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."
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