Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: ...

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.

Arguably the best example of this engineering marvel exists in modern-day Iran, where the technology was invented over 3,000 ...

TEHRAN – Deputy Tourism Minister Ali Darabi has revealed plans to stage a prestigious exhibit titled ‘“Glory of Ancient ...

The fight, which began years ago, is aimed at stopping the threat to the integrity of the site's structures and its intricate carvings from lichens, organisms that grow on surfaces like stone and ...

The AI was trained on satellite pictures of qanats known to archaeologists, like those in Morocco, Afghanistan, and Iran.

Conservationists wage delicate battle against lichens eroding millennia-old monuments Persepolis: Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran’s most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle ...