This Man Was the First to Discover Persepolis + Photo

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

SAEDNEWS: A German archaeologist was the first person to excavate Persepolis.

This Man Was the First to Discover Persepolis + Photo

According to the Society section of Saed News, Ernst Emil Herzfeld was a German archaeologist and Iranologist who, between 1923 and 1925, conducted the first excavations of parts of Pasargadae and Persepolis.