As US and Israeli bombardments rained down on Iran, damaging some cherished cultural sites, scores of Persian artifacts were safe and sound, 5,000 kilometers away in northern China, under the watchful ...
In ancient Persian literature, there is a story with profound implications about subtle blackmail. It is said that a vain ...
Now, French archaeologist François Desset and his colleagues say they have cracked much of it. If confirmed, their work would ...