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New Discourse on the Ancient World Lecture Series, Azyar Foundation, Boundaries of Land, Borders of Identity: The Struggle Between Zoroastrians and Christians Over Land Ownership in the Sasanian Era Sunday, March 30, 2025, 7:00 PM (Tehran Time)

The Azhyar Foundation Hosts the 22nd Session of New Discourse on the Ancient World. As part of its ongoing academic lecture series, the Azyar Foundation will hold the 22nd session...

Pourdavoud Lecture Series: Zoroastrian Hermeneutics in Late Antiquity, April 2, 16:00, Los Angeles

The lecture on Zoroastrian Hermeneutics in Late Antiquity, part of the Pourdavoud Institute Lecture Series, will take place on April 2, 2025, from 16:00 to 18:00 at Royce Hall 306,...

Jamsheed K. Choksy, 2024, ‘Forgiveness is Goodness: Mercy as an Enduring Virtue in Zoroastrianism’  Acta Orientalia Hung. Volume 77: Issue 4, pp.541–556.

A new article by Jamsheed K. Choksy, titled “Forgiveness is Goodness: Mercy as an Enduring Virtue in Zoroastrianism”, has been published in Acta Orientalia Hungarica (Volume 77, Issue 4, 2024,...

Nathalie Kallas, 2025, Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue, Access Archaeology Publications, United Kingdom

  Nathalie Kallas, 2025, Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue, Access Archaeology Publications, United Kingdom Nathalie Kallas, 2025, Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue,...

National Conference on the Iranian World: Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Periods, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, October 7, 2025

The Tissaphernes Archaeological Research Group and the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, as part of the Iranian World Conference series, will hold the National Conference on the Iranian World:...

Sogdian fire-worship: Between Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, 1 May 2025, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, SOAS, Main Building, Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT).

Pavel Lurje will deliver a lecture on the subject of “Sogdian fire-worship: Between Zoroastrianism and Buddhism” as part of Kutar Memorial Lecture Series. In this lecture, the author will attempt...

The **School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)**, University of London, is organizing the **Zoroastrianism Summer School 2025**, held **in-person** in London. 

The program will take place from **June 30 to July 4, 2025**, and the **registration deadline is March 12, 2025**. It offers a unique opportunity to explore the traditions, rituals,...

Rasouli, Arezoo, 2024, Anahita in Ancient Iran, written, Cultural Research Office, Tehran.

The newly published book is: Anahita in Ancient Iran, written by Dr.  Arezoo Rasouli. Rasouli, Arezoo, 2024, Anahita in Ancient Iran, written, Cultural Research Office, Tehran.  This book consists of...

The Fifth Fravahar Award Ceremony Honoring Outstanding Research in History, Culture, and Ancient Languages in 2025

The fifth Fravahar Award ceremony was held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Iraj Hall. This event honored outstanding theses and dissertations in the fields of history, culture, and ancient...

A Numismatic History of Barikot, Ehsan Shavarebi

The catalogue of coins discovered during the excavations at Barikot in the Swat Valley of Pakistan from 1984 to 2022 has been published by Ehsan Shavarebi, with contributions from Luca...

Closing Ceremony of the 5th Farvahar AwardHonoring Outstanding Theses and Dissertations in the Fields of History, Culture, and Ancient Languages

📅 Thursday, March 6, 2025🕔 5:00 PM This event will feature distinguished speakers: Dr. Mohammad Shokri Foomeshi, author of Manichean AngelsDr. Pezhman Firouz Bakhsh, author of PahlaviatDr. Shirin Mazda Pour,...

A. Belitskaya, E. Popov, V. Silaev, V. Filippov, A. Khazov, 2024, “Helmet of the Migration Period from the Yuvanayag Mound Cemetery,” Rossijskaâ Arheologiâ (Russian Archaeology), No. 1, pp. 186–202.

The article introduces first results of the research on an iron helmet found in 2022 at the Yuvanayag mound cemetery in the Vychegda River region, the Komi Republic. The mound...

Book Review and Critic Session: “Pre-Islamic Texts in the Library of Astan-e Quds Razavi”

The Faculty of Literature and Humanities of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad will hold a book review session on Monday, March 26, 2025, at noon in the Rajaei Hall of the...

Conference: “Reconstructing Sogdiana: Archaeological Discoveries and Historical Narratives”University of California, Berkeley | April 11-12, 2025

The “Reconstructing Sogdiana: Archaeological Discoveries and Historical Narratives” conference will take place on April 11-12, 2025 (Farvardin 22-23, 1404), from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM at 370 Dwinelle Hall, University...

The Fourth Conference on Women, Femininity, and Womanhood in Ancient Ērān and Anērān, Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 18:00

The Cultural Foundation of Ancient Ērān and Anērān will hold the fourth session of its international virtual conference series on the theme of “Women, Femininity, and Womanhood in Ancient Ērān...