TEHRAN – Some 60,000 relics and historical objects are being documented to be put in the right order in the Great Museum of Khorasan, which is located in Mashhad, northeast Iran. “60,000 historical objects are being documented and re-arranged in the Great Museum of Khorasan,” CHTN quoted the deputy tourism minister, Mohammad-Hassan Talebian, as saying […]
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Hundreds of original and fake relics retrieved
TEHRAN – A total of 844 relics, both original and copies, have been recovered from smugglers or illegal diggers in northwestern Ardebil province over the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2020). Iranian authorities have confiscated 844 relics, of which 301 objects were original, and 543 ones were fake, […]
Police seize relics including spearheads, seals from dealers
TEHRAN –Iranian authorities have confiscated 145 historical objects from two antique dealers in the town of Pakdasht, near Tehran. After days of intelligence operations, two illegal dealers were traced and arrested after police received reports from cultural heritage aficionados about their misdeeds, Pakdahst’s police chief has announced. Recovered relics include spearheads, clay seals, metal rings, […]
30 Years of Plastic Age Relics Overshadow Iron Age Heritage Site
The Plastic Age is a term some scholars suggest we use to refer to the modern, plastic dominated times in which we live. Plastic usage and littering is also linked to the Anthropocene – the unofficial, current geological epoch marked by the impact humans have on the Earth’s geology and ecosystem. Regardless of one’s perspective […]
Relics of a rebellion: A Hannukah visit to the home of the Maccabees
December 7, 1909. It is the first day of Hanukkah, and pupils from pre-state Israel’s first Hebrew high school are on a field trip. Their teacher has taken them to the ancient village of Modiin – site of a famous 1st-century BCE town and home of the Maccabees. We can almost see the children standing […]
Vendel Helmets: Spectacular Scandinavian Relics from the Vendel Period
Vendel and Valsgärde are two archaeological sites located in Sweden. Both of these sites were once used as burial grounds, and it is from the former that a period in Swedish prehistory, the Vendel period, derived its name. At these burial sites a number of helmets have been found. Considered to be some of the […]
Nazi Relics Discovered In Argentina: Final PROOF Hitler Faked His Death
Argentine police have uncovered a stunning 75 Nazi artifacts that were hidden away in a secret room near Buenos Aires, the discovery could be conclusive proof that Adolf Hilter faked his death and fled to Argentina. The jaw-dropping collection of artifacts includes a children’s harmonica in a box full of swastikas and a large bust relief […]
Hitler Busts Among Nazi Relics Found in Secret Room in Argentina
A treasure trove of Nazi-era paraphernalia has been discovered in a secret room behind a bookcase in Argentina, lending further weight that top Third Reich officials fled to the country at the close of World War II. Argentine Federal Police (PFA) confiscated numerous historical artifacts belonging to Nazi Germany, as well as objects of Asian […]
Armed forces pledge push to upgrade Iran’s defense power
In a statement released on Saturday, ahead of the National Army Day, the Armed Forces General Staff gave an assurance that threats against Iran are being monitored and that efforts are constantly made to empower the Iranian Army. By employing the most advanced military equipment and skilled personnel under the prudent guidance of Leader of […]