Persepolis, the most well-known ancient site in Iran, is being threatened by tiny lichens eating away at the monuments. These organisms tend to grow on surfaces like stone and can slowly break ...

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The non-movable artefacts, mainly stone objects, were covered with sandbags to protect them from strikes and flying debris.

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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.The fight, ...

Beginning in 2006, the Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency partnered with different cultural institutions to lead thorough excavations of the Chehrābād site, which was closed for mining in 2008.

Ancient Iranian "Saltmen" Mummified In Mine 2,500 Years Ago Depicted In New Images The ancient miners lost their lives digging salt from a site that was used for centuries by various peoples ...

Chris Patten laments the collapse of postwar unity as long-standing partnerships are cast aside in favor of unilateralism.

1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led archeologists to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that was decisive in the spread of Islam in the region.