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Cambridge Archaeology @cam-archaeology.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

📣 PUBLISHED OPEN ACCESS 📣 Over the Hills and Far Away: Modeling Mobility and Connectivity Across the Iranian Plateau in Late Prehistory (c. 10,000–2000 BC) Using Multi-factor Probabilistic Corridors - a collaboration with @bsc-cns.bsky.social 👉 www.arch.cam.ac.uk/news/moving-...

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Moving Across the Iranian Plateau

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

At ICAHM 2026, Sonia Shidrang reported the 40-day war damaged 149 historical sites across 20 provinces, including five UNESCO World Heritage properties. She urged international law, documentation, and a protection plan. www.tehrantimes.com/news/530771/...

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Heritage is identity: Iranian archaeologist exposes scale of war destruction to historic sites

TEHRAN – An Iranian archaeologist, Sonia Shidrang, highlighted in a global webinar hosted by the International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM), a scientific committee under ICO...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Acta Iranshahr is a newly established academic journal under the direction of Dr. Morteza Hessari of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism. It is a semiannual publication available in paperback and electronic formats. www.actairanshahr.ir?_action=pres...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Douché and Charles present Iraq’s first archaeobotanical database, synthesizing plant remains recovered since the early twentieth century. Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Deeply saddened by Dr. Kumar Akhilesh’s passing. Heartfelt condolences to Dr. Shanti Pappu, Sharma Centre for Heritage Education & the prehistoric archaeology community. His work at Attirampakkam transformed our understanding of the South Asian Palaeolithic. RIP. #KumarAkhilesh

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Rad, a seven-year-old visitor from Hormozgan, practices photographing stone tools in the Paleolithic Department of the National Museum of Iran. A future researcher in the making. Shared with permission. #NationalMuseumOfIran #Paleolithic #StoneTools #MuseumEducation

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Chogha Golan, Zagros foothills: ca. 11,700–9600 cal BP, foraging shifted to domesticated-type emmer wheat and greater ovicaprid reliance. Commensal gerbils signal cultivated fields—early farming in the eastern Fertile Crescent. ars.els-cdn.com/content/imag... #Archaeology #OpenAccess

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sept 13 is #InternationalDayOfCavesAndKarst. Protect caves & karst for water, biodiversity, geology—and as irreplaceable archaeological archives. Sharing a Middle Paleolithic point (ca. 40–80 ka) from Mar Tarik Cave, Bisotun. Caves link us to deep prehistory. #cave #Bisotun

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The National Museum of Iran publishes books on Iranian archaeology, history, and art. Several of these titles are available open access. For the full list, see here: irannationalmuseum.ir/fa/%D8%A7%D9...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Karaftou Cave: A timeless sanctuary of history, art, and faith in western Iran www.tehrantimes.com/news/529597/...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A recent paper on Bardeh Mar (Hawraman, western Iran) sheds new light on Islamic-period pastoralist settlement in the Zagros — a seasonal winter camp whose circular structures reveal how temporary settlements were organized. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Changiz Sheykhli, ‘father of Iranian caving,’ dies at 99 www.tehrantimes.com/news/529269/...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A newly published study appears in Geoarchaeology and examines how the 8.2 ka BP Climatic Even affected Neolithic communities in southern Zagros, Iran. doi.org/10.1002/gea....

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A notable paper addressing long-standing inconsistencies in hominin taxonomy, Towle proposes subsuming Australopithecus and Paranthropus into an expanded genus Homo — encompassing, in effect, all hominins from the past 4–5 million years.

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Clades, Grades, and the Genus Problem: A Case for Revising Hominin Taxonomy

Taxonomic practice in evolutionary biology increasingly prioritizes the recognition of monophyletic groups (clades), yet paleoanthropology still applies this principle inconsistently. Here, I outline....

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A new model by Rose et al suggests groundwater discharge on the exposed Persian Gulf shelf concentrated in the central and western basin, peaking in the cool early glacial, staying extensive through MIS 4, then contracting to a minimum in MIS 3. doi.org/10.21203/rs....

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Direkli Cave in Anatolia was occupied seasonally for roughly 3,300 years, spanning the late Epipaleolithic (c. 12,100–8,801 BC). A new open-access paper by Erek & Samii (Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University) explores the site in depth. doi.org/10.37879/hoyuk.2025.2.001

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Anthropomorphic Clay Statues from Shahdad Published by ISMEO (Associazione Internazionale di Studi sul Mediterraneo e l'Oriente) A joint study by the National Museum of Iran and the University of Tehran examines 24 clay human figurines from the Bronze Age cemetery at Shahdad.

