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1. The Persian War Machine: Organization and Command – Part I

   ... 3.0 ) Faravahar, one of the best-known symbols of ancient Iran (Persia). Relief in Persepolis. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) ... Image: Deriv; Faravahar carved in stone at Persepolis, Iran, ( Public Domain )and Persian archers (Public Domain) ...

   Cam Rea - 12/10/2016 - 16:59

2. Anahita and Ishtar: Connections to the Planet Venus

   Anahita was a goddess associated with water, fertility, wisdom, warfare, and eventually the planet Venus. During the Achaemenid dynasty in Persia, she became incorporated into the Zoroastrian religion as a Yazata, a type of minor divinity. Her association with warfare and the planet Venus was not very prominent before the Achaemenid Period, leading some to conclude that her cult and persona may have become influenced by the goddess Ishtar.

   Caleb Strom - 05/12/2016 - 03:47

3. Legends of the Unicorn Horn: Cures, Antidotes and Medicinal Magic

   ... 510 BC. Winged Unicorn at the Palace of Darius in Susa, Iran. On display at the Louvre, Paris. (Amir El Mander/ CC BY ...

   ashley cowie - 25/09/2018 - 19:03

4. The Aftermath Of The Achaemenid Empire

   ... of Iranian Studies, Harvard University, in the foreword to Iran Seven Faces of Civilization, describes it as such: ...

   micki pistorius - 07/10/2022 - 20:42

5. Do Adam and Eve Fit into the Evolutionary Story?

   ... Animals), depicting Adam and Eve. From Maragh in Mongolian Iran. ( Public Domain ) Adam’s identity was discovered ...

   aprilholloway - 09/12/2017 - 22:55

6. Messages in Myths: Eden A Poetic Rendition Of Reality

   ... Animals), depicting Adam and Eve, from Maragh in Mongolian Iran. (1294) ( Public Domain ) Eden A Poetic Rendition of ...

   jim willis - 12/04/2021 - 17:42

7. Horses, Cows and Celestial Creatures at the Dawn of Civilizations

   When I think of the Aryans of the ancient times, I think of Central Asia, the steppe, a horse culture that could enable their language, Sanskrit to spread, at a gallop, so to speak, westward and south, to form the basis of virtually every European and many subcontinental languages in the millennium before Christ.

   Steven Keith - 27/05/2018 - 23:01

8. 6 Spectacular Summer Solstice Celebrations Around the World

   ... /Adobe Stock ) Seeking Rain Over Sun with Tirgan in Iran The main features of the Iranian Tirgan festival are ... the Archer who allegedly settled a border dispute between Iran and Turan. The archer’s action caused a huge ... have been followed by much-needed rain and peace between Iran and Turan. Arash the Archer statue in Sa'dābād palace. ...

   Alicia McDermott - 21/06/2019 - 22:23

9. Sao Miguel das Missoes Brazil, A Mission Forced to Abandon its Converts

   Brazil is a huge country, well known for its carnivals, rich coffee, fantastic soccer players, and diverse heritage. One of its most remarkable archaeological sites is the São Miguel das Missões. This is an extraordinary example of 18^th century architecture in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sol that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.

   Ed Whelan - 01/06/2019 - 13:55

10. The Enigmatic Pilgrim at the Alchemical Palace of Palombara

    In the heart of the Esquiline Hill in Rome, third century AD Emperor Licinius Gallienus enjoyed the tranquility of the Horti Liciniani, a luxurious complex of ancient Roman villas with large gardens and outdoor rooms originally built in the first century BC. By the mid-17th century, the impressive Villa Palombara, home of Massimiliano II Savelli, Marquis of Palombara (1614-1685) occupied this land.

    Roberto Volterri - 26/04/2021 - 16:04

11. Multiple Studies Say Cultural Heritage at Risk Because of Climate Change

    ... base of Siraf’s old city walls on the Persian Gulf of Iran (photograph by M. Pourkerman); B) St Monans, Scotland ... this group, only four—Colombia, Nigeria, Thailand, and Iran—were able to identify specific actions being taken to ...

