This site provides information on the Persepolis Fortification Archive project based at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
Persepolis studies yield new findings, Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:35:13 GMT (PRESS TV) ["...Twenty five objects were also unearthed in the area as a result of the current studies. The discovery included jewels, ancient weapons, and pieces left over from broken statues, potteries and azure plates..."] Iranian, Italian archaeologists excavating Persepolis TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (Mehr News Agency) In a blog entry entitled Let’s Abandon Achaemenid Studies , Jona Lendering reviews three recent volumes on the Achaemenid Empire