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2004
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24
July: |
Sivand
Dam Threatens Pasargadae |
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09 Aug: |
Iran
to Call for Foreign Aid in Salvaging Tang-e Bolaghi |
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19
Dec: |
Iranian
archaeologists race the clock |
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23
Dec: |
Sivand Dam is threat to
Iran's heritage |
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23
Dec: |
A
series of new dams is submerging archaeological sites throughout Iran |
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29
Dec: |
Rémy
Boucharlat: Pasargadae Would not be Endangered by the future lake in the
Tang-i Bolaghi |
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2005
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02
Jan: |
International
Archaeologists to Start Work in Tang-e-Bolaghi |
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18
Jan: |
International Committee to
Save Historical Remains of Tang-e-Bolaghi |
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18
Feb: |
Archaeology in Iran:
Could the Sivand Dam Project be a Blessing in Disguise? |
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20
Feb: |
Dams in Iran: Reprieve for
Some, No Time Left for Others |
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21
Feb: |
Italians Join Iranians to
Save Bolaghi Ancient Sites |
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23
Feb: |
Archaeologists
Save 2500-Year-Old Shards of Tang-e Bolaghi |
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03
March: |
Achaemenid Village
Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge |
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06
March: |
Archaeologists Demand
Postponement of Sivand Dam Flooding |
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14
March: |
Ancient Sites at Bolaghi Gorge at Risk |
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15
March: |
50kg Achaemenid Clay Jug
Found in Bolaghi Gorge |
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17
March: |
Ruins of Ordinary Homes from
Achaemenid Era Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge |
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26
March: |
Bolaghi Gorge Was a Rich Achaemenid Neighborhood |
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02
May: |
Forty Two Archaeological Sites
Threatened by New Dam Projects in Fars Province |
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04
May: |
Ancient Clay Seal Found in Bolaghi Gorge |
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07
May: |
Sasanid Skeleton Rises from Bolaghi Gorge |
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08
May: |
Achaemenid Clay Pipes Unearthed in Bolaghi Gorge |
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15
May: |
Square
Pond Discovered at Tang-e Bolaghi |
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17
May: |
Another
Skeleton Discovered at Tang-e Bolaghi |
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17
May: |
Skeleton with Knife to its Throat Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge |
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25
May: |
Remains of Wine Production Found in Bolaghi Gorge |
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30
May: |
Iran Uncovers More of Its Winemaking Past |
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18
June: |
Joint
Iranian & Japanese Archaeological Team to Study Neolithic Caves at
Tang-e Bolaghi |
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20
June: |
Sivand
Project will Drown 174 Ancient Sites |
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02
July: |
Controversy Over Illegal Road Construction at Sasanian Hunting Ground Continues |
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11
July: |
Constructions
Threaten Submerged Archaeological Sites |
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07
Aug: |
Cache
of Ancient Stone Tools Discovered at Tang-e Bolaghi |
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21
Aug: |
One
More Year for Saving Sivand Historical Sites |
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05 Sep: |
Letter:
Safe & sound - Sivand dam is posing NO threat to Pasargadae |
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07
Sep: |
Pasargadae
and Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great Not Expected to be Submerged |
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12
Sep: |
Article:
Sensationalism vs. Rationalism: The
Sivand Dam: political sensationalism vs. archaeological rationalism |
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12
Sep: |
Iran’s Energy
Ministry Ready to Protect Sivand Heritage |
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12
Sep: |
Pasargadae Will
Never Drown |
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13
Sep: |
Sivand Dam Will Submerge
Historical Bolaghi Pass; No Threat to Pasargadae & Persepolis |
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18
Sep: |
Germans Explore
Bolaghi Metal Mines |
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22
Sep: |
Humidity
Changes, the Only Threat to Pasargadae |
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01
Oct: |
Manifest of Academy of
Art about Sivand Dam |
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03
Oct: |
Iran and Germany Revive
Bolaghi Gorge Cemetery |
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03
Oct: |
National Drive to
Register Historical Monuments |
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04
Oct: |
Bolaghi Excavations Gain
Momentum |
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04
Oct: |
Bolaghi-Gorge the
Biggest Archaeological Salvage Operation in Iran |
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07
Oct: |
Energy
Ministry Delivers Coup de Grace to Tang-e Bolaghi |
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08
Oct: |
Forests, New
Threat to Sivand Ancient Neighbours |
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10
Oct: |
Growing
Concern About Sivand Dam |
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16
Oct: |
Ancient
Tang-e Bolaghi to be Drowned Sooner than Promised |
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18
Oct: |
Underwater
Archaeology Impossible at Tang-e Bolaghi: expert |
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22
Oct: |
Sivand will not Submerge
Achaemenid Imperial Road |
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07
Nov: |
Fresh Calls for Delay
in Commissioning Sivand Dam |
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13
Nov: |
Decision on Sivand
Dam Left to ICHTO |
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19
Nov: |
Date of Sivand Dam
Inundation to be Discussed |
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23
Nov: |
Sivand Pass
Structures Based on Pasargadae Imperial Architecture |
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24
Nov: |
Path through Sivand
Gorge to be Saved from Inundation |
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27
Nov: |
ICHTO Seeks Delay In
Commissioning Sivand Dam |
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30
Nov: |
Sivand Dam’s Inundation
Postponed for 6 Months |
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04
Dec: |
French and Italians to Return to Sivand |
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06
Dec: |
Experts Studying Effects of Humidity on Bolaghi Pass |
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10
Dec: |
Achaemenid Monument Waiting for Excavations |
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22
Dec: |
New
Dams Threaten Iranian National Heritage |
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31
Dec: |
Islamic Regime's Destruction of Pre-Islamic Iranian Heritage to Continue |
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2006
