The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World is delighted to welcome to UCLA Dr. Lara Fabian, who has joined the faculty of the Department of Near Eastern…
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Originally delivered as the Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures, Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran is an exploration of kinship in the archaeological and historical record of Iran’s most ancient civilizations….
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Call for Applications for the Morvarid Guiv Graduate Fellowship in Zoroastrian Studies The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World announces a call for applications for the Morvarid…
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We are pleased to share with you the recorded lectures from the First Achaemenid Workshop, Identity, Alterity, and the Imperial Impress in the Achaemenid World, hosted at UCLA on April…
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The Pourdavoud Center would like to thank all of the presenters, panel chairs, and attendees who made the Second Achaemenid Workshop, hosted by the University of Innsbruck and co-sponsored by…
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Speakers and Panel Chairs of the First Achaemenid Workshop, hosted by the Pourdavoud Center in Royce Hall on April 12-14, 2023
On behalf of the Pourdavoud Center, we would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to all speakers, panel chairs, and attendees for their participation in the first Achaemenid Workshop. “Identity,…
Read MoreCaspian Currents: Connecting Ancient Iran to a Wider Eurasian Context Lara Fabian Monday, March 13, 2023 at 3:00pm, Kaplan Hall 348 In this talk, I explore what happened when expanding…
Read MoreThe Archaeology of Money: The Role of Currencies in the Formation of the Iranian Empire Alireza Khounani Monday, March 6, 2023 at 3:00pm, Kaplan Hall 348 In contrast to…
Read MoreCarving Out Official Identities: Inscribed Seals with Titles from the Persepolis Fortification Archive Christina Chandler Friday, March 3, 2023 at 3:00pm, Kaplan Hall 348 The administrative documents from the Persepolis…
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Resisting the State: Archaeological Investigation of Autonomy and Resistance among Zagros Mountain Communities Steve Renette Friday, February 24, 2023 at 3:00pm, Kaplan Hall 365 The archaeology of ancient Iran has…
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