The inscription on a Persian pottery shard bearing the name of Darius the Great was declared fake. An expert revealed that she altered the artifact at an Israeli site.

At least one of the Persian artifacts had been sawed in half, he added. “This is Mandana, so beautiful, our love,” Meybodi said in Persian, his voice heavy with emotion as expatriate Iranian ...

WASHINGTON — A nearly 2,600-year-old clay cylinder that’s been described as the world’s first human rights declaration is being shown for the first time in the U.S.

N-126: 1. Blue pamphlet. "Composition of Ancient Persian Artifacts". Spectrographic metallographic analysis by Lucius Pitkin. Inc. N.Y., Objects probably from prehistoric finds at Nihavand or Harsin ...

The exhibition, which runs until June 14, brings together an astonishing collection of Persian artifacts, many of which have never been seen together inside Iran, let alone outside the country.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient and Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought back home from museums and collections in Wes ...

The United States has returned to Iran an ancient Persian artifact known as the Griffin. Iran's vice president Mohammad-Ali Najafi unveiled the artifact in Tehran's Mehrabad airport after returning ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A legal battle over ancient Persian artifacts has the Iranian government asking for Washington to intervene and the University of Chicago defending the Islamic regime in ...

Researchers may have finally identified the site where Alexander the Great fought the Battle of the Granicus against the Persian Empire. The site is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of the city ...