The Man of Zanjan

1994/10/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

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The blond man's head of the image has recently been discovered west of Tehran in the village of Hamzelu, in the province of Zanjan. Wool dress and gold pendant. Around you have found the belt and the knife with its leather cover.

According to experts, he is a man of about forty years who lived 2,600 years ago. It is discovered in a salt mine 25 meters deep and seems to have fallen on the roof.

This is the time when the Kaldears took Babylon, so it is the time when King Nebuchadnezzar lived. It is the first discovery that can offer information about the tribes that then inhabited the plateaus of Iran.