An international archeology team is slated to start excavations at Zanjan's Chehrabad Salt Mine, where Iran's saltmen were unearthed.

Iranian, German, British and Austrian archeologists will study the mine, which is located at the northwestern province of Zanjan.

The studies previously conducted on Chehrabad salt mummies at Oxford and York Universities revealed important information about the saltmen's diet.

Studies also showed that the fourth saltman had moved from the northern Mazandaran Province to his final home in Zanjan.

Iran has unearthed six saltmen over the past decade, the first of which is housed at Iran's National Museum.

The sixth salt mummy has been left untouched since a snowstorm hit its resting place earlier this year. The fourth saltman, placed in the Zanjan Archaeology Museum is in better condition.

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