Unearthed Human Remains at the Salzwelten Hallstatt
I was probably too entranced by the beauty of the mountaintop scenery on my way to Salzwelten Hallstatt that I got preoccupied taking photos of the amazing scenery. Not only was the scenery astounding, it was also covered in snow, something which I don’t really see much of. I had to remind myself that I was here to visit the Salzwelten Hallstatt and I can do anything else after I am done with that visit. The Salzwelten Hallstatt is a very important part of the history of Hallstatt. In fact, it is the main reason why Hallstatt is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The fact that is it beautiful here is just a bonus.
Exhibit at Salzwelten Hallstatt
There is a bit of a walk to get to the Salzwelten Hallstatt. There are signs pointing people to the way to the salt mine. Keep in mind that Salzwelten is the salt mine here in Hallstatt. It claimed to be the world’s oldest salt mine with more then seven thousand years of history behind it. Probably as proof of how ancient this area is, there is a little exhibit on the way to the mine. There is a small shed here which showcases two sets of human remains, one was a body which is wrapped in cloth and the other one is skeletal remains. It seems that these are bodies which were unearthed in the area. There also artifacts here which were unearthed with the body. I don’t really remember how old the bodies were supposed to be but I would imagine that it would be a few thousands of years old.
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