Around the World November/December 2022
IRAN
(Courtesy Meysam Labbaf-Khaniki)
Features November 1, 2011
The World in Between
5,000 years ago, a long-buried society in the Iranian desert helped shape the first urban age
(Georg Gerster/Photo Researchers)
Features January/February 2012
The Truth Behind the Tablets
The rush to document thousands of ancient texts before they are sent back to Iran, or sold, reveals the daily workings of the Persian Empire.