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Finally! Stronach's Yarim Tepe (Iran 1960–62) excavations out this Dec. Essential new data, Neolithic–Islamic, from @OxbowBooks. www.oxbowbooks.com/979888857289...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A new archaeobotanical study demonstrates that cereal grain enlargement at the dawn of agriculture, over 11,000 years ago, was initially driven by plastic responses to favourable growing conditions rather than genetic selection under cultivation. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A recent study by Hojjat Darabi re-examines the earliest domestication processes in the central Zagros. doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

3D model of #Shanidar 1 – a fascinating look at this iconic Neanderthal skull: sketchfab.com/3d-models/sh...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A new study on obsidian procurement at the Early Neolithic site of Chogha Golan in western Iran has just been published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The article is now available online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Today is International Tiger Day. The Caspian (Persian/Mazandaran) Tiger once roamed Iran’s Hyrcanian forests. It vanished from Iran by the 1950s, with the last confirmed individual killed in Golestan. A 6th–7th century bowl at the Met depicting a tiger.

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

26 July 2026: UNESCO lists Alamut Castle & 6 related fortifications as Iran's 30th World Heritage site. Spread across the Alborz Mountains, these 7 strongholds are a masterpiece of medieval Persian military architecture. Photo: Alireza Javaheri #UNESCO #AlamutCastle #Iran

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Now open access: The American Institute of Iranian Studies: Half a Century of Foundational Research, ed. Erica Ehrenberg (Penn State UP). Surveys the Institute’s history and its support for U.S. research in Iran across archaeology, and etc. muse.jhu.edu/book/129492

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A new study reports extensive #Acheulean assemblages from Jiroft in southeastern Iran, including large cores, bifaces, cleavers, and picks. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The PDF of The Acheulean and Bifacial Industry in Africa and Asia: The Levant, Arabia, Iran, India, Vietnam, and Southeast Asia Island is freely available. Download it here: old.archaeology.nsc.ru/glob_human_m...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Tule'i Tepe (Khuzestan, SW Iran), excavated by Frank Hole in the 1970s, is a seasonal campsite dated to ca. 6200–5900 BCE. A new study by Hadian & Azizi (2026) on 41 ceramic samples using spectrophotometry, pXRF, and XRD is published. journal.richt.ir/mbp/article-...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

In Memoriam: Esmaeil Yaghmaei Today, Iran lost a true defender of its cultural heritage. For over six decades, he excavated, documented, and protected our past—from Susa to Bardak Siah. His legacy lives on in every site, every book, and every archaeologist he inspired.

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

New paper on the Middle Paleolithic rockshelter of Rostam Agha (Iraqi Kurdistan): hal.science/hal-05690025v1 Fig. 2 contains a geographic error. It places Humian and Mar Tarik between Lorestan and Fars, whereas Humian is in NW Lorestan and Mar Tarik is in NE Kermanshah.

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley and Iran’s deep past on UNESCO World Heritage List www.tehrantimes.com/news/528173/...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A new PNAS study reports an intentionally incised flint flake bearing a cross‑hatched geometric pattern from Üçağızlı II Cave (Hatay, Türkiye), dated to ~59–77 ka. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Shattered tiles, trembling domes: An inside look at how the war has damaged Iran’s historic sites www.reuters.com/investigates...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

His work on the Mousterian lithic assemblages from Warwasi and Bistitun in the Zagros left a lasting legacy.

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Iran : le musée du #Paléolithique du Zagros, un patrimoine en péril après les frappes du 9 mars. www.faton.fr/iran-le-muse...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Gav Bast Mountain: A #Neolithic Landscape in Southern Iran. www.tehrantimes.com/news/526981/...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I reported this issue to the technical manager of the exhibition. They said they would try to resolve it, but part of the problem is due to recent internet restrictions in Iran.Sorry

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Visit the exhibition here: explore.iranmuseum.org/HormuzExhibi...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The virtual exhibition " #Hormuz : Maritime Highway" opened today at the National Museum of Iran. In-person and online. Four sections: archaeology, heritage, human and sea, intangible heritage. A story of life along the #PersianGulf.

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The Zagros #Paleolithic Museum in Kermanshah — home to Paleolithic/Neolithic lithic artifacts and faunal remains — has been damaged by blast waves from recent US airstrikes www.tehrantimes.com/news/526652/...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

#AlmostAdam – an American anthropologist in Africa, a tribe that might rewrite evolution, and a 90s thriller. Picked this up at a used bookshop in Tehran.

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

After seeing the Spanish works (including Picasso) at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, the spring sky was partly cloudy and blue — a rare clarity over Tehran.

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Exhibition ‘Hormuz: The Maritime Highway’ to be held online. www.tehrantimes.com/news/526557/...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

#Neanderthal child's upper premolar #Wezmeh Cave (Zagros, Iran) | ~40–70 ka First direct evidence of Neanderthals on the Iranian Plateau. Associated #Mousterian lithics indicate the cave was used sporadically by Neanderthals. 📷 Iran National Museum, no. 2121 | Size: 16×12×8 mm

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

www.tehrantimes.com/news/526303/...

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Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

New evidence from Iran's Makran coast documents Lower & Middle Paleolithic occupations in a key Pleistocene dispersal corridor. The Makran region bridged Arabia/Levant to South/East Asia, filling a major gap between Pakistan & the Strait of Hormuz. www.academia.edu/165986821/Br...

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