In ancient historical records, the significance of salt (NaCl) has consistently held
considerable prominence. Consider, for instance, its pivotal role in the genesis and …

The landscape characteristics and salt production methods along the coasts of peninsular
Italy from the Bronze Age to the Roman period are examined, with a focus on the …

This paper introduces the high resolution palynological analyses carried out on samples
from four cores drilled in the coastal plains of the Cornia and Pecora rivers, southern …

In 2017, an excavation led by the Groningen Institute of Archaeology and in collaboration
with the Tor Vergata University of Rome, took place on two small islands in the Caprolace …

Abstract During the Copper Age and onwards, unique archaeological sites emerged
throughout Europe. These sites exhibit distinct features such as the absence of typical …

Abstract A protohistoric (c. 10th–5th c. BC) briquetage site at Puntone (Tuscany, Italy) was
studied to unravel the salt production processes and materials involved. Geophysical …

The island of Tavolara off the coast of northeastern Sardinia (Italy) was intermittently
occupied from Neolithic to modern times, and recent excavations at the site of Spalmatore di …

With the aim of dating the early salt production at Puntone di Scarlino (Central Tuscany,
Italy) and establishing the environmental history of this coastal site, a sediment core was …

For a long time, reference has been made to the so-called" giacimenti a olle rossicce",
hypothetically linking them to salt production through briquetage or some treatment with salt …

A synthesis of the current knowledge of the so-called Italian giacimenti a olle d'impasto
rossiccio (reddish jar potsherd deposits) is presented. These sites are common along the …