Vast Iron Age Mining Complex Discovered Deep Inside Hallstatt Salt Mine
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Vast Iron Age mining complex discovered deep inside Hallstatt salt mine
Archaeologists exploring the prehistoric salt mine at Hallstatt in Austria have discovered an extensive network of previously unknown Iron Age mining chambers stretching for at least 300 metres beneath the mountain. This content was originally published on www.heritagedaily.com - © 2023 - HeritageDaily
Already about 7,300 years ago, people around Hallstatt gained salt. Now several chambers were discovered.
In search of remains of prehistoric salt mining in Hallstatt, archaeologists of the Natural History Museum (NHM) discovered a huge complex of iron-age mining chambers during exploratory drilling. These are several parallel chambers that extend over 300 metres.
Several parallel chambers in the prehistoric mine are waste up to nine metres high – with outstandingly conserved, 2500-year-old waste
HALLSTATT. Archaeologists have discovered a more than 300-metre-long complex of iron-age mining chambers in Hallstätter Salzberg.
Researchers made new discoveries in the prehistoric salt mine of Hallstatt. Several parallel chambers extend over 300 meters.
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