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2022-04-24 18:32
Personal belongings of mysterious saltmen named national heritage
TEHRAN – A total of nine objects belonging to the ancient saltmen being kept in the Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.
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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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2021-11-14 18:43
Iranian, German archaeologists discuss further cooperation
TEHRAN – Panels of Iranian and German archaeologists and cultural heritage experts on Saturday discussed ways to expand cooperation in the realm of ancient mining.
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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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2021-11-01 16:05
New archaeological season begins at Douzlakh Salt Mine
TEHRAN – The fifth round of archaeological season has recently commenced at Douzlakh Salt Mine, northwestern Zanjan province, where some ancient salt men and their belongings have been found.
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2021-10-31 20:00
Museum famed for its salt men gains former glory
TEHRAN –A restoration project has recently been completed on Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum, which is famed for showcasing some ancient salt men and their belongings, Zanjan’s tourism chief has announced.
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2021-10-29 18:50
Centuries-old skeletons unearthed in central Iran
TEHRAN – Two centuries-old skeletons have recently been discovered in a historical mine in the mountainous area of Ardestan county, central Isfahan province, Ardestan Governor has announced.
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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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2021-07-14 01:59
Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum upgrades security system
TEHRAN –The Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum, famed for showcasing some ancient salt men and their belongings in the northwestern Zanjan province, has upgraded its security system, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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2021-04-27 17:24
Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – Zolfaqari Archaeological Museum, which is famed for showcasing some ancient salt men and their belongings, has undergone some rehabilitation works.
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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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2021-01-13 19:48
Enigmatic collection of salt men being documented, reorganized
TEHRAN- A project for documenting and reorganizing ancient salt men and their belongings, found in Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine, have been commenced in Zolfaghari Museum in the northwestern city of Zanjan.
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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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2020-09-21 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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2020-05-26 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.
