In an era of grocery stores and home refrigerators, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that, for most of history, people have been bound by the seasonality of food. This reality has long presented ...

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Microscopic analysis of ancient tools from Maya salt works in Belize suggest that salt was used for food preservation, according to a study. More than 1,000 years ago, the Paynes Creek Salt Works, ...

Although many people use the words "curing" and "brining" interchangeably, the two fish preservation methods do differ, though both involve treating the fish with salt. To make a long explanation ...

When 20 stone tools were found at a Maya salt production site in the lowlands of Belize, researchers assumed they had been used to cut wood. But microscopic analysis revealed that the instruments had ...

Rural communities in South Sumatra, an Indonesian province that’s two-fifths wetlands, have long relied on catching freshwater fish as a source of livelihood. The region is renowned for its variety of ...