The Saltmen (Persian: مردان نمکی, mardān-e namakī) are the preserved remains of multiple human individuals that were discovered in the Chehrabad salt mines, located on the southern part of …

2020年10月23日 · In 1994 a spectacular find was made in the then still active salt mine of Douzlākh (Douz = salt) at Chehrābād in northwest Iran. Workers discovered the remains of …

2017年10月17日 · The discovery of the Iranian saltmen has offered insight into ancient diets, mining techniques and wardrobes.

2024年9月3日 · The six corpses – known as the “Saltmen” – were naturally mummified and preserved in the Chehrābād salt mine, near the village of Manzelou in northwest Iran, …

2014年8月6日 · The best preserved and probably the most harrowing of the saltmen is Saltman No. 4. A sixteen-year-old miner, caught in the moment of death, crushed by a cave-in. For a …

2009年2月11日 · While bulldozing salt from the Chehrabad Salt Mine, Iranian miners recently uncovered the sixth "salt man" to be found in the last fifteen years. These "salt men" are in fact …

2021年1月3日 · The saltmen are a group of natural mummies that were discovered in the Chehrabad Salt Mine in Iran. This mine is in the Zanjan Province and located about 340 km …

2021年4月30日 · The Chehrābād Saltmen (SM) are of special archeological and historic interest. They are rare examples of individuals dating to the ancient Persian periods and are, to date, …

2023年3月5日 · He is now the first of a group of preserved bodies found in the mine, known as the Saltmen. Since the first salt mummy was discovered, five more have been found, all within the …

2018年3月9日 · The reason for the state of the long dead human remains, the fact that their flesh failed to dissolve despite being buried for more than 1,500 years, is the salt, which served as a …