From its opening moments, when a camera follows a Tibetan nomad riding a horse across a rocky, windswept hilltop, "The Saltmen of Tibet" reveals a landscape and a people that are rarely seen by ...
THE SALTMEN OF TIBET. A documentary directed by Ulrike Koch. In Tibetan with English subtitles. At Film Forum. Running time: 110 mins. Unrated but contains no material unsuitable for children. 3 1/2 ...
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
The six corpses – known as the “Saltmen” – were naturally mummified and preserved in the Chehrābād salt mine, near the village of Manzelou in northwest Iran, according to RealClear Science. The first ...
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts announced the inscriptions on Sunday in a letter to the governor-general of the northwestern province, CHTN reported. Pieces of woolen ...
The Chehrābād salt mine is located near the village of Hamzelou in Northwestern Iran, but there hasn't been any actual mining there for more than a decade. That's because, starting in 1993, excavators ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from Archaeology. Followed categories will be added to My News. The six corpses – known as the “Saltmen” – were naturally mummified and preserved in the Chehrābād salt ...