Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: tiny but persistent lichens eroding the millennia-old monuments.

There are hundreds of such sites with historical significance in Iran, more than 20 with Unesco ... constructions in the world, the ancient Arg-e Bam citadel was situated on the ancient Silk ...

Oriental Institute Photographic Archives This collection includes all the spectacular aerial photographs of ancient sites in Iran taken by Ernst Herzfeld between 1935 and 1937. The next four maps were ...

Lorestan province’s tourism chief, Ata Hassanpour, has declared that the world’s oldest known animation originates from the ...

He meets Leyla an archeologist who is working in the desert. She is trying to find out the secrets of Ancient Persian Sites. Together they have to fight the Iraqi Invasion army, while trying to ...

(photo credit: Jelveh and Moradi, Iran: Journal of the British ... The game, found at the archaeological site of Shahr-i Sokhta, offers a vivid glimpse into ancient pastimes and the cultural ...

Ali Darabi, the Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, announced the development on Wednesday during a visit to historical sites in Tis ... reflects Iran’s enduring connection to maritime trade and ...