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.
Proceedings of the International Colloquium, 1-5 October 2008 Al. I. Cuza University (Iaşi, Romania)
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...
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, pr...