The Last Saltmakers of Nexquipayac, Mexico: An Archaeological Ethnography

Jeffrey R. Parsons

In the 1980s, a few traditional saltmakers were still manufacturing several kinds of salt in the eastern Valley of Mexico. This in-depth study of the methodology of this dying craft includes a comparative study of pre-industrial saltmaking around the world and considers the implications of this knowledge for future archaeological research.

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See related books:
The Last Pescadores of Chimalhuacán, Mexico, Anthropological Papers 96, by Jeffrey R. Parsons
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Publisher: Museum of Anthropology

Year of Publication: 2001

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Pages: 340

Price: $26

Print ISBN: 978-0-915703-51-7

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-949098-80-8

Monograph Series / Number: Anthropological Papers No. 92

Tables / Illustrations: 26 tables, 186 illustrations

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