"This is the most serious problem, especially for carvings on stones," Persepolis conservationist Shahram Rahbar said. "If we do nothing, these organisms could reduce these relics to dust within ...

Persepolis was built in the 6th century B.C. by Darius I. ... According to Shahram Rahbar, a conservationist at the site, the organisms could deteriorate the historic relics, ...

The relic at centre of a 1920s High Society love triangle: How ruin from the ancient palace of Persepolis was gifted to Virginia Woolf by her lover Vita Sackville-West ...

Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: tiny but persistent lichens eroding the millennia-old monuments.The fight, ...

Following extensive technical studies, the Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that a protection and restoration project for the historic inscription of Darius the Great will begin this week ...

In addition to the museum’s exhibit at Persepolis, a handicrafts show will be held at the entrance of the Hafezieh complex, with artisans from various provinces participating. Darabi explained that ...

Red lichen marks are now etched into many of the ancient relics at Persepolis. The spread of lichens, which dissolve minerals and penetrate stone surfaces by more than 1.5 centimetres ...

The celebrated writer and gardener gathered the fragments when visiting the ruins of the ancient palace of Persepolis in what is now Iran in 1927.