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Mudbrick houses The heritage of traditional Iranian architecture

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Mudbrick houses: The heritage of traditional Iranian architecture​

TEHRAN - Across Iran’s deserts, dry plains and mountain valleys, houses built from earth form some of the country’s most distinctive architectural landscapes. Their rounded roofs, thick walls, shaded courtyards and, in places, tall windcatchers are more than picturesque features. They are the result of centuries of experience in building with local materials and adapting everyday life to a difficult climate.

Mudbrick houses: The heritage of traditional Iranian architecture

Zoroastrian funerary inscription from late Sasanian era discovered in southern Iran

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Zoroastrian funerary inscription from late Sasanian era discovered in southern Iran​

TEHRAN - A newly discovered funerary inscription dating to the late Sasanian period and associated with a Zoroastrian burial has been found in a carved frame north of the ancient city of Estakhr in Marvdasht plain of Fars province, southern Iran.

Zoroastrian funerary inscription from late Sasanian era discovered in southern Iran

Newly discovered Sasanian rock engravings depict mountain goat horses in southern Iran

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Newly discovered ‘Sasanian’ rock engravings depict mountain goat, horses in southern Iran​

TEHRAN – Needle-engraved rock art depicting a mountain goat and horses dating to the Sasanian period (224–651 CE) have recently been found on the rocky outcrops of the Marvdasht Plain in southern Iran.

Newly discovered ‘Sasanian’ rock engravings depict mountain goat, horses in southern Iran