Ancient Iran
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Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil;
Ancient Mesopotamian temple in Iran
Choghā Zanbīl, also spelled Tchoghā Zanbīl or Choga Zambil, ruined palace and temple complex of the ancient Elamite city of Dur Untashi (Dur…
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Iran's Arch of Garden
Inscribed into the base of a towering cliff, these extraordinary Sassanian bas-reliefs of ancient victorious kings divide opinions.
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Iranians were making ‘20th-century’ chromium steel 900 years ago
Chromium is a common addition to alloys to make materials like tool steel or stainless steel, and it’s long been thought to have been invented…