A Bronze Age salt production technique from Transylvania and western Ukraine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3278933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerii Kavruk, Dan Lucian Buzea, A Harding (0000-0002-3183-0387, University of Exeter, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 393 |
| Pages | 616-635 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2023.57 |
| OpenAlex | W4367055594 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Across prehistoric Europe several techniques were used to produce salt, including solar evaporation and the briquetage method. Here, the authors focus on a third technique used in Romania and western Ukraine. Building on excavations at Băile Figa and a series of wooden troughs found there, the authors conduct experiments to elucidate how these objects may have been used in salt production: to drip water onto rock salt surfaces to break them up; or to filter and/or concentrate brine by decanting and/or heating. The results demonstrate the troughs are ineffective at concentrating brine, but highly efficient at breaking up rock salt and cleaning the brine of insoluble impurities
Archaeology · Brine · Bronze Age · Excavation · Geography · Mineralogy · Prehistory · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Building materials and conservation · Chemistry · Geology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |