Equestrian relief of Hormizd II, c 303–309 This relief is below tomb 3 (perhaps that of Artaxerxes I) and depicts Hormizd forcing an enemy (perhaps Papak of Armenia) from his horse. Immediately above the relief and below the tomb is a badly damaged relief of what appears to be Shapur II (c. 309–379) accompanied by courtiers. Archaeology In 1923, the German archaeologist Ernst Herzfeld made casts of the inscriptions on the tomb of Darius I. Since 1946, these casts have been held in the archives of the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, DC. Naqsh-e Rostam was excavated for several seasons between 1936 and 1939 by a team from the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, led by Erich Schmidt. See also Behistun Inscription Bishapur Essaqwand Rock Tombs Istakhr Naqsh-e Rajab Persepolis Qadamgah (ancient site) Pasargadae and Tomb of Cyrus the Great Taq-e Bostan (rock reliefs of various Sassanid kings) Ming and Qing Imperial Tombs – Royal tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Sacred Valley (Peru) Burial place of Genghis Khan – An undiscovered place of burial of Genghis Khan and his royal family. Valley of the Kings (Egypt) Valley of the Kings (Tibet) List of colossal sculptures in situ Notes References Canepa, Matthew P., "Topographies of Power, Theorizing the Visual, Spatial and Ritual Contexts of Rock Reliefs in Ancient Iran", in Harmanşah (2014), google books Cotterell, Arthur (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Classical Civilizations, 1993, Penguin, External links Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 5: Drawings and Maps, Records of Naqsh-i Rustam Collections Search Center, S.I.R.I.S., Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Hubertus von Gall "NAQŠ-E ROSTAM" in Encyclopædia Iranica 01 Marvdasht complex Sasanian architecture Archaeology of the Achaemenid Empire Archaeological sites in Iran History of Fars Province Sculpture of the Ancient Near East Burial sites of the Achaemenid dynasty Buildings and structures in Fars Province Tourist attractions in Fars Province Rock reliefs in Iran Inscribed rocks Rock-cut tombs Persian words and phrases