When did humans start using salt? - Carolyn Beans
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Trace the influence of salt throughout human history, and explore how this essential seasoning shaped our civilizations.
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As early as the 1st millennium CE, humans began harvesting salt to trade. In ancient civilizations, salt wasn’t just a biological necessity, but an essential tool that allowed them to preserve fish, meats, produce, and dairy. And it was also prized for making food taste better. So, how did this simple mineral change human history? Carolyn Beans traces the influence of this essential seasoning.
Lesson by Carolyn Beans, directed by Ivana Volda.
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