Throughout the arid regions of Iran, agricultural and permanent settlements are supported by the ancient qanat system of tapping alluvial aquifers at the heads of valleys and conducting the water ...

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 ...

Iran emphasizes the importance of dialogue and cultural cooperation among the nations that celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian ...

As Iran is about to celebrate its traditional New Year, Nowruz, Foreign Minister says the ancient ritual can provide a ground ...

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani says that, in the contemporary world of today, “we ...

Research suggests money emerged to facilitate exchange with strangers across borders. (photo credit ... in explaining the emergence of money in ancient societies. "The commodity theory is based ...

Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: ...