A unique fire ceremony has unfolded through a mural at the ancient Sogdian palace of Sanjar-Shah in Tajikistan. Findings regarding this mural have been published in the journal Antiquity. Researchers ...

Excavations in Tajikistan have unveiled a city of merchant princes that flourished from the fifth to the eighth century a.d. An 8th-century A.D. mural unearthed at the city of Panjakent in modern-day ...

In 2022–2023, a wall mural depicting a procession of priests walking toward a stationary fire altar was recovered at the Royal Palace at Sanjar-Shar. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...