Radiological and histological findings in ancient salt mummies from the salt mine of Douzlākh, Iran.

Computed tomography studies and histological analyses were performed on the mummified remains found in the Chehrābād salt mine in northwestern Iran. The ancient salt mummies are dated to the Achaemenid (550-330 BC) and Sassanid (3rd-7th century AD) time period and died in mining incidents. The aim o...

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Main Authors: Lena Maria Öhrström, Herman Marquez, Roger Seiler, Beata Bode, Abolfazl Aali, Thomas Stöllner, Frank Jakobus Rühli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250745