Resources, Networks and Transformations in Southeastern Iran: Anthropological and Archaeological Perspectives, edited by Wulf-Marten Frauen, Sabine Klocke-Daffa, and Mohammad Karami.
Available for free download at: publikationen.uni-tuebingen.de/xmlui/handle/10900/170764
The latest Journal of Iran National Museum (Vol. 4, Iss. 1) is out now!
Read it for free, and don't miss the Call for Papers for our next issue (Deadline: March 2026).
👉 jinm.irannationalmuseum.ir?lang=en
Iran’s Neolithic communities excelled in antler craft, research shows. www.tehrantimes.com/news/523956/...
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.
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
Thank you so much.
A cloudy sky on the last day of 2025.
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.
Fossilien-Funde im Iran offenbaren das Leben vor 70.000 Jahren www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/panorama/art...
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.
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.
National conference reviews technology use in salvage archaeology for dam projects www.tehrantimes.com/news/521344/...
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/...
The 'Bone Glasses' That Weren't Actually Glasses
www.tehrantimes.com/news/520680/...
Early Sassanian natural mummy on public display. www.tehrantimes.com/news/520130/...
Open access:Between Nomads and Settlers: A Quantitative Analysis of Lithic Assemblages from Tula’i (Tuleii), Zagros, Iran. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open Access: Landscape affordances, GIS, and the hunting landscape of rock art in the Central Iranian Plateau www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Download the Persian version of "The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire " here: irannationalmuseum.ir/fa/product/%...
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...
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/...
www.tehrantimes.com/news/519021/...
Narrators of Ancient Iran’ on view at National Museum. www.tehrantimes.com/news/518737/...
