INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
as saying on Wednesday.Labbaf-Khaniki leads the fifth season of an areological survey, which is currently underway in a valley near the
bear Pahlavi scripts should first be arranged and categorized till they could be read (and deciphered) by linguists and cultural heritage
experts, he explained.These fresh discoveries are expected to open a new chapter in the history of Iranian arts during the Sassanid epoch,
the archaeologist said.Exquisite stuccoworks embellish capital columns that support the main hall of the fire temple, he said.Since 2014,
Labbaf-Khaniki has taken part in previous excavations conducted at the ancient site
In 2018, a joint Franco-Iranian mission was tasked to study the whole valley, its human occupations, its geomorphology, and its implication
in the large territory of Khorasan Razavi province.The Sassanid age is of very high importance in the history of Iran
Under Sassanids, Persian architecture in addition to arts experienced a general renaissance
Architecture often took grandiose proportions such as palaces at Ctesiphon, Firuzabad, and Sarvestan which are amongst the highlights of the
ensemble.Sassanid archaeological designs typically represent a highly efficient system of land use and strategic utilization of natural
topography in the creation of the earliest cultural centers of the Sassanid civilization.In 2018, an ensemble of Sassanian historical cities
The ensemble is comprised of eight archaeological sites situated in three geographical parts of Firuzabad, Bishapur, and Sarvestan.The World
Heritage reflects the optimized utilization of natural topography and bears witness to the influence of Achaemenid and Parthian cultural
traditions and of Roman art, which later had a significant impact on the architecture and artistic styles of the Islamic era.Aside from
architecture, crafts such as metalwork and gem-engraving grew highly sophisticated, yet scholarship was encouraged by the state
In those years, works from both the East and West were translated into Pahlavi, the language of the Sassanians.AFM
