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Archeology museum of Zanjan will be inaugurated by the end of spring 2006 by displaying the discovered salt men in Chehr-Abad salt mine. | |||||||||
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Tehran, 6 June 2006 (CHN) -- Zanjan’s Archeology Museum, the first standard museum of Zanjan province, will officially be opened on 21st of June 2006 in Zolfaghari House by displaying the four salt men discovered in ancient salt mine of Chehr-Abad. “Restoration of Zolfaghari House has been completed and we are working on the interior design of the museum. If nothing extraordinary happens, I believe the first standard museum of Zanjan province will be opened by the end of spring 2006,” said Yahya Rahmati, director of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Zanjan province. According to Rahmati, more than 2000 historical relics which are in storage will be transferred to the museum; however, the four salt men will be the most important objects on display in this museum. “The special storages built to keep these four salt men have been transferred from Tehran to Zanjan on 28th of May this year and they are ready to be settled in the museum,” added Rahmati. The first discovery of salt men and their belongings in Chehr Abad mine of Zanjan province dates back to some ten years ago. They are among rare mummies discovered around the world that are mummified as a result of natural conditions. Natural mummies are categorized into three groups which include the ones mummified by ice, like the Italian iceman, those by salt, and those mummified in swamps. Four salt men have been discovered so far in Chehr Abad salt mine. Samples of these salt men have been sent to Oxford and Cambridge universities to implement genetics studies and DNA analysis. The results showed that the first two salt men date back to the Parthian era (150 BC–AD 226) while the other two are believed to have belonged to the Achaemenid period (648 BC–330 BC). The building of Zolfaghari House belongs to the municipality of the city of Zanjan and the municipality has agreed to give this building of the Qajar era (1781-1925 AD) to the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization to change it to a museum. “Based on the negotiations, Zolfaghari House is just allocated to the museum under the joint management of the municipality and the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Zanjan. It may not have any official usage,” explained Rahmati. Prior to this, the laundry house of Zanjan which has turned into an anthropology museum was the only museum of Zanjan province which except for its traditional atmosphere, is not qualified to be a museum. Now with establishing the archeology museum of Zanjan, this province will enjoy a museum with a standard level. Zolfaghari historical house, located at the center of the city of Zanjan, dates back to the Qajar era and belonged to one of the most high-class and affluent families of this city. This house consisted of two interior and exterior sections and the Zolfaghari street (modern Taleghani) passes through it, dividing it into two parts. Therefore, the garden was separated from the building and now it has turned into a public park. The only remained part of this monument is a two-floor building with a catacomb built using a combination of Iranian and European architectural styles. This building was the central part of the exterior complex and consists of halls, bedrooms, and bathrooms, most of which have suffered serious damages over time. After the Islamic revolution of 1979, this historical building was given to the governmental organization and at last its management was given to the municipality of Zanjan. Now after negotiations between the municipality and the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Zanjan province it has been given to the city council of Zanjan to be used as a museum. |
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