2004 archaeological discoveries

reservoir in East Jerusalem

The Saltmen (, mardān-e namakī) are the preserved remains of multiple human individuals that were discovered in the Chehrabad salt mines, located on the southern part of the Hamzehlu village, on the west side of the city of Zanjan, in the Zanjan Province in Iran. By 2010, the remains of six men had been discovered, most of them accidentally killed by the collapse of galleries in which they were working. The head and left foot of Saltman 1 are on display at the National Museum of Iran in Tehran.

Archeological dig in Auschwitz, Poland

Ancient shipwreck

Balanica () is a cave complex, archaeological and palentological site in the City of Niš' municipality of Niška Banja in southeast Serbia. It consists of Velika Balanica and Mala Balanica (meaning Great and Little Balanica). The entrances of two caves are apart, at an elevation of , and form one cave system. The two Balanica caves extend parallel to each other, likely being connected at the rear.

Burial complex in Ukraine

6th-century Anglo-Saxon helmet