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Reconstruction of the Face of a 5000-year old Woman in Iran
The face of a 5000 year old Iranian woman has been recently reconstructed with the latest scientific archaeology methods of by Iranian researchers (see Persian-languiage article sourced from Tabnak...
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Farrokh Lecture on Ancient Iranian Women at Portland State University
Kaveh Farrokh will be providing a lecture at Portland State University (PSU) (topic: Women in Ancient Iran) on April 20, 2013. The PSU lecture is part of larger series of talks on Persian Women...
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Kaveh Farrokh Presentation at University of Yerevan November 2013
Kaveh Farrokh provided a presentation at (بخش ایران شناسی دانشگاه دولتی ایروان) the University of Yerevan Iranian Studies Department at the “Shirvan, Arran, and Azerbaijan: A Historical-Cultural...
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The Princetonian: Petition challenges Pourdavoud Chair candidate
The article below (The Daily Princetonian: “Petition challenges Pourdavoud Chair candidate”, Chitra Marti, January 7, 2014) was sent forward to Kavehfarrokh.com by Professor Dariush Borbor (Faculty of...
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Kaveh Farrokh Interviews: Persian Heritage Magazine and Voice of America
Kaveh Farrokh has been interviewed by the Persian Heritage Magazine (published March 31, 2014) and Voice of America (published April 1, 2014) regarding the 300 sequel and Noah (starring Russell Crowe)....
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Excavations in 2013 of Partho-Sassanian site at Ramavand, Loristan
The article below on the Partho-Sassanian site at Ramavand, Lorestan in Western Iran is by Dr. Gholamreza Karamian (Azad University, Tehran, Iran – Central Branch; and University of Warsaw, Poland)....
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Fezana Journal article on Ancient Iranian Women
The Fezana Journal has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh on the ancient women of Iran: Farrokh, K. (2014). Gender Equality in Ancient Iran (Persia). Fezana Journal (Publication of the Federation of...
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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Treasures at Russian Burial Site
The report below originally appeared on the Archaeology News Network (see link or in pdf “Archaeologists Discover Ancient Treasures at Russian Burial Site“) on August 6, 2013. Kindly note that: The...
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New Course: The Silk Route-Origins and History
A new course by Kaveh Farrokh entitled “The Silk Route-Origins and History” is being offered at the University of British Columbia (final lecture on December 16, 2014): The lectures will be delivered...
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Professor Shapour Shahbazi: Amazons
The posting below highlights the late Professor Shapour Shahbazi’s discussion of Amazon female warriors which was originally published in the Encyclopedia Iranica on December 15, 1989....
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Display and Reconstruction of Remains of 7000 Year Old Woman in Iran
The Tehran Times on January 8, 2016 has reported of the remains of a 7-millennia-old woman that will remain on display at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran (see Tehran Times report for more...
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Iranian Tribal Women in Shooting and Horseback Riding Competitions
The photographs below are from a national Olympiad in Iran between different tribal elements with respect to horseback riding, sharpshooting, and other various athletic skills. Most of these can be...
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Clothing Styles of Women in Ancient Iran
Below are creations of the dresses of the ancient women of Iran from the Median, Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanian eras. The four reconstructions depicted here were made during the early 1970s and...
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Iran’s First Pioneering Women Pilots
The article below “Against the wind: Pioneer women pilots” was originally written by Abbas Atrvash on November 22, 2002 in The Iranian. Kindly note that a number of photos inserted into the article...
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Anahita: The Deity of Water, Fertility, Healing and Wisdom
The article below by Shapour Suren-Pahlav titled “Anahita: The Deity of Water, Fertility, Healing and Wisdom” was posted originally in the London-based CAIS website. Kindly note that a number of...
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Brief Notes on Zoroastrianism, Women and Education
The Avesta of the Zoroastrian faith makes clear that women are equal to men in receiving education, notably with respect to: The worship of frauuaṣ̌is (choices) of aēθrapaitinąm aēθriianąm narąm...
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Two New courses for Fall 2018
Kaveh Farrokh is offering two new courses for the of Fall 2018 at the Paris-based Methodologica Universitas at the Départment de Méthodologie des Sciences Historiques. See also the Institution’s...
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The 2,800 Year Embrace in the Hasanlu Tomb
One of the most remarkable finds from ancient Iran pertains to skeletons of a male and a female discovered in a tomb at Tappeh Hasanlu, located in Naqadeh, West Azerbaijan Province, northwest Iran. As...
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New Book (2020): The Ladies’ Secret Society – History of the Courageous Women...
Manda Ervin Zand has published the textbook entitled: The Ladies’ Secret Society: History of the Courageous Women of Iran (Order from Amazon here …) This riveting and remarkable book reveals, in print...
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Grave of Female Scythian Warrior Found in Ukraine
The article “Grave of Female Scythian Warrior Found in Ukraine” written by Ingvar Nord was first published in the Ancient Origins venue on September 1, 2018. Kindly note that article fails to mention...
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