further excavation of other once magnificent buildings of Persepolis. The place, now called Istakhr, is near ...

Following extensive technical studies, the Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that a protection and restoration project for the historic inscription of Darius the Great will begin this week.