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THE CROWN — Triptych No. 3
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🧂 Deep Inside An Iranian Salt Mine, A Man From 1,700 Years Ago Was Found Almost Perfectly Preserved In the Chehrabad Salt Mine, miners uncovered the naturally mummified remains of a man dating back to the ancient Sasanian period.
Known today as the “Salt Man of Iran,” the individual was preserved not by burial rituals, but by the mine’s extreme salt conditions, which removed moisture and slowed decomposition for nearly 1,700 years. When discovered, the man still had visible hair, a beard, facial features, and even a gold earring.
Researchers also found knives, textiles, and personal items beside the body, offering a rare glimpse into daily life in ancient Persia. Archaeologists later uncovered additional preserved individuals at the site, collectively known as the Salt Men of Iran — one of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries ever found in a mining environment.
Neanderthals shared their viruses with Homo sapiens humans — but also passed on their genes for coping with these pathogens #ResearchHighlight https://t.co/LcT1uGl0wV
Genomic analysis shows that interbreeding between female Neanderthals and human males was less common than the opposite combination https://t.co/UPeewkVbCd
Neanderthal gene inherited by modern humans linked to greater muscle mass
A gene inherited from Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago is linked to greater muscle mass in some people today...
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Recent genetic research confirms that modern humans (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthals repeatedly interbred across a period spanning roughly 200,000 to 250,000 years.
While it was long believed that interbreeding occurred during a brief window about 50,000 to 60,000 years ago, advanced genomic mapping shows multiple waves of contact occurred much earlier:
200,000–250,000 years ago: An early wave of Homo sapiens migrating out of Africa encountered and mated with Neanderthals in Eurasia. The offspring from these early encounters integrated primarily into Neanderthal populations, leaving traces of modern human DNA inside Neanderthal genomes.
100,000–120,000 years ago: A second wave of contact occurred during intermediate migrations, continuing the genetic exchange.
47,000–60,000 years ago: The major and final period of gene flow took place over several thousand years as modern humans expanded permanently into Eurasia. Children born from these pairings were raised within human communities, passing down Neanderthal genes to present-day populations.
Because of these encounters, people of non-African descent today carry approximately 1% to 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes. Rather than dying out in complete isolation, Neanderthals were slowly absorbed into the modern human gene pool over tens of thousands of years.
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