In April of 1992 Iranian scholars — archaeologists, students of local lore and linguists working in the Department of cultural heritage of the province (ostan) of Khorasan investigated rock inscriptions and petroglyphs in the gorges known as Lākh-Mazār, not far from the settlement of Kūch (29 km to the south-east of Bīrjand). The results of their work have been published in two articles in Persian in the report entitled A Series of Scholarly Works. Rock Images of Lākh-Mazār. The outstanding Iranian scholar, late professor Ahmad Taffazzoli kindly supplied me with a copy of this publication; some inscriptions seemed to me a bit amusing…
On June 23‒24, 2025, the international conference “Military Oriental studies in service to the Fatherland: 80th anniversary of the Great Victory” will take place at the IOM, RAS. The program is now available.
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