Iranian Culture History and Archaeology

Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of Iran.

Chogha Mish (Iran)
The archaeological site of Chogha Mish is located in the Khuzistan Province of Iran (Susiana Plain)

Dahaneh Gholaman (Iran)
The site of Dahaneh Gholaman is an Achaemenid period Persian site in Sistan-Baluchestan province in Iran and north of Zahedan, on the border of Iran and Afghanistan.

Elam
Elam was the name of ancient Near Eastern kingdom in what is now southwestern Iran, beginning about 3100-3000 BC.

Firuzabad (Iran)
Firuzabad was the capital of Ardashir I (AD 224-241), the founder of the Sasanian empire of ancient Persia.

Jam'eh Mosque
The archaeological ruins of the Congregational Mosque of Siraf called Jam'eh are located in the port city of Siraf on the gulf coast of Iran.

Oriental Institute | The Harem of Xerxes at Persepolis
The Oriental Institute; site contains mostly photographs but a little text, too, from the Harem of Xerxes.

Oriental Institute | The Tall-E Bakun Project
Bakun BI and Bakun BII occupations near Persepolis, excavated in the 1930s, and most recently studied by Abbas Alizadeh, at the Oriental Institute.

Pasargadae (Iran)
Pasargadae was the ancient capital city of the Achmaenid Dynasty built by Cyrus II (also known as Cyrus the Great) in the 6th century BC.

Persepolis
The archaeological site of Persepolis was part of the Achaemenid Dynasty, established by King Darius during the 5th century BC.

Siraf Mosque
The archaeological ruins of the Congregational Mosque of Siraf are located in the port city of Siraf on the gulf coast of Iran.

Tappeh Sialk
The archaeological site of Tappeh Sialk is an important Early Neolithic site near the modern town of Kashan in Iran, with occupations dated to as early as 6000 BC.

The Treasures of Lake Hamun
An interview with Soroor Ghanimati, on her work at this site, a major stop on the southern branch of the Khorasan highway, the southern Iranian part of the Silk Road.

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