T?? s???, m??? ?nti??l? ?? l??t???, w?s ???n? in t?? H?llst?tt S?lt Min? l?c?t?? in t?? S?lzk?mm????t ???i?n ?? A?st?i?. T?? min?, kn?wn ??? its ?ic? ?ist??ic?l si?ni?ic?nc?, ??s ?i?l??? n?m????s ??ti??cts ???m t?? I??n A?? ?n? t?? C?ltic ???i??.
T?? ?xc??ti?n?l ???s??v?ti?n ?? t?? s??? c?n ?? ?tt?i??t?? t? t?? ?ni??? c?n?iti?ns wit?in t?? s?lt min?. T?? c?nst?nt t?m????t???, l?w ??mi?it?, ?n? ??s?nc? ?? li??t ?n? ?x???n ???vi??? ?n i???l ?nvi??nm?nt ??? t?? s???’s c?ns??v?ti?n ?v?? t?? c?nt??i?s.
T?is ?isc?v??? ?????s v?l???l? insi??ts int? t?? ???tw??? ???ctic?s ?? ?nci?nt c?mm?niti?s, s????in? li??t ?n t??i? ??il? liv?s ?n? c?lt???l ???ctic?s. F??t??? ?n?l?sis ?n? ??s???c? will ?n????t??l? ???vi?? m??? in???m?ti?n ????t t?? m?t??i?ls, t?c?ni???s, ?n? st?l?s ?m?l???? in ?nci?nt s???m?kin?.
Sinc? 2001, t?? G??m?n Minin? M?s??m B?c??m , ? L?i?niz R?s???c? M?s??m s??ci?lizin? in G????s???c?s, ??s ???n ???c?tin? t?? ???lic ????t ?nci?nt minin? ?t t?? Dü??n???? sit?, n??? H?ll?in, in S?lz????, A?st?i?. T?? Dü??n???? is ?ist??ic?ll? si?ni?ic?nt ??? t? its ?nci?nt ??ck s?lt minin?, t??t ??t?s ??ck t? t?? I??n A??.
R?m??k??l?, t?is ????’s ?xc?v?ti?ns in t?? G?????n???? t?nn?l, l?? ?? P????ss?? D?. T??m?s Stölln??, t?? ???? ?? t?? ??s???c? ????, ??v? ??s?lt?? in t?? ??m??k??l? ?isc?v??? ?? “?n ?xc??ti?n?ll? w?ll-???s??v?? c?il?’s s??? ” t??t w?s c???t?? ?n? w??n ?v?? 2000 ????s ???.
T?? “ ?xc??ti?n?ll? w?ll-???s??v?? c?il?’s s???” w?s ???n? in t?? Dü??n???? s?lt min?.
T?? G??m?n Minin? M?s??m B?c??m w?s ???n??? in 1930 ?n? is ?n? ?? ?i??t ??s???c? m?s??ms ?? t?? L?i?niz Ass?ci?ti?n . T?? c????nt ??s???c? ?n I??n A?? ????ist??ic s?lt ?????cti?n ?t Dü??n???? n??? H?ll?in in A?st?i? is ???t ?? ? l?n?-t??m ??s???c? ???j?ct ?? t?? Instit?t? ??? A?c????l??ic?l Sci?nc?s ?t R??? Univ??sit? in B?c??m, w?ic? is ??n??? ?? S?lin?n A?st?i? AG ?n? S?lin?n T???ism?s .
T?? G??m?n Minin? M?s??m B?c??m, ?? L?i?niz R?s???c? M?s??m ??? G????s???c?s, ??c?s?s ?n t?? ?ist??? ?? ???-??s???c? ?xt??cti?n, ???c?ssin?, ?n? ?s? ?c??ss v??i??s ???s. T?? minin? ?ist??? ??c?m?nt?ti?n c?nt??, kn?wn ?s ” m?nt?n.??k,” ?nc?m??ss?s ??s???c? ????s lik? ??c????m?t?ll????, minin? ?ist???, m?t??i?ls sci?nc?, ?n? minin? ??c????l???. Visit??s t? t?? sit? ?x?l??? ?n ?????xim?t?l? 1.2 km [0.75 mil?s] s??t????n??n n?tw??k ?? ?n???????n? t?nn?ls, l???nin? ????t ???? c??l, minin?, min???l ??s???c?s, ?n? ??t.
