Western Mexico is vast and geographically diverse and has received far less attention
compared to other areas of Mesoamerica. Research over the past decade allows the�…

Nowadays, dried lakes have turned into important dust sources with serious environmental,
climatic and socio-economic impacts. In this study, climatic, terrestrial and anthropogenic�…

Salt was a commodity of great importance in the ancient past, just as it is today. Its roles in
promoting human health and in making food more palatable are well-known; in peasant�…

Latin American archaeology has been influenced by the world theoretical context, from
which it has developed original approaches. Currently, a culture-history conceptual�…

A considerable part of the world's population is currently experiencing a severe scarcity of
freshwater and nutrition. Inland aquaculture has the fastest growth in fresh waters, and this�…

This Element provides a concise account of the archaeology of salt production in ancient
Europe. It describes what salt is, where it is found, what it is used for, and its importance for�…

Household archaeology conducted at the site of Xaltocan, an important regional center in
the northern Basin of Mexico, illustrates how the everyday actions of ordinary people�…

For decades, scientists have been trying to determine the causes that led to the decline of
Teotihuacan, and they have suggested several possible factors, including wars, social�…

In Africa and elsewhere, scholars have demonstrated that early social, political, and
economic structures were shaped by salt production, distribution, and long-distance trade in�…

Common salt, or sodium chloride, has always been a strategic resource of primary
importance. In Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica salt was used mainly for human consumption, as�…