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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hallstatt Salt MinesCountry: Austria Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Hallstatt
Latitude: 47.562685N Longitude: 13.640206E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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ELindey visited on 15th Feb 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Great site. Was surreal walking in this place.
Parts of the below ground area date back to 1500 BC, which makes it the oldest salt mine in the world. Among the most famous finds are the oldest preserved wooden staircase on the European continent, which dates from 1344/1343 BC. The "Man in Salt" is the body of a Celtic miner, who has died in a disaster in the mine. The salt has mummified the body. Similarly, many finds made of leather and cloth have been preserved as well.
Several finds and partial reconstructions can be seen in the Museum Hallstatt in Hallstatt as well as in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien in Vienna.
The mines in Hallstatt can be visited with guided tours (Salzwelten).
References:
[01] Kern, A., Kowarik, K., Rausch, A.W., Reschreiter, H.: Salz-Reich. 7000 Jahre Hallstatt (2008).
[02] Barth, F.E., Reschreiter, J.: Neufund einer bronzezeitlichen Holzstiege im Salzbergwerk Hallstatt. In: Archäologie Österreichs 16/1 (2005).
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