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A group of geneticists and archeologists from Ireland, France, Iran, Germany, and Austria sequenced the DNA of 1,600-year-old sheep mummies discovered in an ancient Iranian salt mine, Chehrābād. This unique specimen has revealed ancient Near Eastern sheep husbandry techniques and demonstrates how natural mummification might impact DNA degradation. The fantastic discoveries were just published in the peer-reviewed international journal Biology Letters. (Photo : Image from Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum and Zanjan Cultural Heritage Centre, Archaeological Museum of Zanjan.) Chehrābād Salt Mine (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) The Chehrābād salt mine is notable for preserving biological material. Indeed, the famous Salt Men s human bones were discovered in this mine, desiccated by the salty atmosphere. The new study reveals that the natural mummification process involves removing water from a body to preserve soft tissues that would otherwise decay and preserve animal remains

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