    Nathan Falde - 02/11/2022 - 00:00

12. 1,600-Year-Old Pottery Workshop Has First Known Rock-Hewn Kiln in Israel

    During the construction of a new residential quarter, north of the new Yaʽarit neighborhood, a team of archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a Roman era pottery workshop, where jars were manufactured. The kiln, used to fire the jars, is the only one known to date in the country to have been hewn entirely in bedrock.

    Sam Bostrom - 27/07/2016 - 21:46

13. Deciphering Cuneiform to Get a Handle on Life in Ancient Mesopotamia

    ... East India Company, visited the Behistun Inscription in Iran. This inscription, which was carved onto a cliff face ... in a cliff on Mount Behistun (present Kermanshah Province, Iran). ( Public Domain ) More Scholars Tackle Cuneiform ...

    dhwty - 25/04/2019 - 23:54

14. 2,500-Year-Old Carpet is Stunning Reflection of Advanced Culture of the Pazyryk Nomads

    ... the Pazyryk carpet from a replica in the Carpet Museum of Iran ( CC by SA 2.0 ) As for the design of the Pazyryk ... at: https://www.dorisleslieblau.com/articles/pazyryk-rug Iran Chamber Society, 2018. A brief history of Persian Carpet ...

    dhwty - 30/03/2018 - 23:03

15. Apadana – The Everlasting Hall of the Achaemenids

    ... large ancient gate in 2,500-year-old city of Persepolis in Iran Naqsh-e Rustam: Ancient Tombs of Powerful Persian Kings ... of the Apadana. Top image: Ruins of ancient Persepolis, Iran, with the columns of the Apadana Hall on the right. ... Persian Kingship and Architecture: Strategies of Power in Iran from the Achaemenids to the Pahlavis . I.B. Tauris. ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 29/09/2019 - 02:03

16. DNA Suggests Yiddish Began on the Silk Road

    Amy Pullan-Sheffield

    For decades, linguists have questioned the origin of Yiddish, the millennium-old language of Ashkenazic Jews.

    Now, the Geographic Population Structure (GPS), which converts DNA data into its ancestral coordinates, has helped scientists determine that the DNA of Yiddish speakers could have originated from four ancient villages in northeastern Turkey.

    ancient-origins - 23/04/2016 - 00:51

17. Ancient Mesopotamia and the Rise of Civilization

    ... Southeast Turkey, and parts of the Turkish-Syrian and Iran-Iraq borders. The region encompassed some of what is ... Mesopotamia, he was able to take over parts of Syria, Iran, Kuwait, Jordan, Turkey, and some people believe even ...

    Sarah P Young - 14/01/2021 - 23:08

18. The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ – Part I: After the Deluge

    ... the earliest Semites were located in Elam, in western Iran, and contributed to the neighboring Assyrian state as ... Seven Mountains to Aratta: Searching for Noah’s Ark in Iran Armenoid Armenian from Kessab, Jebel Akrah. Classified ...

    Alexander Jacob - 15/01/2021 - 00:52

19. The ‘Dynastic Race’ and the Biblical ‘Japheth’ Part II: Ethnology and Influence

    In Part I, the author pieced together the possible genealogy to be found in Mesopotamia and Egypt, taking as his starting point the Biblical account of human developments in the region after the deluge, which, of course, begins with Noah and his family. Part I concluded with the assertion that a New Race referred to as a ‘Dynastic Race’ was evident in the region. What further clues to the ethnology of this race can be found?

    Alexander Jacob - 14/10/2017 - 13:56

20. Abrupt Climate Change May Have Rocked the Cradle of Civilization

    ... Fertile Crescent, a region in west Asia that extends from Iran and the Arabian Peninsula to the eastern Mediterranean ... of civilizations following discoveries in Burnt City of Iran Setting up the core in multi sensor core logger (MSCL) ... to centennial) peat record from Neor Lake in Northwest Iran. Abrupt climate changes occur in the span of years to ...

    ancient-origins - 10/08/2015 - 23:59

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