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Salt was a commodity of great importance in the ancient past, just as it is today. Its roles in promoting human health and in making food more palatable are well-known ; in peasant societies it also plays a very important role in the preservation of foodstuffs and in a range of industries. Uncovering the evidence for the ancient production and use of salt has been a concern for historians over many years, but interest in the archaeology of salt has been a particular focus of research in recent times. This book charts the history of research on archaeological salt and traces the story of its production in Europe from earliest times down to the Iron Age. It presents the results of recent research, which has shown how much new evidence is now available from the different countries of Europe. The book considers new approaches to the archaeology of salt, including a GIS analysis of the oft-cited association between Bronze Age hoards and salt sources, and investigates the possibility of a new narrative of salt production in prehistoric Europe based on the role of salt in society, including issues of gender and the control of sources. The book is intended for both academies and the general reader interested in the prehistory of a fundamental but often under-appreciated commodity in the ancient past. It includes the results of the author's own research as well as un up-to-date survey of current work.

Salt --- Salt mines and mining, Prehistoric --- Salt industry and trade --- Salt. --- Salt industry and trade. --- Salt mines and mining, Prehistoric. --- Salzgewinnung. --- Salzlagerstätte. --- History --- To 1500. --- Europe. --- Europa. --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Metallurgy & Mineralogy --- Mines and mineral resources, Prehistoric. --- History. --- Prehistoric mines and mineral resources --- Brine --- Halite --- Sodium chloride --- Table salt --- Chlorides --- Halide minerals --- Sodium salts --- Salt - Europe - History - To 1500 --- Salt mines and mining, Prehistoric - Europe --- Salt industry and trade - Europe - History - To 1500

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From precious jade articles to monumental stone arches, Huizhou salt merchants in Jiangnan lived surrounded by objects in eighteenth-century China. How and why did these businessmen devote themselves to these items? What can we learn about eighteenth-century China by examining the relationship between merchants and objects? Luxurious Networks examines Huizhou salt merchants in the material world of High Qing China to reveal a dynamic interaction between people and objects. The Qianlong emperor purposely used objects to expand his influence in economic and cultural fields. Thanks to their broad networks, outstanding managerial skills, and abundant financial resources, these salt merchants were ideal agents for selecting and producing objects for imperial use. In contrast to the typical caricature of merchants as mimics of the literati, these wealthy businessmen became respected individuals who played a crucial role in the political, economic, social, and cultural world of eighteenth-century China. Their life experiences illustrate the dynamic relationship between the Manchu and Han, central and local, and humans and objects in Chinese history.

Merchants --- Salt industry and trade --- Manchus --- Material culture --- S04/0680 --- S10/0450 --- S10/0500 --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- Manchu (Manchurian people) --- Ethnology --- Tatars --- Tungusic peoples --- Nonmetallic minerals industry --- Businesspeople --- History --- Social networks --- Kings and rulers --- China: History--Qing: general: 1644 - 1912 --- China: Economics, industry and commerce--Commerce inside China: general and before 1911 --- China: Economics, industry and commerce--Industries and industrialization: general and before 1911 (economic aspects come here) --- Huizhou Diqu (China) --- China --- Hui-chou ti chʻü (China) --- Huizhou Prefecture (China) --- Hui-chou Prefecture (China) --- Anhui Sheng Huizhou Diqu (China) --- History of Asia --- anno 1700-1799 --- Commerce --- 徽州地区 (China) --- Huangshan Shi (China : Prefecture)