An underground labyrinth city and aqueduct were recently unearthed in the ancient town of Abarkuh in Yazd Province, Iran.

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 ...

A research team is investigating the influence of the Zagros Mountains on the bending of Earth's surface. A team of ...

As the home of one of the oldest civilisations, Iran is rich ... Founded in 6000 BC, history buffs can marvel at the remnants of the city’s past, including the Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis ...

These films are part of an ongoing effort to use public diplomacy to enhance Iran's image abroad and combat misconceptions about the ancient country. According to the Public Relations Office of the ...