Salt in Late Iron Age Italy : a multidisciplinary approach to the exploration of Italy’s coastal exploitation sites : Piscina Torta (Ostia, Rome) case study Ghent University
During the Copper Age and onwards, unique archaeological sites emerged throughout Europe. These sites exhibit distinct features such as the absence of typical household pottery, the presence of kilns, and extensive layers composed solely of fragments of reddish-brown jars. Scholars generally interpret these sites as specialized lo-cations for salt production through the technique of boiling saltwater, known as briquetage. In Italy, many of these ...