Four major archaeological discoveries have filled critical gaps in the understanding of ancient salt production in China, ...

Once I stood on the bank of a rice paddy in rural Sichuan Province, and a lean and aging Chinese peasant, wearing a faded forty-year-old blue jacket issued by the Mao government in the early years of ...

Salt is one of the most abundant chemical compounds on Earth. We use it to season our food, clean our sinks, and melt snow from our Michigan roads in winter. For the City of Midland, salt – chemically ...