Iran
Discover the rich archaeological heritage of Iran, featuring ancient ruins, historical landmarks, and cultural treasures spanning millennia of human history.
Sari, Iran
Ancient city with rich archaeological history
Banesh
Early cultural phase site in Iran
Qaleh Kurd
Prehistoric cave site with human activity evidence
Rahmatabad Mound
Ancient Chalcolithic settlement with industrial features
Naqsh-e Rajab
Limestone rockface inscriptions and bas-reliefs
Shir Ashian Tepe
Pottery fragments, transitional period artifacts
Aamaj Castle
Trench-enclosed fortified structure on a hill.
Ahura Mazda and Ardashir I
Rock relief depicting royal coronation ceremony.
Eshkaft-e Salman
Majestic cave with carved reliefs.
Geoy Tepe
Ancient mound near Urmia, Iran
Qal'eh Bozi
Complex of rock shelters and cave.
The Historic Bath of Siba
Sassanid-era bathing complex with healing springs.
Great Hagi Jaffar Dam
Modern dam in southwestern Iran's Hormozgan Province.
Malaverd
Multi-period cave site in Kermanshah, Iran.
Rabat Tepe
Iron Age site near Sardasht, Iran.
Sorkh Deh chamber tomb
Ancient Iranian shaft and chamber tomb
Taq-e Bostan
Sassanid rock reliefs in Zagros Mountains
Anubanini rock relief
Akkadian-era rock relief with inscription.
Teppe Hasanlu
Ancient city with well-preserved ruins
Bardak Siah Palace
Achaemenid Persian palace with sculptures and inscriptions.
Taq-e Gara
Stone structure from Sasanian Empire in Iran
Bastam Citadel
7th-century BCE Urartian citadel in Iran
Behistun Inscription
Multilingual Achaemenid rock inscription and relief
Statue of Hercules in Behistun
Rock sculpture of Hercules on Mount Behistun
Godin Tepe
Ancient trade outpost with deep stratigraphy
Tepe Sialk
Ancient multi-phase mound in central Iran
Ali-Sadr Cave
Expansive water cave with ancient art
Chogha Zanbil
Well-preserved Elamite ziggurat and temples
Chia Jani
Neolithic site with obsidian bladelets.
Jiroft
Early Bronze Age complex civilization site
Mount Behistun
Mountain with ancient multilingual inscription
Chogha Bonut
Oldest lowland village in southwestern Iran.
Sang-i Chakmak
Neolithic settlement with cultural layers.
Teppe Zagheh
Early urban settlement with painted buildings.
Yafteh
Wezmeh
Ali Kosh
Early Neolithic tell in western Iran.
Amol
Tepe Giyan
Necropolis with distinctive pottery in Iran.
Abyaneh
Village with rich historical architecture
Warwasi
Paleolithic rockshelter with rich archaeological sequence
Yarim Tepe (Iran)
Neolithic settlement with Jeitun-like ceramics.
Darai Rockshelter
Middle Paleolithic rock shelter with deposits
Istakhr
Ancient city with religious and defensive structures.
Barm-e Delak
Sasanian rock reliefs near Shiraz, Iran
Kul-e Farah
Elamite rock reliefs in Zagros mountains
Nakhcheer
Limestone cave with crystals and formations
Temukan
Ancient city with Achaemenid-era palace
Tepe Yahya
Circular mound with Proto-Elamite occupation
Tepe Sofalin
Ancient mound with Proto-Elamite artifacts