"Thousands of bodies have been excavated, almost all flaunting rich bronze ornaments, typically worn by only the wealthiest," Reschreiter said. "The remains bore the marks of hard physical labour... while also showing signs of unequalled prosperity"
Posted on 08/24/2018 3:21:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
All mines need regular reinforcement against collapse, and Hallstatt, the world's oldest salt mine perched in the Austrian Alps, is no exception. But Hallstatt isn't like other mines. Exploited for 7,000 years, the mine has yielded not only a steady supply of salt but also archaeological discoveries attesting to the existence of a rich civilisation dating back to the early part of the first millennium BC. So far less than two percent of the prehistoric tunnel network is thought to have been explored, with the new round of reinforcement work, which began this month, protecting the dig's achievements, according to chief archaeologist Hans Reschreiter... Hallstatt was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997 and the work aims to protect it for "future generations", said Thomas Stelzer, governor of Upper Austria state where the mine is located... The vast deposit of sea salt inside was left by the ocean that covered the region some 250 million years ago... Among the most striking archaeological discoveries was that of an eight-metre-long wooden staircase dating back to 1100 BC, the oldest such staircase found in Europe... Other items date back much further. Excavated in 1838, an axe made from staghorn dating from 5,000 BC showed that as early as then, miners "tried hard to extract salt from here," Reschreiter said... sword handles made of African ivory and Mediterranean wine bowls found at the site... As well as revealing wooden retaining structures more than 3,000 years old which were perfectly preserved by the salt, the excavation unearthed numerous tools, leather gloves and a rope -- thick as a fist -- as well as the remains of millions of wooden torches.
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"Thousands of bodies have been excavated, almost all flaunting rich bronze ornaments, typically worn by only the wealthiest," Reschreiter said. "The remains bore the marks of hard physical labour... while also showing signs of unequalled prosperity"
Exploited for 7,000 years, its excavation has yielded not only a steady supply of salt but also archaeological discoveries attesting to the existence of a rich civilisation dating back to the early part of the first millennium BC
Along with wooden retaining structures more than 3,000 years old which were perfectly conserved by the salt, the excavation unearthed tools, leather gloves and a rope as well as the remains of millions of wooden torches
Among the most striking archaeological discoveries was that of an eight-metre-long wooden staircase dating back to 1100 BC, the oldest such staircase found in Europe
The Man in Salt, Salzwelten, Hallstatt, Austria
Salinen Austria AG | by 2005 | staff
Posted on 09/08/2005 10:10:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Send the Thai soccer team in.
They worked hard for the money.
So you better treat them right.
Job 28:1 “People know where to mine silver and how to refine gold.
Job 28:2 They know where to dig iron from the earth and how to smelt copper from rock.
Job 28:3 They know how to shine light in the darkness and explore the farthest regions of the earth as they search in the dark for ore.
Job 28:4 They sink a mine shaft into the earth far from where anyone lives. They descend on ropes, swinging back and forth.
Take me to this place.
He was a miner 49er.
(3349 BC)
You see—hard work is the way to prosperity. NOT handouts! Even the Neanderthals knew that!
Neanderthal privilege!
Snowflakes will be in an uproar over this.
Bullying is another way to prosperity.
So the oceans aren't really rising due to anthropogenic climate change so much as they are just returning to their previous levels.
...or maybe he was a miner 4-foot-9er :)
Hallstatt is near Salzburg. I think it is probably upwards of 100 miles from there to where the Ice Man was found.
The 1734 discovery of the Hallstatt Salt Man would have been a lot better in retrospect had his body not been reburied in a local churchyard. Based on what is known of his death, he died in around 350 BC, or about 3000 years after Otzi.
The area used to not be mountainous.
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