Salt
Subtitle: white gold of the ancient Maya
By: Heather McKillop.
Series: Maya studies; Maya studies
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Mayas -- Belize -- Economic conditions; Salt industry and trade -- Belize; Mayas -- Belize -- Antiquities; Mayas -- Commerce; Belize -- Antiquities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-215) and index.
Table of contents: title: Salt as a Maya trade good; title: The Punta Ycacos salt works: a new source of salt for the late classic Maya; title: Salt-production equipment; title: The organization of salt production: occupational specialization among the late classic Maya; title: Salt production and sea-level rise; title: Salt production, trade, and late classic Maya society.