The salinae of O Areal (Vigo) and Roman salt production in NW Iberia

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ID12374773
AuthorsBrais X Currás (0000-0002-8975-070X, University of Coimbra, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume30
Pages325-349
Publication date2017-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Roman Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-7594 • E-ISSN: 2331-5709
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1047759400074146
OpenAlexW2770193472
LanguageEN
Citations received10

In antiquity, the production of sea salt was one of the most important sources of salt. According to Pliny the Elder ( NH 31.81), the most common way of obtaining salt was through marine salinae : facticii varia genera, volgaris plurimusque in salinis mari adfuso . There are plenty of textual references to marine salt evaporation ponds: Livy (1.33) reported that Ancus Marcius opened saltworks on the Tiber next to Ostia; Pliny ( NH 31.84-87) mentioned a series of examples of such installations distributed throughout the Mediterranean, while Columella ( Rust . 10.135) indicated the existence of saltworks at Pompeii, and Cassiodorus ( Var . 12.24) spoke of those located near Venice. Passages in Rutilius Namatianus ( De red. 475-90) and Manilius ( Astr. 5.682-92) are also well known for their explanations of how ancient saltworks operated

Ancient history · Archaeology · Columella · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Mediterranean sea · Rust (programming language · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeological and Historical Studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology

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