Thursday 26 July 2012

Salt Making at Saltfleetby

July 22 a great summers day, for a change in 2012, with a demonstration of salt making in replica ceramic salt troughs based on an excavation at Langtoft, Lincolnshire. A 'Hands on History Workshop' as part of the Lincolnshire Coast Marshes Gazing Project.



Tom Lane, AP Services adds more peat underneath the salt pans.
Watching salt crystalize.
Replica Iron Age salt pans, based on excavations at Langtoft, Lincolnshire.
Ref: Lane and Morris A Millenium of Salt Making describes the Langtoft site and the difference of salt making techniques over time.

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