[blam]

GGG Ping.

The article linked below is most interesting. However, we cannot post articles from USA Today on FR.

Mythical satyr may be preserved in salt

Satyr? A man's body, naturally mummified within an ancient salt mine, was found in a salt mine outside the Iranian city of Zanjan.

[Red Badger]

Achaemenid (550-330 BC)? I wonder if any of the mummies are Jewish?........

[JimRed]

Is this article a Babelfish translation?

[blam]

Russian Archeologists Read Ancient Birchbark Manuscript

23.07.2007

Birchbank manuscript

Russian linguists and archeologists have deciphered text, written on a birchbank manuscript, which was found in Staraya Russa town of the Novgorod region and dates back to 14th century.

The manuscript, found earlier in July, contains information about salt collecting, which was one of the main occupations in Staraya Russa.

The manuscript, discovered in Staraya Russa, is the thousandth “message form the past”, found at Novgorod digging site since 1951. Archeologists continue digginds, hoping to find other interesting artifacts from ancient times.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam. That Vergano piece on USAToday was a bit amusing, read it yesterday I guess, he quotes Adrienne M.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.

Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on or off the
"Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list or GGG weekly digest
-- Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)

[AFreeBird]

Considering the importance of these unique salt mummies, brings into light the importance for finding the best approaches for preserving them for next generations.

Well, first off, they'll need to get rid of the nut jobs running the country so there are future generations around to see and study them. Otherwise, any preservation efforts, outside of removing them from the country, are moot.

Other than that....

Salt seems to have worked so far.