Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient and Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought back home from museums and collections in Western countries.

2005-11-27 04:00:00 PDT Tehran-- Archaeologists from around the world have been rushing to excavate scores of newly identified ancient sites in southern Iran before the area is flooded by a new ...

The two animals were meant to reflect the prestige of this vast Persian empire, which fell in 330 B.C. when Alexander the Great sacked and burned Persepolis and its opulent palaces. The giant stone ...

The team of archaeologists found the stash of Persian coins, alongside other artifacts, ... B.C. until Alexander the Great's ...

Lawsuits by Victims of Terrorism Imperil Archaeological Studies In claiming $4-billion in damages from Iran, American plaintiffs demand that colleges and museums turn over ancient Persian artifacts ...

Yale and Peru ended a 100-year bitter dispute when the university agreed to return 40,000 artifacts originally taken from the Machu Picchu site in the Andes in the early 1900s.. Peru has claimed ...

During the Greco-Persian Wars of the early 5th century B.C., the city was freed. But in the early 4th century B.C., it was reincorporated into the Persian Empire.

It was fashioned in the Achaemenid era, the early Persian Empire, around 700 BC. The State Department announced in a tweet that the United States returned it this week. U.S. officials handed it ...

The 2,600-year-old Persian darics covered a soldier's pay for about one month. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Search for: ...

In 330 B.C., an apparently very angry Alexander the Great led an army of conquering Greek warriors into the wealthy Persian city of Persepolis. After ransacking kingly palaces and the imperial trea… ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient and Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought back home from museums and collections ...