Mummified Iranian Man Found

Poor soul – he was caught in an apparent mine collapse which occurred almost two millennia ago:Third century Iranian man found preserved in saltThe article refers to how the salt of the mine wards off bacteria, and how bogs are also known to do this.  You may recall (though probably not) that we discussed bog preservation in this post a while back.  It's interesting how nature literally preserves these people - their bodies at least - from the ravaging effects of time which otherwise would turn them to dust.