Archaeology and Anthropology of Salt: Proceedings of the International Colloquium, 1-5 October 2008 Al. I. Cuza University (Iasi, Romania)

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This volume containing papers given at a 2008 international colloquium in Romania takes a range of approaches to the study of salt production and its role in past societies. Ranging from the Neolithic to traditional methods of salt extraction in the present day, a particular focus in on central and eastern Europe, whilst ethnographic, archaeological, historical, textual and linguistic methods are adopted.