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Asin Tibouk: Traditional Salt Making in Alburquerque, Bohol, Philippines
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About Asin Tibouk: Traditional Salt Making In
Salt has been a critical resource sought out by societies cross-culturally since premodern times, however due to its hygroscopic nature, it can be difficult to identify prehistoric salt sites and study salt production in the archaeological record and ethnographic examples of traditional salt-making methods are rare. This book presents the results of an ethnoarchaeological study on a traditional method of making salt that is still used today in the Philippines today providing a model and analogy for interpreting premodern salt sites, particularly in island environments. Emphasis is placed on the production methods and material culture, and the relationship with the local resources and environment. It also provides a rare modern-day example of how hand-made, low-fired earthenware pottery is used in the salt production process. A brief historical context of salt making in the Central Philippines in also presented. Illustrations are extensively used to accompany the text. Appropriate for both academics and non-academics.
