FEBRUARY 2005 CAIS Archaeological & Cultural News - Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies©

	01 Feb: International Seminar of Halilrood Civilization Inaugurated
	01 Feb: Elamite Inscription Found on Ancient Jiroft Brick
	05 Feb: Mystery of Achaemenid City Abandonment still Unresolved
	05 Feb: Five Ancient Game Boards Identified among Jiroft Relics
	05 Feb: Lack of Funds Delay Pasargadae Museum
	06 Feb: Remains of a 3000-year-old city found in Gilan
	07 Feb: Jean Perrot: Jiroft Is the Archaeological Capital of the World (Interview)
	08 Feb: Costantini: Burnt City won’t Let any Archeologist Down (Interview)
	08 Feb: Parthian Swords Found In National Museum
	10 Feb: 4th Millennium BCE Residential Areas Discovered in Bam
	10 Feb: 8000 years-old Workshop Discovered in Shahrud
	10 Feb: Pahlavi language still used in central Iran
	10 Feb: UK Returns Looted Iranian Artifacts
	11 Feb: No More Illegal Excavations in Jiroft
	12 Feb: Settlement Dated to 4th Millennium BCE Discovered in Arran
	13 Feb: Burial Site of Elamite King Undergoes Excavations
	13 Feb: 7000-year-old Animal Bones Discovered in Northwestern Iran
	13 Feb: Pasargadae Can Withstand Earthquakes
	14 Feb: Researchers to document ancient Iranian architecture
	14 Feb: Evidence of 8000-year-old Agricultural Activities Found in Shahrud
	15 Feb: Foreign Experts to Attempt to Decipher Newly Discovered Jiroft Script
	16 Feb: CHO Experts Rescue Izeh`s Stone Lions
	16 Feb: Persian Manuscripts Kept in Britain
	16 Feb: Dinosaur Footprints Found in Kerman
	18 Feb: Archaeology in Iran: could the Bulaghi Dam Project Be a Blessing in Disguise?
	19 Feb: Cuneiform Tablets Discovered in Haft Tapeh
	19 Feb: Astonishing mortarless architecture of Palace of Cyrus the Great in Charkhab
	20 Feb: Dams in Iran: reprieve for some, no time left for others
	21 Feb: Italians and Iranians Join to Save Bolaghi Ancient Sites
	22 Feb: Akkadian Inscriptions Discovered at Haft-Tappeh
	22 Feb: Iranian Archaeology Wouldn’t Grow Behind the Closed Doors
	23 Feb: Archaeologists Save 2500-Year-Old Shards of Tang-e Bolaghi
	26 Feb: Urban planning used in Dahaneh Gholaman 2500 years ago
	26 Feb: Unique Column Bases of Palace of Cyrus the Great Unearthed in Charkhab
	27 Feb: Achaemenid Stone Fragments Discovered Near Shiraz