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22
Feb: |
Post-Achaemenid
Constructions Discovered in Bolaghi |
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26
Feb: |
Inundation of
Sivand Dam Deferred Until Final Excavations |
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10
April: |
Post-Achaemenid Trench
Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge |
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11
April: |
Discovery of a Massive
Achaemenid Building in Bolaghi Gorge |
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15
April: |
Excavation
of Possible Prehistoric Settlement Underway in Bolaghi Valley |
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27
April: |
First
Bakun Period Burial Discovered in Bolaghi Valley |
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01
May: |
7,000-Year-Old Mass Grave
Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge |
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16
May: |
Remains of an Achaemenid Palace Unearthed in Bolaghi Valley |
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20
May: |
Destroying Ancestral Heritage in the Name of Development |
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26
May: |
Remains of Achaemenid Palace
Unearthed in Bolaghi Valley |
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27
May: |
Skeletons
of Bakun Era Mother and Child Resurrected in Bolaghi Valley |
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28
May: |
Bolaghi Valley, 7,000-Yearts-old Centre for Pottery |
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30
May: |
Date of Inundation of
Islamic Regime' Sivand Dam, the Plague of Iranian Heritage Not Yet
Agreed Upon |
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08
June: |
Wine Production was
Well-Developed during Sasanid Dynastic Era |
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17
June: |
Architectural
Style of Darius the Great’ Summer Palace Uncovered |
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28
June: |
Remnants of 5,000
Years Settlement Found in Bolaghi Valley |
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07 Aug: |
Bolaghi Valley Ancient Ovens to be Relocated to Persepolis |
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02 Sep: |
Recent
Claims about the Tomb of Cyrus the Great is Being Submerged Confirmed to
be Fictitious |
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10 Sep |
Sivand
Quarry Provides Stones for Restoration of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great |
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28
Sep |
Inundation of Sivand Dam
is Threat to both
Cultural and Natural Heritage |
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30 Sep |
In Search of Sasanian Wine Production in Bolaghi Valley |
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09 Nov |
Date
for Destruction of Iranian Heritage by the Islamic Republic set for March
2007 |
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21 Nov |
Inauguration
of Sivand Dam Awaits ICHTO Approval |
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25 Nov |
Bolaghi
Valley's 7000-Year-Old Kilns under Intense Protection |
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04 Dec |
Final
Date of Sivand Dam Inundation to be Announced Soon |
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12 Dec |
Request
for Postponement of Sivand Dam Inauguration Submitted to Islamic Republic'
President |
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2007
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15 Jan
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Fate
of Bolaghi Valley Hangs in Balance at Upcoming Seminar
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16 Jan
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If
Necessary, Sivand Dam Inundation will be Postponed: Official
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21 Jan
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Bolaghi
Valley Summit Ended without Achieving Anything
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22 Jan
|
Japanese
Team to Resume Excavations in Bolaghi Valley
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23 Jan
|
Conflicting
Statements of Islamic Republic Officials on Sivand Dam Inundation
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26 Jan
|
Sivand
Dam Will be Flooded Next Week
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07 Feb
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Ancient
Iranian Heritage Under Threat
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Sivand Dam, and New Challenges for the Islamic Republic on the Way of Destruction of Iranian Heritage
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14 Feb
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Oppositions to Inundation of Sivand Dam Still Continue
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19 Feb
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Despite the Experts Recommendations, Fars Water Company Claims New Sivand Excavations Unnecessary
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23 Feb
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Iran:
Cultural Critics Attack Dam Project
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24 Feb
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Palace of Darius the Great to be Unearthed in Bolaghi Valley
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26 Feb
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Franco-Iranian Archaeologists Began their Excavation in Bolaghi Valley
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05 March
|
Third Achaemenid Palace Discovered in Bolaghi
Valley
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13 March
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Achaemenid Fortified Walls Unearthed in Bolaghi Valley
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17 March
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Sasanian Wine Production Centre in Bolaghi Valley in Danger
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Mist of Time Briefly Recedes in Bolaghi Valley
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19 March
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Eyes of Achaemenid Statues Found in Bolaghi
Valley
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29 March
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UNESCO and Cultural Heritage Experts to Hold a Meeting on Sivand Dam
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17 April
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Islamic Republic's President, Ordered the Sivand Dam ito Become Officially Operational
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19 April
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Sivand Dam Opens Amid pre-Islamic Heritage Fear
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23 April
|
Iranians
Protest Islamic Regime's Sivand Dam Project
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27 April
|
Islamic
Republic's Animosity Towards Pre-Islamic Iran, has Overruled Critics and Started
Filling the Sivand Dam that will Drown 137 Archaeological Sites and Would
Threaten the Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great
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23 July
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Achaemenid
Palace in Bolaghi Valley to be Restored
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17 Oct
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Sivand Dam
Sparks New Rows About ancient Iranian Relic
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29 Nov
|
IRI
Busy Destroying pre-Islamic Iranian History
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22 Dec
|
Darius
the Great' Palace in Bolaghi Valley Had Ash Timber Ceiling
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