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2024-08-13 18:16
12 earthen vessels from Ilkhanid era under restoration
TEHRAN – A selection of 12 Ilkhanid-era pottery vessels is currently undergoing restoration in Zanjan, a local official announced on Tuesday.
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2023-01-08 23:20
Zanjan ceremony marks indigenous art of knifemaking
TEHRAN– On Saturday, a host of indigenous craftspeople and cultural heritage officials in Zanjan hold a special ceremony to mark knifemaking skills passed down from generation to generation in the west-central Iranian city.
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2022-12-31 19:09
Excavation sheds new light on ancient mine in Zanjan
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has recently finished an archaeological season on a sloping hill situated near an ancient mine that previously yielded well-reserved corpses of entrapped miners in Zanjan.
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2022-12-09 17:35
Books on enigmatic salt men unveiled in Zanjan
TEHRAN – Two books exploring the story of ancient salt men, found in Iran’s Chehrabad Salt Mine, west-central province of Zanjan, were unveiled during a ceremony at Zanjan’s Industry Museum on Thursday, the provincial tourism chief has said.
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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.