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This chapter explores the role of salt in Indigenous societies of the Mississippian and early post-contact American Southeast (ca. AD 1000–1700). Drawing on a combination of Indigenous oral histories, ethnohistorical research, archaeological data, and historical studies, it examines various aspects of salt, including its landscape, production, gendered dimensions, control, uses, and taboos. It argues that this comprehensive approach, rather than relying solely on archaeological data, provides a clearer—though still incomplete—understanding of the ways salt was conceptualized in this cultural area.

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Ethnohistory of Salt in the Mississippian and Contact-Era American Southeast

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    2025年

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  • Ashley A. Dumas,
  • Paul N. Eubanks

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This chapter explores the role of salt in Indigenous societies of the Mississippian and early post-contact American Southeast (ca. AD 1000–1700). Drawing on a combination of Indigenous oral histories, ethnohistorical research, archaeological data, and historical studies, it examines various aspects of salt, including its landscape, production, gendered dimensions, control, uses, and taboos. It argues that this comprehensive approach, rather than relying solely on archaeological data, provides a clearer—though still incomplete—understanding of the ways salt was conceptualized in this cultural area.