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In this programme Iain Stewart looks at how salt is central to Mediterranean history. Salt is a key part of the Atlantic conveyor which switches ice ages on and off. We examine salt as a means of p...reservation for the Egyptians in their unpredictable climate, and as preservation and therefore a means of trading for the Phoenicians. And we see how salt was important to the rise and fall of the Venetians and why that story ultimately influenced the food Italy is famous for today.
In this programme Iain Stewart looks at how salt is central to Mediterranean history. Salt is a key part of the Atlantic conveyor which switches ice ages on and off. We examine salt as a means of p...reservation for the Egyptians in their unpredictable climate, and as preservation and therefore a means of trading for the Phoenicians. And we see how salt was important to the rise and fall of the Venetians and why that story ultimately influenced the food Italy is famous for today.
| Series: | Journeys from the centre of the earth |
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| First transmission date: | 2005 |
| Published: | 2005 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:10 |
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| Producer: | Clare Paterson |
| Contributor: | Iain Stewart |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/journeysfrom/ |
| Subject terms: | Food--Preservation; Salt; Geology |
| Production number: | LSFR979S |
| Videofinder number: | 6909 |
| Available to public: | no |
