Archaeology Of Salt

Author : Robin Brigand,Olivier Weller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9088903034

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Archaeology of Salt by Robin Brigand,Olivier Weller Pdf

Salt is an invisible object for research in archaeology. However, ancient writings, ethnographic studies and the evidence of archaeological exploitation highlight it as an essential reference for humanity. Both an edible product and a crucial element for food preservation, it has been used by the first human settlements as soon as food storage appeared (Neolithic).As far as the history of food habits (both nutrition and preservation) is concerned, the identification and the use of that resource certainly proves a revolution as meaningful as the domestication of plants and wild animals. On a global scale, the development of new economic forms based on the management of food surplus went along an increased use of saline resources through a specific technical knowledge, aimed at the extraction of salt from its natural supports.Considering the variety of former practices observed until now, a pluralist approach based on human as well as environmental sciences is required. It allows a better knowledge of the historical interactions between our societies and this "white gold", which are well-known from the Middle-Ages, but more hypothetical for earlier times.This publication intends to present the most recent progresses in the field of salt archaeology in Europe and beyond; it also exposes various approaches allowing a thorough understanding of this complex and many-faceted subject. The complementary themes dealt with in this book, the broad chronological and geographical focus, as well as the relevance of the results presented, make this contribution a key synthesis of the most recent research on this universal topic.

Author : Ashley A. Dumas,Paul N. Eubanks
Publisher : University Alabama Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780817320768

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Salt in Eastern North America and the Caribbean by Ashley A. Dumas,Paul N. Eubanks Pdf

Case studies examining the archaeological record of an overlooked mineral Salt, once a highly prized trade commodity essential for human survival, is often overlooked in research because it is invisible in the archaeological record. Salt in Eastern North America and the Caribbean: History and Archaeology brings salt back into archaeology, showing that it was valued as a dietary additive, had curative powers, and was a substance of political power and religious significance for Native Americans. Major salines were embedded in collective memories and oral traditions for thousands of years as places where physical and spiritual needs could be met. Ethnohistoric documents for many Indian cultures describe the uses of and taboos and other beliefs about salt. The volume is organized into two parts: Salt Histories and Salt in Society. Case studies from prehistory to post-Contact and from New York to Jamaica address what techniques were used to make salt, who was responsible for producing it, how it was used, the impact it had on settlement patterns and sociopolitical complexity, and how economies of salt changed after European contact. Noted salt archaeologist Heather McKillop provides commentary to conclude the volume. .

Author : Anthony Harding
Publisher : Sidestone Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789088902017

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Salt in Prehistoric Europe by Anthony Harding Pdf

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 academics 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 an up-to-date survey of current work.

Author : Konrad A. Antczak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9088908168

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Islands of Salt by Konrad A. Antczak Pdf

The early-modern Venezuelan Caribbean did not lure seafarers with the saccharine delights of cane sugar but with the preserving qualities of solar sea salt. In this book, the historical archaeological study of this salty commodity offers a unique entryway into the hitherto unknown maritime mobilities and daily lives of the seafarers who camped at the saltpans of Venezuelan islands from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth centuries, cultivating and harvesting the white crystal of the sea.For the first time, this study offers a comprehensive documentary history of the saltpans of La Tortuga Island and Cayo Sal in the Los Roques Archipelago, uncovering the surprising importance of their salt. Long-term archaeological excavations at the campsites by these saltpans have brought to light the plethora of material remains left behind by seafarers during their seasonal and temporary salt forays. The exhaustive analysis of the thousands of recovered things - pipes, punch bowls, plates, teapots, buttons, bones - contrasted with documentary evidence, not only enables us to understand where these things came from but also by whom they were used. By engaging the evidence through my theoretical framework of assemblages of practice, I demonstrate how seafarers and things were vibrantly entangled in the everyday assemblages of practice of salt cultivation, dining and drinking.This multisited approach spanning 256 years, reveals that seafarers were fervent buyers of fashionable products, drinking hot tea from porcelain tea bowls, using colorful ceramic chamber pots for their hygienic needs and imbibing exotic rum punch by the scorching saltpans of the uninhabited Venezuelan islands. Intended for scholars, students and the interested public alike, this historical archaeological study positions humble seafarers in the limelight, not as the anonymous movers of international trade and facilitators of imperial interests, but as avid trans-imperial and extra-imperial consumers of the fruits of those very empires.

Author : Ashley A. Dumas,Paul Norman Eubanks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Salt industry and trade
ISBN : 0817393331

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Salt in Eastern North America and the Caribbean by Ashley A. Dumas,Paul Norman Eubanks Pdf

Author : Heather McKillop
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813057118

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Maya Salt Works by Heather McKillop Pdf

In Maya Salt Works, Heather McKillop details her archaeological team’s groundbreaking discovery of a unique and massive salt production complex submerged in a lagoon in southern Belize. Exploring the organization of production and trade at the Paynes Creek Salt Works, McKillop offers a fascinating new look at the role of salt in the ancient Maya economy. McKillop maps over 4,000 wooden posts and wedges, the first known wooden structures preserved underwater from the Classic period, describing new methods of underwater archaeology developed specifically for this shallow maritime setting. She explains the technology of salt production, examining fragments of briquetage—the pots that boiled brine over fires in the kitchens—and provides evidence that salt workers relied on specific types of wood for building construction. McKillop theorizes that different households operated salt kitchens and distributed their goods via canoe to sell at inland marketplaces for use as dietary salt, a flavor enhancer, and preservative. Complex distribution networks reveal expertise in water transportation and knowledge of the sea by Maya mariners, skills that allowed them to control the transport of commodities like salt. By evaluating the scale, concentration, intensity, and context of the Paynes Creek Salt Works, McKillop provides a model for interpreting existing salt works sites as well as future discoveries along the Yucatán Peninsula. A volume in the series Maya Studies, edited by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase

Author : Anthony Harding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9088903840

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Salt in Prehistoric Europe by Anthony Harding Pdf

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 academics 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 an up-to-date survey of current work. About the author: Anthony Harding is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Exeter, UK, and an authority on the European Bronze Age. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and Chairman of Trustees of the journal Antiquity. From 2003-2009 he was President of the European Association of Archaeologists.

