In ancient historical records, the significance of salt (NaCl) has consistently held
considerable prominence. Consider, for instance, its pivotal role in the genesis and …

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 …

In Europe, salt exploitation during the Iron Age has been the subject of many studies, based
on the earthenware remains called briquetages. In the last few years, the studies on the pre …

This paper deals with the origin of salt production and discusses different approaches
ranging from technology, ethnoarchaeology and paleoenvironmental studies to chemical …

In 2017, an excavation led by the Groningen Institute of Archaeology and in collaboration
with the Tor Vergata University of Rome, took place on two small islands in the Caprolace …

There are only two salt domes in Europe: one in Romania and the other in Catalonia, about
80 km northwest of Barcelona, at Cardona. Ranging in colour from white through to red and …

Saltscapes are landscapes with a long lasting salt-making activity, thus embedded with a
blend of salt-related characteristics that marked them physically, ecologically, economically …

Salt has been for long an field of studies that archaeologists, especially within the field of
prehistory, either have not considered (because it is deemed 'invisible'in the archaeological …

(The salt production during the Neolithic in the maritime marshlands of western Europe.
Hypotheses and elements of evidence–S. Cassen; Préhistoire du sel: l'importance des …

Este artículo presenta un nuevo yacimiento arqueológico vinculado a la producción de sal
durante la Prehistoria. Escasos son los yacimientos de la península ibérica vinculados al …