@inproceedings{465dc0c2b05c458e842b65bde3100c21,
title = "Bronze and Iron Age salt production on the Italian Tyrrhenian coast: An overview",
abstract = "A synthesis of the current knowledge of the so-called Italian giacimenti a olle d{\textquoteright}impasto rossiccio (reddish jar potsherd deposits) is presented. These sites are common along the Tyrrhenian side of Central Italy and are usually interpreted as salt-production sites, because of parallels with similar European specialised sites. In the latter, salt was obtained by boiling a brine in special disposable pottery, a technique known as briquetage. However, the analogies are not straightforward and alternative hypotheses, e.g. fish-processing, and a more complex intertwined economy have also been put forward. To solve the interpretation issues, we advocate to use a multidisciplinary approach involving quantification of the ceramics encountered, establishment of their morphological and functional typologies, and physico/chemical analyses to identify their use.",
author = "Luca Alessandri and Clarissa Belardelli and Peter Attema and Francesca Cortese and Rolfo, {Mario Federico} and Jan Sevink and {van Gorp}, Wouter",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
day = "5",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789042946644",
series = "Babesch Supplements",
publisher = "Peeters",
pages = "25--40",
editor = "M. Gnade and {Revello Lami}, M.",
booktitle = "Tracing Technology",
}