Researchers using wartime aerial photos and Cold War satellite imagery have identified a vast, once-lost Persian garden complex in Iran.

Historian Upinder Singh broke down the myths and truths of Iranian influence in Bihar at a talk titled 'A Persian palace in ...

Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, and traveling.

Iran’s diplomatic mission marked the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution with an appeal for deeper cooperation with ...

Amid a new Iran crisis, it’s getting harder to see how Trump emerges with the kind of crisp, easy win that he craves.

Iranian authorities plan to intensify legal action against graffiti and vandalism at the UNESCO-listed site of Persepolis, a provincial official said on Friday.

Traveling to Iran is like opening a storybook of civilization, culture, and nature. To help you plan your trip to Iran, here is a guide to some of the top places to visit in Iran.

Revealing remarkable religious diversity in the region, German archaeologists uncovered evidence of Christians and Zoroastrians coexisting in ancient Iraq.

A “forgotten Alexandria” on the Tigris is being pulled back into focus by archaeologists using drones and geophysics, revealing what appears to have been a vast, carefully planned metropolis in ...

The Ark of the Covenant, a gold-covered chest missing since 587 BC, is one of history’s most mysterious artifacts. Some ...

Archaeologists in Trabzon, Turkey, have made an extraordinary discovery, unearthing one of the world’s only three known ancient river ports. The structure, found buried nearly eight meters (26 feet) ...

Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, the Parthenon and the Pyramids: the world is packed with ancient wonders whose very names have the power to evoke the grand histories of entire civilisations. But while ...