This stuff is fascinating, blam. Unfortunately, I'm getting a redirect error. Suggestions?
It was Bush's fault.
You might find these two articles in The Guardian from today interesting as well.
Apologies if they have already been posted:
End of the vine
The Islamic revolution abolished Iran's ancient tradition of wine-making but the residents of Khollar are showing some bottle, writes Robert Tait
Wednesday October 12, 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,1590302,00.html
Also this:
Persia in pieces
British Museum director Neil MacGregor introduces five objects that tell the story of the largest political unit the world, in 500BC, had ever seen
See a gallery of the artefacts here
Wednesday October 12, 2005
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1589965,00.html