An archaeologist examines the cultural obliteration Iran has incurred as a result of strikes in the US-Israel-Iran conflict. How can such damage be compensated and which global organisations can the country turn to?
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This year’s Nowruz, or Iranian new year, will be especially emotionally charged, with war raging in Iran.
One wonders what Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian empire, would think of the comparison.
These gardens also played a religious role, offering a glimpse of what eternity might look like in the afterlife.
Despite the stereotypes, eunuchs clearly often played important roles in the ostensibly masculine world of strategic planning and combat.
Throughout its known history, Koh-i-Noor has been a symbol of imperial conquest and glory.
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Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University
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Archaeologist and Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Programme J&S)., Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Université Paris Nanterre