Sixth Salt Man Discovered In Chehr-Abad Mine

Cais News ^ | 6-4-2007

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Sixth Salt Man Discovered in Chehr-Abad Mine

04 June 2007

Chehr Abad Saltman No. 2.

LONDON, (CAIS) -- The sixth salt man was discovered in Chehr-Ābād Mine in Zanjan City. It is likely that a large number of salt men were buried in Chehr-Ābād Salt Mine, said Farhang Farokhi head of Zanjan Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ZCHTO).

Five previous discovered salt men are being kept in Washhouse Museum , he added.

Based on previous reports, Chehr-Ābād Mine had been used from the Achaemenid dynastic era (550-330 BCE) up to the early of the Sassanid dynasty (224-651 CE).

The first salt man was discovered in Zanjān’s Chehr-Ābād salt mine by accident by the miners in 1993. More than a decade later in November 2004, the body of the second salt man was discovered in the same salt mine. The year 2005 was the year of salt men discoveries and bodies of the third, fourth, and fifth salt mummies were unearthed in January, March, and December 2005.

These salt men are among rare mummies discovered around the world that are mummified as a result of natural conditions. Since the salt men have been buried in salt for centuries, most of their tissues are well preserved. Special conditions of the salt mine which prevented the activities of micro-organisms caused the excellent preservation of organic and inorganic materials in the mine.

Tests carried out by Oxford University Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU) on the remains and clothing of first and second saltmen, C14 assigned date to the late Parthian dynastic era (1745 BP). The remains of other three saltmen known by numbers 3, 4 and 5, which were also victims of collapsed tunnels C14 testing have placed them in post-Achaemenid period (2245 BP).

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I wish they'd start reporting DNA data with these discoveries.

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GGG Ping.

[goodnesswins]

What is “BP?”

[kinoxi]

I wasn’t aware that salt would preserve DNA. It seems that they would have to destroy a large portion of the sample at first glance, I could be mistaken.

[golfisnr1]

Paardon my stupidity but what country is this.

[LexBaird]

Before present?

[LexBaird]

Iran or Azerbaijan.

[kinoxi]

Re #4 Link. Thought it might be of interest to you.

[golfisnr1]

Thanks!

[Jeff Chandler]

British Petroleum

[kinoxi]

Post #8

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Before Present.

For when “BCE”, “Before the Common Era” just isn’t politically correct enough...

[fireforeffect]

BP = Before present, sometimes written as BPE (E = era). Used to avoid referring to AD/BC. BP(E) refers to BC.

[reagan_fanatic]

Who said salt is bad for you ;)

[Mad Dawg]

What is “BP?”

Blood Pressure -- and with all that sodium, I bet theirs is through the roof!

[ASA Vet]

Persia

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

What is “BP?”It save a whole letter over "ago"

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Damn, that adult-onset dyslexia again.

It saves a whole letter over "ago."

[Right Wing Assault]

“BCE”, “Before the Common Era”

I like to tell people BCE stands for "Before the Christian Era." ;-)

[goodnesswins]

I kinda thought that....but, well, just couldn’t believe they would go THAT far! Course, I look at BCE and see Before Christian Era....LOL....