zanjan archeology museum
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YOU CAN WATCH THIS PRESENTATION IN MUSIC HERE (You have a link on the first slide): http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/michaelasanda-1426644-zanjan1/ Thank you! The Saltman was discovered in Iran, in the Chehrabad salt mines located on the west side of the city of Zanjan. 1.Very few salt mummies have ever been found, making the Iranian salt mummies very unique. Other mentions of mummies created in salt include the missionary-explorer David Livingstone (whose body was preserved in salt on purpose in the hopes of preserving his corpse for the long journey back to London) as well as naturally-created mummies in Halstatt, Austria. 2. The first salt mummy was dated to 1700 years ago, referred to as the Sassanid era. Researchers believe that the others "as far back as the Achaemenid period some 500 years earlier." 3. The mystery of their death also makes them of great interest to scientists. After the third mummy was discovered buried under the boulder, one excavator concluded that a mine collapse had killed all of the salt mummies. Further study will be necessary, however, to prove this intriguing idea. 4. Their DNA will be studied. According to Daniel Potts of the University of Sydney (Australia), the salt mummies could provide "a huge amount of important data on the entire millennium between the Persian Empire and the coming of Islam." 5. Over 300 pieces of fabric, some of them with designs, have been found in addition to the mummies. Although the textiles are different sizes, some are as large as a square meter. The salt appears to have kept the dyes used in the fabrics well-preserved. Researchers from Oxford University (Mark Pollard) and York University (Don Brothwell) have been invited by Iran's Archaeology Research Center to study the salt mummies. According to Iran's Cultural New Heritage Agency The fourth salt mummy and Iranian archeologist Abulfazl Auli, the two scientists As they report their findings, further information will become available. Additionally, Niels Lynnerup, a mummification expert from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, will be attempting to perform a reconstruction of the face of the fourth salt mummy. To do this, he will use around 1,000 MRI images of the body and face.TRANSCRIPT
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2. Zanjan probably dates back to the Sassanid period.Conquered by the Muslims in the 7th century, obliteratedby the Mongols and by Tamerlane in the 13 th and 14 thcenturies, and having a vivid record in civilization, culture,arts and sciences, Zanjan has experienced both glory andhardship. The city is know for the Zanjan upheaval,resulting in what was by far the largest of the battlesbetween the members of the Bahai movement and Persiantroops during the late 1840s and early 1850s, involvingperhaps three thousand Bahais and thirty thousandgovernment troops and irregulars.Zanjan, capitala provinciei cu acelai nume (celebr pentrustrugurii fr smburi) a fost fondat probabil n epocaSassanid. Cucerit pe rnd de arabi (sec.VII) de mongolii de Tamerlan (sec.XIII i XIV) istoria sa a fost destul dezbuciumat. 3. The Zolfaghari building - This18th century building shows aunique combination of Gothicand Persian architecture, withgabled roofs and stained glass.Its located in the centre of theold town.Cldirea Zolfaghari adposteteMuzeul de Arheologie 4. In 1993, miners discovered in the saltmines located on the west side of the cityof Zanjan the remains of a body, a foreleginside a leather boot, three iron knives, awoolen half trouser, a silver needle, a sling,parts of a leather rope, buried in the middleof a tunnel of approximately 45 meterslength. Five other corpses, including ateenager and a woman, were discoveredlater in the same salt mine. Four are kept atthe Rakhtshuikhaneh Museum in Zanjan.After archeological studies which includedC14 dating of different samples of bonesand textiles, the Salt Man was dated toabout 1,700 years ago. By testing a sampleof hair, the blood group B+ wasdetermined.n mina de sare Chehrabad minerii audescoperit ase oameni de sare. Acetiaau fost de fapt persoane care au murit nmin i s-au mumificat n condiii extreme.Prul, carnea, oasele, au fost toateconservate de salinitatea minei, i chiarorganele interne (stomacul i colonul aurmas intacte). Prima mumie de saredescoperit n 1993 dateaz din anul 300d. Hr. i avea o barb lung, alb i unsingur cercel de aur n ureche. 5. Text: Internet Pictures: Sanda Foioreanu Nicoleta Leu Arangement: Sanda Foioreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasandaSound: Mohammad Reza Mortazavi - Saena - Simurghs Tears