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

	02 May: Forty Two Archaeological Sites Threatened by New Dam Projects in Fars Province
	02 May: Achaemenid Princess: A Royal Invitee to Forgotten Empire Exhibition
	03 May: UNESCO Documents on Jahan Nama Case to be Submitted to Isfahan Court
	04 May: The 4th Salt Man is a Young Adult
	04 May: Ancient Clay Seal Found in Bolaghi Gorge
	05 May: Ancient Clay Tariff Certificates Discovered at Toll-e Bondu
	06 May: Italian Digs Unearth Ancient Parthian Imperial Court of Mehrdad-Gerd
	07 May: Sasanid Skeleton Rises from Bolaghi Gorge
	07 May: First Neolithic Site of Gilan Discovered
	08 May: Clay Pipes Unearthed in Bolaghi Gorge
	09 May: Inflation Rate in Parthian Times: Less than One Percent
	10 May: Gharbal Biz of Yazd Dates Back to Achaemenid dynasty
	10 May: Unique Burials and Human Skeletons Identified in Lafourak of Mazandaran
	14 May: Parthian Bronze Coffin with Golden Blindfold Found in Lorestan
	15 May: Square Pond Discovered at Tang-e Bolaghi
	16 May: Iran Trying to Get Back its Smuggled Treasures from Turkey
	16 May: 5000-Year-Old Espidež Cemetery Plundered
	17 May: Ancient Purple Potsherds Discovered in Eastern Azarbaijan
	17 May: Skeleton with Knife to its Throat Discovered in Bolaghi Gorge
	17 May: New find at Palace of Cyrus the Great in Charkhab
	17 May: Another skeleton discovered at Tang-e Bolaghi
	18 May: London and Paris markets flooded with looted Iranian antiquities
	18 May: Burnt City’s Satellite Villages to Shed Light on Ancient Lifestyles
	19 May: Ten Column Bases Discovered in Charkahb Cyrus Palace
	19 May: Unique Pottery Buried along Lafourak Dead
	19 May: CHTO Prepares Documents to Register Bistun on the World Heritage list
	19 May: Smugglers Loot Ancient Site in Central Province
	19 May: Iran Calls for Return of Stolen Artifacts from Belgium
	20 May: Theory of Ili-pi Kings Ruling over Lorestan Consolidated
	22 May: D.N.A. of Lorestan Skeleton to be Studied
	23 May: Iron Age inhabitants of Lafurak may have been pacifist
	24 May: Peaceful People of Lafourak Left No Armory
	25 May: Remains of Wine Production Found in Bolaghi Gorge
	25 May: Iran Seeks Return of Borrowed Artifacts From Chicago’s Oriental Institute
	26 May: Thousands of Stone Tools Found of Lorestan Aurignacian People
	28 May: French Police on Trail of Smugglers of Stolen Jiroft Artifacts
	29 May: Median Priests Tombs Found in Qom Province
	29 May: Dam Construction Threatening Historical Sites in Gilan
	30 May: Parthian and Sasanid Inscribed Vocabulary Collected in a Dictionary
	30 May: Iran Uncovers More of Its Winemaking Past
	30 May: Lafourak Male Skeleton Wears Gold and Silver Earrings