A Trip to the 2025 International Conference on the Anthropology of Salt

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  • Carl Drexler University of Arkansas – Arkansas Archeological Survey, 100 E. University, Box 9381 Magnolia, AR 71753, 870-235-4230, The United States of America https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3286-9563

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https://doi.org/10.15584/anarres.2025.20.11

Abstract

This article is an account of the travels of one participant in the 2025 International Conference on the Anthropology of Salt. Visits to the salt mine at Hallstatt, Austria, the conference in Rzeszow, and the salt mine heritage site at Wieliczka are discussed, with attention given to a comparison of the two mines and their presentation.

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2025-12-31 — Updated on 2026-01-03

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Drexler, C. (2026). A Trip to the 2025 International Conference on the Anthropology of Salt. Ana­lecta Archa­eolo­gica Res­so­viensia, 20, 139–146. https://doi.org/10.15584/anarres.2025.20.11 (Original work published December 31, 2025)

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Vol. 20 (2025)

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