An almost three millennia-old network of hewn-rock ducts unearthed in Jerusalem has baffled archaeologists, given the lack of comparable biblical finds, or obvious links to an ancient temple and palace that once stood nearby, Reuters reports. The knee-deep channels, dating back 2,800 years, are located outside Jerusalem’s walled Old City. They stand in two clusters, […]
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Excavations underway in Chaparabad Dam to safeguard relics
TEHRAN –Five teams of Iranian archaeologists have commenced rescue excavations on the historical sites at the basin of the Chaparabad Dam in the city of Oshnavieh, northwest Iran, a local tourism official has said. As a result of the water release in the dam in the near future, the historical sites and relics in the […]
Tehran museum puts relics recovered from smugglers on display
TEHRAN – Over 400 ancient artifacts recovered from smugglers are on view at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran. A total of 434 historical objects that Iranian police have recovered from smugglers in the provinces of Tehran and Isfahan have been put on show at the National Museum of Iran, ISNA reported on […]
Iron Age relics recovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated some ancient relics from the house of a suspect in the city of Amol, which is situated in the northern Mazandaran province. Source Views: 0
Relics dating to 2nd millennium BC recovered by police
TEHRAN– Iranian authorities have recently recovered relics estimated to date from the second millennium BC. Source Views: 0
Elymais, Seleucid and Parthian relics recovered by police
TEHRAN—Iranian authorities have recently recovered several ancient objects estimated to date from the Elymais, Seleucid, and Parthian eras. The relics, which include an Elymais-era bronze coin and pieces of a marble vessel were seized from smugglers in Dezful of Khuzestan province, CHTN reported on Wednesday. In addition, an ancient Roman gold coin attributed to Julius […]
Elymais, Seleucid and Parthian relics recovered by police
TEHRAN—Iranian authorities have recently recovered several ancient objects estimated to date from the Elymais, Seleucid, and Parthian eras. The relics, which include an Elymais-era bronze coin and pieces of a marble vessel were seized from smugglers in Dezful of Khuzestan province, CHTN reported on Wednesday. In addition, an ancient Roman gold coin attributed to Julius […]
Police discover 93 relics in Kerman
TEHRAN—Iranian authorities have confiscated a total of 93 historical relics in the southern Kerman province over the past three months. Relics were discovered while being illegally traded online, said Seyyed Ali Hosseini, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage, CHTN reported on Monday. Three individuals were detained in this regard and surrendered […]
Relics dating from Copper and Stone ages discovered in western Iran
TEHRAN–Archaeologists in western Iran have recently unearthed relics estimated to date from the Stone Age and Copper Age. Archaeologists discovered simple and engraved relics inside trenches they had dug as a process to determine boundaries for an archaeological site in Asavleh village, which is situated in Sanandaj county of Kordestan province, CHTN reported on Tuesday. […]
11 historical relics recovered by Iranian police
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered eleven relics from a smuggler in Kuhdasht, Lorestan province, ILNA reported on Saturday. Source Views: 0
Furta Sacra: Medieval Trafficking In Saintly Relics
It is hard to imagine that the gruesome topic of bodysnatching and the ghastly, gory and gorgeous world of relics would be a main focus of religious veneration throughout the Middle Ages. Through time it has been a human instinct to revere physical objects that have been infused with the character or persona of the […]
Indigenous relics, historical documents on show in southern Iran
Indigenous relics, historical documents on show in southern Iran – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – A cultural heritage exhibition featuring Hormozgan province’s indigenous relics, handicrafts, and historical documents is currently underway in southern Iran. Titled “Hormozgan in the course of history” the three-day event turns the spotlight on various archaeological excavations being conducted across the province as […]
Stunning Golden Mask Adds to Amazing Relics Unearthed at China’s Sanxingdui Ruins
Archaeologists exploring sacrifice pits in a 3,000-year-old ruin have unveiled a Chinese treasure hoard consisting of almost 2000 relics of supreme cultural importance. However, the most important artifacts in this Chinese treasure hoard are two golden masks and a massive bronze figure deemed important enough that the site has applied for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage […]
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – Three historical objects have recently been confiscated from an antique dealer in west-central Iran. The accused was traced and finally arrested in his place after police received reports from cultural heritage aficionados about his misdeeds, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Sunday, CHTN reported. Recovered relics include […]
Over 1,000 Amazing Relics Unearthed at China’s Sanxingdui Ruins
Archaeologists exploring sacrifice pits in a 3,000-year-old ruin have unveiled a Chinese treasure hoard consisting of over 1000 relics of supreme cultural importance. However, the most important artifact in this Chinese treasure hoard is a singular, and massive bronze figure. It has been deemed important enough that the site is applying for UNESCO World Cultural […]
Unexplained Relics Left By A Lost Civilization?
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Iranian police seize relics from smugglers
TEHRAN – Some 20 historical objects have recently been confiscated from three smugglers in Kuhdasht, western Lorestan province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage said on Friday, CHTN reported. Including a decorative box, statue base, tray, and a few coins, the relics which had been embedded inside a car, were discovered […]
40 prehistoric, ancient relics restored to closest original states
TEHRAN – A total of 40 Iranian relics, which date from the prehistorical times to the Islamic era, have recently been restored to their closest original states. “40 historical and cultural objects have been restored in Markazi province. Dating from various prehistorical eras to the Seljuk era, the relics include a needle, arrowhead, clamp, crucifix, […]
Footprints, Fairies and even a Foreskin: 10 Bizarre Relics from History
From time immemorial, people had the need to venerate objects of great significance: religious relics, mythical symbols, or depictions of holy figures. And as if answering this need, the religious establishment has provided. Throughout time relics have been widely worshiped throughout the world. Some of them are relics in the true meaning of that term: […]
Scientists Totally Despiritualize A Group Of Holy Relics
Since the sixth century AD a church in Rome has treasured what the devout have believed to be the holy relics of the two apostles Saint James the Younger and Saint Philip. Now, new scientific analysis, has collapsed 1,500-years of Christian tradition. For more than 1,500 years, the holy men administering the Santi Apostoli church […]