Maya salt works

1. Verfasser: McKillop, Heather Irene 1953- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2019].
Umfang/Format: xvii, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Maya studies.
ISBN: 9780813056333
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Economies of Maya salt
  • Discovery and mapping underwater
  • Briquetage and the technology of salt production
  • The infrastructure of salt production: wooden architecture
  • Wood selection for the salt kitchens
  • Labor, production, and identity
  • Marketing salt, salted fish, cacao, and marine products
  • Salt: a mover and shaker in ancient Maya society.