An ??ticl? in A?c???n?ws s??s ?in?s s?c? ?s t?is c?il???n’s s???, ??t ?ls? t?xtil? ??m?ins ?n? ?xc??m?nt, s?c? ?s t??s? ???n? ?n t?? Dü??n????, ????? ??c????l??ists ?n “?xt??m?l? ???? insi??t” int? t?? li?? ?? ?nci?nt I??n A?? min??s. P???. D?. T??m?s St??lln?? s?i?, “O???nic m?t??i?ls ?s??ll? ??c?m??s? ?v?? tim?,” ??t ?? ??sc?i??? t?? c?n?iti?n ?? t?is c?il?’s s??? ?s “??tst?n?in?.”
M?tc?in? ? m????n siz? 30 c?il???n’s s???, t?? ??ti??ct w?s s? w?ll ???s??v?? ??? t? t?? s?lt. S?lt is ?????sc??ic, w?ic? m??ns it ??s ? st??n? ???init? ??? w?t?? m?l?c?l?s, s? w??n s?lt c?m?s int? c?nt?ct wit? l??t???, it ??s???s m?ist???, ????ctiv?l? ???????tin? it.
R?s???c???s wit? wick??w??k w?ic? w?s ???n? in t?? ?nci?nt s?lt min? in A?st?i?.
W?il? t?is c?il?’s s??? is s??ci?l, t?is is n?t t?? ?i?st tim? ?nci?nt ???tw??? ??s ???n ??c?v???? ???m t?? Dü??n???? s?lt min?, w?ic? ?ll ??t? t? ?v?? 2,000 ????s ?l?. All t?? s???s ??? ??m??k??l? w?ll-???s??v?? ??? t? t?? ?ni??? ?nvi??nm?nt?l c?n?iti?ns ?? s?lt min?s t??t ???v?nt t?? ??c?? ?n? ??c?m??siti?n ?? ????nic m?t??i?ls lik? l??t???. An? t??? ?ll ???vi?? v?l???l? insi??ts int? t?? ???tw??? ?n? ??il? liv?s ?? ????l? in t?? ???i?n ???in? t?? I??n A??.
B?si?? t?is c?il?’s s???, t?? t??m ?? ??c????l??ists ?ls? ???n? “??? ???m ? ???? ?n? l?cin? m??? ?? ?l?x ?? lin?n.” T??s? it?ms, w??n int?????t?? wit? t?? ??si?n ?? t?? s???, s????st it w?s m?st ??????l? m??? ?n? w??n in t?? 2n? c?nt??? BC. F??t??? ????nic it?ms w??? ???n? n??? t?? s??? incl??in? ? ?i?c? ???m ? w????n s??v?l, in t?? s???? ?? ??l? ? s??v?l ?l???.
Ot??? ??ti??cts ?isc?v???? wit?in t?? Dü??n???? s?lt min? in A?st?i?.
W?ll-???s??v?? s???s ???m ?nci?nt tim?s n?t ?nl? ????? ??c????l??ists insi??ts int? t?? c???tsm?ns?i? ?? t?? ??? ?n? t?? t?c?n?l??? ?s?? ??? l??t???w??kin?, ??t ?ls? int? t?? ??il? liv?s ?? t?? ????l? w?? w??k?? in ?? ????n? t?? s?lt min?s. An? s???s ?ls? ???vi?? in???m?ti?n ????t ???tw??? ??s?i?n, ?n? t?? ????????? st?l?s ?? t?? tim?.
Exc?v?ti?ns ?t t?? min? will c?ntin??, wit? t?? ???l ?? ???nin? ?? t?? ?nti?? sit?, t? ??tt?? ?n???st?n? t?? w??k ?n? li??st?l?s ?? t?? I??n A?? min??s. F??t???m???, t?? ??c????l??ists ?im t? ??t??min? ?x?ctl? ??w ?i? t?? Dü??n???? minin? ??lls w???, t? ?ltim?t?l? ?stim?t? ??w m?c? s?lt w?s ?xt??ct?? ???in? t?? I??n A??.