Iron Age salt-mining complex found beneath Hallstatt in Austria

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37 points by janandonly 3 days ago


mikhailfranco - a minute ago

The name Halstatt seems to mean Salt Town.

seemaze - 3 hours ago

I just finished listening to the audiobook of Mark Kurlanskys Salt: A World History[0]. Fascinating and highly recommended.

[0] https://www.markkurlansky.com/books/salt-a-world-history/

atoav - 8 minutes ago

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andrewstuart - 2 hours ago

What did they do for light?