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An article about the Sasanian Palace with an archaeological theme

Mehdi Rahbar, 2025, “The Sasanian Palace of Bandiãn Dargaz,” Caspian, Year 2025, Issue No. 4, pp. 173-188. Abstract A series of architectural spaces were discovered from the excavation of Tepe...

Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, Fall 2024, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 1–107

The second issue of Hunara for the year 2024 has been published as an Open Access journal. This special issue, titled Ancient Iran and the South Caucasus, was edited by...

A Group of Authors, 2024, Gileh Khat, Farhang-e Ilia publication, Rasht.

Finally, the proposed Gilaki alphabet and script called “Gileh Khat” is published in the “Farhang-e Ilia” publication. In this work, an attempt is made to present a uniform and expressive...

Conference of the Sasanian Persia: Once Upon a Time

The conference “Sasanian Iran: Once Upon a Time” will focus on the latest research findings and scholarly achievements concerning the Sasanian and Post-Sasanian periods. It is organized by the Institute...

Lecture Series on the History and Culture of Central Asia (Winter Term 2024/25): Archery and Kingship in Pre-Islamic Soghd and in Early Islamic Mawarannahr

A lecture by Aleksandr Naymark, Hofstra UniversityThe second lecture in the winter term series on the history and culture of the Zerafshan Valley will take place on December 17th, 2024,...

The Middle Persian Text Mādayān ī Wīrāzagān: Contextualizing its Role in the Zoroastrian Literary Tradition

Ruben Nikoghosyan, The Middle Persian Text Mādayān ī Wīrāzagān: Contextualizing its Role in the Zoroastrian Literary Tradition, Azhyar Foundation for Ancient Iranian Studies, January 6th, 2024.The Mādayān ī Wīrāzagān (Wīrāzagān),...

Five Doctoral Research Fellowships, The Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern

The University of Oslo is seeking candidates for five doctoral research fellowships in various disciplines. The fellowships are full-time, fixed-term positions lasting four years, which include 25% teaching responsibilities. The...

Iranian Intellectuals and the issues of Language

Farzad Baloo, 2024, Iranian Intellectuals and the issues of Language, Tarh-e No, Tehran. Theme: Philosophy of Language, Linguistics, and Intellectual History of Iran This is book about: Iranian Intellectuals and...

A study on the identification of Sassanid period instruments

Mahshid Farahani, 1403/2024, Saznameh – A study on the identification of Sassanid period instruments, Mahoor Publication, Iran. “Saznameh – A study on the identification of Sassanid period instruments” is the...

Pre-Islamic Texts in the Library of the Astan-e Qods Razavi (Lithographic Manuscripts)

Fatemeh Jahanpour, 1403, Pre-Islamic Texts in the Library of the Astan-e Qods Razavi (Lithographic Manuscripts), Astan-e Qods Razavi – Faravahar Publication, Iran   Fatemeh Jahanpour’s latest work, titled “Pre-Islamic Texts...

The 4th Azhyar Webinar on Iranian Studies with a focus on Manichaean Studies.

Azhyar Foundation for Ancient Iranian Studies Presents:The 4th Azhyar Webinar on Iranian Studies with a focus on Manichaean Studies. Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 14:00 (2:00 PM) Speakers: Dr. Esmailpour...

A Review of the Persian Book “Tārix-e andīše-ye sīyāsī dar Irān” Has Been Published on the Persian Version of the Ancient Iran News Website

A new post written by Dr. Yaser Malekzadeh has been published on the Persian version of the Ancient Iran News website. The post reviews the book “Tārīx-e andīše-ye sīyāsī dar...

A Review of the Persian Book “Tārix-dar-tarāzu” Has Been Published on the Persian Version of the Ancient Iran News Website

A new post written by Dr. Yaser Malekzadeh has been published on the Persian version of the Ancient Iran News website. The post reviews the book “Tārix-dar-tarāzu (تاریخ در ترازو),”...

Pahlavi Archive of Hastijan, Nima Asefi, Mahshid Mirfakhraie,  journal of Persian language and Iranian Dialects, pp. 143- 163, 2024.

(In Persian with Extended abstract in English) In this article, after mentioning a brief background of the Pahlavi Archive, the dating process, and the place of their discovery, three documents...

Proposals are invited for contributions to a special issue on“Mapping Iranian Languages”.

Proposals are invited for contributions to a special issue on“Mapping Iranian Languages”. We welcome articles exploring all topics related to the cartographic representation of Iranian languages. Potential topics include, but...