Iron Age salt-mining complex found beneath Hallstatt in Austria
janandonly · 85 points · 25 comments · 3 giorni fa · Open original
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SEseemaze8 ore fa
I just finished listening to the audiobook of Mark Kurlanskys Salt: A World History[0]. Fascinating and highly recommended.
[0] https://www.markkurlansky.com/books/salt-a-world-history/
MImikhailfranco5 ore fa
The name Halstatt seems to mean Salt Town.
ATatoav5 ore fa
Hallstatt is one of these places to visit. It's topology alone is crazy, built on the edge of a mountain right above a lake. Nobody reasonable would build a city there, unless there was a really good reason for it. And the value of salt was that reason. But that topology is also the reason why a lot of the city is extremely old today.
Hallstatt as a town is also affected by overtourism, especially since some Asian soap opera used it as a film location. But it is one of the places that is still worth a visit.
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I just finished listening to the audiobook of Mark Kurlanskys Salt: A World History[0]. Fascinating and highly recommended. [0] https://www.markkurlansky.com/books/salt-a-world-history/
The name Halstatt seems to mean Salt Town.
Hallstatt is one of these places to visit. It's topology alone is crazy, built on the edge of a mountain right above a lake. Nobody reasonable would build a city there, unless there was a really good reason for it. And the value of salt was that reason. But that topology is also the reason why a lot of the city is extremely old today. Hallstatt as a town is also affected by overtourism, especially since some Asian soap opera used it as a film location. But it is one of the places that is still worth a visit.
What did they do for light?
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