Bronze Age

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  • An Archaemenian clay tablet written in the Elamite scripts is shown at Iran's National Museum in Tehran, May 1, 2004. (Behrouz Mahri, AFP) 2026-06-28 18:03

    French archaeologist cracks 4,000-year-old Elamite script from Iran

    TEHRAN – French archaeologist François Desset has decoded the 4,000-year-old Linear Elamite writing system from ancient Iran, unlocking one of the last undeciphered scripts of the ancient Near East after years of research.

  • Ancient DNA reveals Zagros foothills as Bronze Age crossroads of peoples and cultures 2026-06-20 17:31

    Ancient DNA reveals Zagros foothills as Bronze Age crossroads of peoples and cultures

    TEHRAN - The Zagros mountain range and its foothills have long served as a crossroads for the movement of peoples, cultures, and languages. A question that has occupied scholars for decades is whether these cultural influences and population movements were accompanied by significant genetic changes. New research published in Genome Biology, which analyzed the ancient DNA of 17 individuals from the archaeological site of Bakr Awa in Iraqi Kurdistan, located in the western foothills of the Zagros, offers important insights into this question.

  • Echoes of the past: The Shahdad Standard 2026-05-17 18:09

    Echoes of the past: The Shahdad Standard

    The Shahdad Standard consists of a square metal plate (made of arsenical copper) attached to a metal pole. At the top of the pole, above a conical stone base, sits a small metal bird of prey with its wings spread open. The plate bears a crowded scene of human, animal, plant, and geometric figures, first raised in relief through metal casting and then beautifully outlined and detailed with engraving. All the people in this gathering hold their hands in a similar way, conveying a sense of mutual respect.

  • Study sheds new light on UNESCO-listed Khorramabad Valley Prehistoric Sites 2026-02-28 16:39

    Study sheds new light on UNESCO-listed Khorramabad Valley Prehistoric Sites

    TEHRAN – A new scientific article on the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age periods in the Khorramabad Valley has been published in the latest issue of the journal of the National Museum of Iran, the head of Lorestan’s Cultural Heritage Department said on Friday.

  • Ilam 2026-02-17 14:45

    Ilam’s Sarcham hill, a place of settlement from prehistoric to historical eras, says archaeologist

    TEHRAN--Initial studies show that human settlement was established in the hill of Sarcham in Holeylan county, Ilam province, from prehistoric to historical eras, as well as the Bronze Age.

  • Chegha 2026-02-02 17:01

    Ancient hill in Ilam’s Karezan district inhabited since 5th millennium BC

    TEHRAN -- Cultural artifacts which have been found on the surface of the Chegha Seifur hill in Karezan district, Ilam province, and their diversity, indicate that Chegha Seifur has been continuously inhabited since the 5th millennium BC until the historical period.

  • Holeylan 2025-10-20 17:22

    Holeylan Valley, historical passage of tool-making humans from 100,000 years ago

    TEHRAN-Archaeological studies show that tool-making humans lived in the Holeylan Valley in Ilam province for about 100,000 years and after going through the initial stages, have achieved irrigated agriculture and livestock domestication.

  • Burnt City, a symbol of peaceful coexistence in ancient Iran 2025-10-05 17:36

    Burnt City, a symbol of peaceful coexistence in ancient Iran

    TEHRAN - An Iranian archaeologist has said that the UNESCO-registered Burnt City is one of the most prominent archaeological sites in Iran, reflecting one of the earliest urban societies in the history of human civilization.

  • ‘Oldest handicrafts’ traced to Lorestan, local official says 2025-08-24 16:42

    ‘Oldest handicrafts’ traced to Lorestan, local official says

    TEHRAN – Iran’s oldest known handicrafts have been traced to its Lorestan province, according to a local official.