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    EXPLORE A SALT MINE

    Oct 06, 2022 2 minutes
    WORDS AILSA HARVEY

    DID YOU KNOW? Salt was given as a religious offering in ancient Egypt to preserve mummies

    Humans have collected salt from their surroundings for thousands of years. The oldest method is solar evaporation, which has been practised in warm climates for as long as the Sun has dried up shallow pools of seawater, leaving salt crystals

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