Ancient Salt in Prehistoric Europe 05-ASPE-12-Arch-f

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Module learning aims

The course will approach the current State of the Art of the archaeological research concerning salt exploitation, production and distribution all over Europe during the Prehistory. The lectures will address the role of salt as a vital resource, and its relevance for the understanding of historical developments of many regions of Europe at various stages and periods. The contents of the course will be articulated around three basic themes: geology of salt and production techniques; the development of salt working through the ages; salt and social processes.

Major

ARCHAEOLOGY

Module type

elective

Learning outcomes

Student: 1) gains the advanced knowledge of one of the most promising and dynamic research areas of European Archaeology; 2) gains the understanding of different and interrelated aspects of the Archaeology of production; 3) gains the skills necessary to approach an archaeological investigation from an integral and interdisciplinary point of view.

Assessment criteria

Student participation + final short paper with a particular research on a chosen subject related to the Archaeology of salt

Bibliography

- Alexianu, M., Weller, O. and Curca, R. G. eds. 2011. Archaeology and Anthropology of Salt. A diachronic approach. British Archaeological Reports (International Series) 2198. Oxford: Archaeopress.
- Brigand, R. and Weller, O. eds. 2015. Archaeology of Salt. Approaching and invisible past, Sidestone Press, Leiden.
- Bukowski, Z. 1985. Salt production in Poland in prehistoric times. Archaeologia Polona, XXIV, 27-71.
- Harding, A. 2013. Salt in Prehistoric Europe. Sidestone Press, Leiden.
- Jodłowski, A. 1971. Eksploatacja soli na terenie Malopolski w pradziejach i we wczesnym średniowieczu. Studia i materiały do dziejów żup solnych w Polsce 4. Wieliczka: 1-316.
- Jodłowski, A. 1976. Technika produkcji soli na terenie Europy w pradziejach i we wczesnym średniowieczu. Studia i materiały do dziejów żup solnych w Polsce 5. Wieliczka.
- Jodłowski, A. 1980. Periodyzacja dziejów solnictwa na ziemiach polskich do końca XIII wieku. Studia i materiały do dziejów żup solnych w Polsce 9. Wieliczka: 7-32.

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