Persepolis in Iran (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
The ruins of a large building, thought to be a temple from the reign of Cyrus the Great, have been discovered by Iranian and Italian archaeologists on a joint excavation near Persepolis. In addition to the bas-reliefs of mythical animal motifs from Persia and Mesopotamia on its bricks, an Akkadian-Babylonian cuneiform inscription was also unearthed. Plus, there’s a dragon!
