TEHRAN - In a landmark archaeological breakthrough, Iranian researchers have discovered what is believed to be the long-lost ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

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Mitchell spent 15 years conducting surveys of seven ancient settlements here, hacking through forgotten ruins in the mountains, identifying the architecture ... by Persia’s Achaemenid Empire.