a remarkably well preserved fellow
Day 80: This gentleman, known as the Salt Man, lived 1700 hundred years ago and was discovered in 1993 in a salt mine in southern Iran. For someone his age, it’s remarkable how much hair he can still call his own. Salt Man was obviously quite a character as he sports an ear ring in his left ear, still visible today. He now resides in the National Museum in downtown Tehran.
Evidently, Salt Man died from a blow to the head with a blunt object. The Iranian police “cold case” squad are yet to solve the murder but have not ruled out natural causes (earthquake).
Posted: September 27th, 2007 by andrew under Iran, Tehran.
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