Updated overview of the results of a research project on the prehistoric exploitation of salt in the Villafáfila lagoons (Zamora). The main focus is on the operational chain of the factory at the Molino Sanchón II site, where salt was obtained by the evaporation of the salt flats. But it also discusses the role of the luxurious Campaniform Vessels in this production centre, concluding that they were a symbolic marker used by the elites of the time to control such a lucrative activity.

Collection: Multimedia

Project: 0. What is Europe? The European Spaces in the history of Europe.

Chronology: -

Scope: Secondary Education

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzksNuCUxV0

Resource type: Video

Format: Multimedia

Owner: Arqueological National Museum of Spain (MAN) (Modernalia)

Abstract: Updated overview of the results of a research project on the prehistoric exploitation of salt in the Villafáfila lagoons (Zamora). The main focus is on the operational chain of the factory at the Molino Sanchón II site, where salt was obtained by the evaporation of the salt flats. But it also discusses the role of the luxurious Campaniform Vessels in this production centre, concluding that they were a symbolic marker used by the elites of the time to control such a lucrative activity.

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