(photo credit: Jelveh and Moradi, Iran: Journal of the British Institute ... offers a vivid glimpse into ancient pastimes and the cultural vibrancy of early civilizations. Discovered in 1977 ...

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.

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 ...

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An ancient Iranian festival that basically celebrates the coming of the winter solstice and the longest night of the year for centuries is Yalda Night (or Shab-e Yalda; also, Shab-e Chelleh). It ...

“Our research, combined with a careful reading of ancient sources, has led us to pinpoint the exact location of the battle, ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' suzetrigine is an investigational pain treatment. Its first approved indication could come as early ...

Iran’s rich architectural heritage shines through its ingenious creations that harmonize with nature, and among these, the windcatchers (or badgirs) stand out as a testament to ancient engineering ...

Nearly half a century after its discovery, researchers from the United Kingdom and Iran proposed a set of rules ... offers a vivid glimpse into ancient pastimes and the cultural vibrancy of ...