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2022-02-05 18:01
German mine relics returned home after major Iran exhibit
TEHRAN – A collection of relics, which was on loan from the German Mining Museum at a major Tehran exhibit, has recently been returned home.
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2021-12-17 18:18
Iranian archaeologists, German fellows finish work on ancient mine
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists and their German counterparts have finished work on the Douzlakh Salt Mine that decades ago yielded a number of ancient salt men, personal belongings, amongst other remains.
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2021-11-26 18:48
Ancient fibers, animal remains discovered by Iranian, German archaeologists
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and German archaeologists has discovered ancient fibers and animal remains while digging into an old salt mine in west-central Iran.
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2021-11-21 20:11
By Afshin Majlesi
Iranian, German archaeologists in search of clues about Achaemenid, Sassanid miners
TEHRAN – Teams of Iranian and German archaeologists have commenced a new season of excavation on an ancient Iranian mine, which has so far yielded a number of ‘salt mommies’, personal belongings as well as animal remains.
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2021-11-10 17:29
Iranian, German archaeologists in search of human remains, relics inside ancient mine
TEHRAN – Clusters of Iranian and German archaeologists and cultural heritage experts on Tuesday commenced work in search of new human remains and relics inside an ancient salt mine.
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2021-11-03 17:19
Special exhibit featuring Iranian, German studies on ancient mining opens in Tehran
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, a special exhibition featuring Iranian and German studies on ancient mining and relevant objects was officially inaugurated at the National Museum of Iran.
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2021-07-16 21:56
1,600-year-old ‘salt sheep’ from Iran reveals same genetic traits as modern breeds
TEHRAN – A team of geneticists and archaeologists from Iran, Ireland, France, Germany, and Austria has sequenced the DNA from a 1,600-year-old sheep mummy discovered earlier from an ancient salt mine in west-central Iran.
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2021-04-07 19:55
Parallel loan exhibits on ancient mining start in Iran, Germany
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, two separate loan exhibitions featuring ancient mining and relevant documents were kicked off in Iran and Germany.
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2021-01-26 20:46
Iran, Germany to arrange exhibit on salt mummies
TEHRAN – Iran and Germany are set to arrange a joint exhibition on ancient salt mummies and their belongings, which have been gradually discovered in Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine decades ago.
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2020-12-27 19:34
National Museum of Iran to host special German show
TEHRAN – The National Museum of Iran and Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum are in cooperation to organize a special show of German’s mining heritage in downtown Tehran.
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2020-11-22 20:21
Enigmatic salt men to receive extra purification, restoration
TEHRAN –A project for purifying, cleansing, and restoring three ancient salt men, found in Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine, will be commenced in the near future, Zanjan’s provincial tourism chief has announced.
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2020-10-28 23:26
Archaeological survey yields traces of Iron Age settlement, metal-melting kiln in west-central Iran
TEHRAN – The first phase of a demarcation project has recently come to an end on Tepe Kuzechi in west-central Iran, yielding traces of an Iron Age settlement and other findings, including a metal-melting kiln.
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2020-09-21 20:46
Ancient salt mine to become more tourist-friendly
TEHRAN – A historically-rich salt mine in Iran’s northwestern Zanjan province, where several salt men and their personal belongings have been discovered so far, will be equipped with tourist-friendly, safety, and electronic systems such as closed-circuit television cameras.
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2020-07-20 22:47
Ancient objects found at Iran’s mine to go on display in Germany
TEHRAN- An exhibition of ancient relics discovered from Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine is scheduled to be held in Germany in autumn.
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2020-05-26 18:43
Garments of Iran’s salt mummies to be restored using German expertise
TEHRAN – A team of experts from Iran and Germany will start a project for purifying, cleansing, and restoring garments and personal belongings of ancient salt mummies which were first found in Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine in 1993.