Author : Marius Alexianu,Olivier Weller,Roxana-Gabriela Curcă
Publisher : British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1407307541

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Archaeology and Anthropology of Salt by Marius Alexianu,Olivier Weller,Roxana-Gabriela Curcă Pdf

Proceedings of the International Colloquium, 1-5 October 2008 Al. I. Cuza University (Iaşi, Romania) This book presents the proceedings of the International Colloquium (1-5 October 2008) held at Al. I. Cuza University (Iaşi, Romania) on the Archaeology and Anthropology of Salt. This title was awarded the Grand Prize at the National Salon of Technical and Scientifical Books at the European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation, May 10-13, 2012, Iasi, Romania.

Author : Anthony Harding
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1009017640

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Salt by Anthony Harding Pdf

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. Attention is paid to the abundant literary sources that inform us about salt in the Greek and Roman world, as well as the likely locations of production in the Mediterranean and beyond. The economic and social importance of salt in human societies means that salt has served as a crucial aspect of trade and exchange over the centuries, and potentially as a means of individuals and societies achieving wealth and status.

Author : Anthony Harding
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781009037396

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Salt by Anthony Harding Pdf

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. Attention is paid to the abundant literary sources that inform us about salt in the Greek and Roman world, as well as the likely locations of production in the Mediterranean and beyond. The economic and social importance of salt in human societies means that salt has served as a crucial aspect of trade and exchange over the centuries, and potentially as a means of individuals and societies achieving wealth and status.

Author : Marius Alexianu,Roxana-Gabriela Curcă,Olivier Weller,Ashley A. Dumas
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784914578

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Mirrors of Salt: Proceedings of the First International Congress on the Anthropology of Salt by Marius Alexianu,Roxana-Gabriela Curcă,Olivier Weller,Ashley A. Dumas Pdf

The study of salt from an anthropological perspective provides a holistic view of its role in the evolution of human communities. Studies from around the world, ranging from prehistory to modern times, are here organized into 6 sections: theory, archaeology, history, ethnography/ ethnoarchaeology/ethnohistory, linguistics, and literature.

Author : Rowan K. Flad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1107629934

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Salt Production and Social Hierarchy in Ancient China by Rowan K. Flad Pdf

This book examines the organization of specialized salt production at Zhongba, one of the most important prehistoric sites in the Three Gorges of China's Yangzi River valley. Rowan K. Flad demonstrates that salt production emerged in the second millennium BCE and developed into a large-scale, intense activity. As the intensity of this activity increased during the early Bronze Age, production became more coordinated, perhaps by an emergent elite who appear to have supported their position of authority by means of divination and the control of ritual knowledge. This study explores evidence of these changes in ceramics, the layout of space at the site, and animal remains. It synthesizes the data retrieved from years of excavation, showing not only the evolution of production methods, but also the emergence of social hierarchy in the Three Gorges region over two millennia.

Author : Marius Alexianu,Roxana-Gabriela Curcă,Vasile Cotiugă
Publisher : BAR International Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 140731422X

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Salt Effect by Marius Alexianu,Roxana-Gabriela Curcă,Vasile Cotiugă Pdf

Salt is a biological and social necessity to human life. Salt has played a significant role in many ancient and modern processes, such as trade, preservation, health and cooking, which in turn makes the production, trade, transport and use of salt visible both in archaeological and historical evidence. This volume presents the papers of the Second Archeoinvest Symposium, From the ethnoarchaeology to the anthropology of salt (2012), held at the University of Iași, Romania. Many of the papers focus on theanthropology of salt in Romania, home of some of the oldest salt mines in the world and to an ancient and ongoing tradition of salt extraction and use. Also included are papers on evidence for salt use in other geographical regions including Mesopotamia, the Classical World and South America. Further, a selection of papers discuss the use of salt topically, such as the role of salt in magic and medicine, for example. The papers encompass a large chronological span from the Neolithic to the twentieth century. Papers draw on a range of disciplines including archaeology, ethnography, anthropology, medicine, geography, geology. This volume presents a fascinating and unique range of approaches for studying a ubiquitous and vitally important resource in past and present societies.

Author : Rowan K. Flad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Antiquities, Prehistoric
ISBN : 1139090410

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Salt Production and Social Hierarchy in Ancient China by Rowan K. Flad Pdf

Examines the organisation of specialised salt production at Zhongba, one of the most important prehistoric sites in China.

Author : Anthony Harding,Valerii Kavruk
Publisher : Archaeolingua
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Carpathian Mountains
ISBN : 9639911445

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Explorations in Salt Archaeology in the Carpathian Zone by Anthony Harding,Valerii Kavruk Pdf

This book presents research on the archaeology of salt in Central and Eastern Europe, based on fieldwork carried out between 2003 and 2012. The authors conducted a detailed examination of sites in several countries, concentrating particularly on an area of northern Transylvania where extensive wooden remains are preserved in salt streams. A hitherto unknown technology for salt production is described; a long series of radiocarbon dates places this production predominantly in the Bronze Age with later phases of activity in the Iron Age and early medieval periods. The book represents a milestone in salt research. It presents a detailed picture of salt production technology where little such research has previously been carried out; and for the first time it provides clear evidence for the date at which the production occurred. Specialist contributors add detailed information on a range of related topics.