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Sixth Salt Man Discovered In Chehr-Abad Mine
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| 6-4-2007
Posted on 06/05/2007 2:46:29 PM PDT by blam
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 Zanjāns 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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KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; austria; chehrabad; godsgravesglyphs; hallstatt; hamzehlusaltmine; iran; man; mummies; salt; saltman; saltmine; sixth; zanjanprovince
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I wish they'd start reporting DNA data with these discoveries.
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:46:33 PM PDT
by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:47:02 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:47:47 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(We need to cure Academentia)
To: blam
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.
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:50:17 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: blam
Paardon my stupidity but what country is this.
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:51:01 PM PDT
by
golfisnr1
(Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
To: goodnesswins
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:52:42 PM PDT
by
LexBaird
(PR releases are the Chinese dog food of political square meals.)
To: golfisnr1
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:53:54 PM PDT
by
LexBaird
(PR releases are the Chinese dog food of political square meals.)
To: kinoxi
Re #4
Link. Thought it might be of interest to you.
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:54:36 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: LexBaird
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:55:03 PM PDT
by
golfisnr1
(Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
To: goodnesswins
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:55:40 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(A man who will not defend himself does not deserve to be defended by others.)
To: blam
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:56:00 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: goodnesswins
Before Present.
For when “BCE”, “Before the Common Era” just isn’t politically correct enough...
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:56:57 PM PDT
by
null and void
("Wherever liberty has sprouted around the world, we find American blood at its roots.")
To: goodnesswins
BP = Before present, sometimes written as BPE (E = era). Used to avoid referring to AD/BC. BP(E) refers to BC.
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:57:02 PM PDT
by
fireforeffect
(A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
To: blam
Who said salt is bad for you ;)
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:58:55 PM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(I'm Fred, White and Blue!)
To: goodnesswins
What is BP?Blood Pressure -- and with all that sodium, I bet theirs is through the roof!
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posted on
06/05/2007 2:59:01 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawg
(Some of us like to hink of mania as a lifestyle choice....)
To: golfisnr1
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posted on
06/05/2007 3:03:51 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(www.rinorepublic.com)
To: goodnesswins
What is BP?It save a whole letter over "ago"
To: Bubba Ho-Tep
Damn, that adult-onset dyslexia again.
It saves a whole letter over "ago."
To: null and void
BCE, Before the Common EraI like to tell people BCE stands for "Before the Christian Era." ;-)
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posted on
06/05/2007 3:06:18 PM PDT
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: null and void
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....
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posted on
06/05/2007 3:07:19 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(We need to cure Academentia)
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