Salt - White Gold in Early Europe

This Element tells you what salt is, where it comes from and how it has been produced over the ages.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. What salt is, where it occurs, and how it is exploited; 3. Production from earliest times down to the Neolithic; 4. The Copper and Bronze Ages; 5. From Iron Age to Roman in northern Europe; 6. Greek and Roman salt in the Mediterranean; 7. Salt as an economic and social mover.

Summary

This Element provides a concise account of the archaeology of salt production in ancient Europe. It describes what salt is, where it is found, what it is used for, and its importance for human and animal health. The different periods of the past in which it was produced are described, from earliest times down to the medieval period.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Harding, Anthony (University of Exeter) Harding, Harding Anthony
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781009017640
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0901764-0
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the Archaeology of Europe; Elements in the Archaeology of
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region