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A "natural mummy", the sixth so far, has emerged in Iran's Chehrabad Salt Mine. The individual, who was naturally mummified by the preserving properties of salt over the past 1,800 years, was exposed when heavy rains pounded the salt mine. Scientists believe the man was a Roman Empire-era salt mine worker killed by falling rocks during an

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