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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 prod

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