Iran

We always thought that when we retired – if we were ever to retire from Current Archaeology! – we would visit the Near East, the magical cities of Mesopotamia in Iraq and Syria. Alas, these countries are difficult, if not impossible to visit, but there is one country that is becoming very much on the tourist route and that is Iran. Wendy and I therefore decided to explore Iran and to visit it with a young and upcoming travel company: Travel The Unknown, which specialises in running tours to the lesser known travel destinations – especially Iran. Is this a restoration? Is it Hollywood circa 1970? Or is it a ziggurat built by Untash-Napirisha in the 13th century BC? This is the main e