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Paleolithic archaeologist, Head of Paleolithic Department and Deputy for Cultural Affairs, National Museum of Iran.
Iran’s Neolithic communities excelled in antler craft, research shows. www.tehrantimes.com/news/523956/...
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Interdisciplinary bioarchaeological research (lipid residues analysis of prehistoric pottery, faunal and human remains) document Neolithic consumption of caprine milk 9000 years ago in the Iranian Plateau.
@umr-bioarch.bsky.social @cnrs.fr & @mnhn.fr) #LSCE.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The edited volume ResourceScapes in the Iranian Highlands: Soils, Water, Wind and Minerals as Factors of Appropriation and Integration has recently been published by Sidestone Press Academics (2025). This work, the third in the series The Iranian Highlands.
13.02.2026 16:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In the Aknoon studio, I had the unique experience of a two-hour, in-depth conversation with Soroush Sehat on Paleolithic Iran, Neanderthals, and the dawn of human art in Iran. #aknoon #soroushsehat
03.02.2026 09:19 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you so much.
30.01.2026 13:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A cloudy sky on the last day of 2025.
31.12.2025 15:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Standing before the timeless beauty of the National Museum of Iran on a clear winter day—a profound link to endless history. The perfect reflection as we step into 2026. Wishing you a New Year of discovery and wonder.
30.12.2025 07:07 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Fossilien-Funde im Iran offenbaren das Leben vor 70.000 Jahren www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/panorama/art...
27.12.2025 19:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Honored to host a delegation from the National Museum of #Tajikistan .Held fruitful discussions on deepening our cultural ties, planning joint exhibitions, and expert collaboration—especially in restoration. I was pleased to later guide our guests through the "Narrators of Ancient Iran" exhibition.
24.12.2025 21:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New Thesis: #GanjDareh Burial Rituals
The Master's thesis of Stéphanie Falardeau (supervised by Prof. Julien Riel-Salvatore) is now available.
This research re-evaluates 1970s excavation archives from Ganj Dareh, a key early Neolithic site in Iran. umontreal.scholaris.ca/items/fbbbba...
Back at #PACEA (University of Bordeaux) after over a decade. My heartfelt thanks to Jacques and Anne.
20.12.2025 20:21 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
National conference reviews technology use in salvage archaeology for dam projects www.tehrantimes.com/news/521344/...
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Excavations reveal secrets of seasonal pastoral camp in Hawraman Mountains
www.tehrantimes.com/news/521088/...
Narrators of Ancient Iran’ extended after popular demand. www.tehrantimes.com/news/520778/...
25.11.2025 07:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The 'Bone Glasses' That Weren't Actually Glasses
www.tehrantimes.com/news/520680/...
22.11.2025 10:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Early Sassanian natural mummy on public display. www.tehrantimes.com/news/520130/...
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Open access:Between Nomads and Settlers: A Quantitative Analysis of Lithic Assemblages from Tula’i (Tuleii), Zagros, Iran. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
13.11.2025 11:42 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Open Access: Landscape affordances, GIS, and the hunting landscape of rock art in the Central Iranian Plateau www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
11.11.2025 11:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Download the Persian version of "The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire " here: irannationalmuseum.ir/fa/product/%...
09.11.2025 12:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Village Life at Prehistoric Monjukli Depe, Turkmenistan
Edited by Susan Pollock, Reinhard Bernbeck & Ilia Heit | 2025, www.sidestone.com/books/villag...
Unpacking the Neolithic: Assessing the Relevance of the Neolithic Construct in Light of Recent Research. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
04.11.2025 04:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Significant New Acheulean Assemblage Found in Southern Iran
www.tehrantimes.com/news/519635/...
Iran-China relations through the ages: interview with National Museum director www.tehrantimes.com/news/519448/...
24.10.2025 12:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#imwd
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www.tehrantimes.com/news/519021/...
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Narrators of Ancient Iran’ on view at National Museum. www.tehrantimes.com/news/518737/...
05.10.2025 17:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Please see the appendix in The Proto-Neolithic Cemetery in Shanidar Cave
Ralph S. Solecki, Rose L. Solecki, Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
Actually, the Shanidar malachite bead is from a Proto-Neolithic burial, not the Late Upper Paleolithic.
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