CAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL & CULTURAL NEWS^©

SEPTEMBER 2004

"The future belongs to the nation who appreciates her past."

02 Sep: Achaemenid Settlement Discovered near Bam

02 Sep: Iran’s Paleontological Center to Sue U.S. Natural History Museum in Hague

02 Sep: Experts to Study Lifestyle in Burnt City

03 Sep: Plunder of Jiroft Artifacts Continuing

04 Sep: Shahr-e Rey Heritage in Ruins

05 Sep: Shrinking Population Threatens an Ancient Faith; Zoroastrians debate inviting outsiders in

06 Sep: Experts Study Ancient Lifestyle in Gilan

07 Sep: Persepolis Bas-relief among Police Haul in Isfahan

09 Sep: Sewage Wells Menace Kerman’s Historical Fabric

10 Sep: Britain Plans to Return Jiroft’s Stolen Artifacts

10 Sep: Rey Edifice Undergoing Restoration

11 Sep: Some Bam Passageways Cleared of Rubble

12 Sep: 2,500-Year-Old Charter of Rights to Revisit Home

13 Sep: Newly-Found Tunnel Could Lead to 7,000-Year-Old Lost City

13 Sep: Remains of 6,000-Year-Old Ziggurat Found

14 Sep: Jiroft a Key Business Hub 5,000 Years Ago

15 Sep: Iranian Oldest Pottery Dates Back to 10,000 Years Ago

15 Sep: Geographical Data Bank of Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Launched

15 Sep: Possible Existence of another Ziggurat at Choghazanbil

16 Sep: Armed Artifact Poachers Plunder Sasanid City

17 Sep: Tomb of Cyrus the Great Will Be Restored

17 Sep: Expert Disputes First Minting of Coins

17 Sep: Persian Armada Project to Go on

18 Sep: Hercules’ Head Awaits Planned Museum

19 Sep: Iran to Sign Bilateral Extradition Pacts for Artifacts

20 Sep: Cyrus the Great' Cylinder won’t Re-visit Home

22 Sep: Potteries Key to Solve the City Mysteries

22 Sep: China Inspired Post-Sasanid Iranian Pottery

25 Sep: Lessons of bravery and heroism taught in Achaemenid schools

25 Sep: Archeologists Discivered Remains of an Achaemenid Ship

28 Sep: 1,200-Years-Old Shoes Found in Esfahan