Salt, Ancient Sub‐Saharan Africa
Abstrak
Salt has been extracted since prehistoric times in many regions of sub‐Saharan Africa and from a variety of marine sites, inland riverine, lake, marsh, and land deposits, and plant ash. Early techniques were employed seasonally and relied on both solar evaporation and boiling, using basketry and sometimes pottery for the refining processes. Salt was used in animal husbandry, tanning, dyeing, food preservation, and culinary recipes. Exploitation of salt resources resulted in opportunities for long‐distance trade that became the foundation for identity formation, population growth, and political development. References to salt and the salt trade are found in written records, proverbs, toponyms, and the evidence from archaeological investigations and historical linguistics.
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Candice Goucher
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- 2023
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- 10.1002/9781119399919.eahaa00492
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