The Salt Man Project

The project
The aim of the project is the long-term preservation and presentation of the salt mummies, their tools and equipment, and the other largely organic finds from the excavation. In addition, an up-to-date conservation and monitoring concept of the unique archaeological legacy is to be developed and a selection of the finds restored and presented to an Iranian and German public. Partners of the project are the German Mining Museum in Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Romano-Germanic Central Museum in Mainz, Archaeological Museum Frankfurt, Natural History Museum Vienna, Iran Cultural Heritage Organisation Zanjān, Zolfaghari Museum Zanjān and National Museum of Iran in Tehran.