Shahyar Khalili was raised in a cultural family. His father, Abbas Khalili, was the editor-in-chief and manager of "Eghdam morning daily" newspaper. Although he studied engineering during his retirement in the United States, he spent his time doing research on history. This book is his first published work

The book titled Iran’s Past explains the history of Iran from about fifteen thousand BC to the Arab invasion. Starting from the earliest human societies including Caucasians, Sogdians, Scythians ... and speaks of their political, economic and social lives as well as their rituals and their religions (Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Indo-European). In the ancient era, the Iranian tribesmen, part of the great eastern Indo-European family, created their own civilizations and developed their art, which played a significant role in the development of civilization in close proximity between the cultures of the West and the East. Many scholars have been named in this book. In the reference section, the names of the books, as well as other sources inclusive of some conferences and some Internet reports, are listed. The publication of this book took place simultaneously with the time of holding thirty-eighth UNESCO Summit on June 22, 2014, during which the "Burned City" was recorded as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The writer took advantage of this opportunity, and, the article "The Burned-out Town" with the consent of the author has been attached to this book by the editor, in order to add another honor to our past honors. Meanwhile, this book includes the images of the world's first animation, the world's first artificial eye, and the world's first backgammon, as described in this article.