Antonites, Alexander2014-07-042014-07-042013Antonites, A 2013, 'Archaeological salt production at the Baleni Spring, Northeastern South Africa', South African Archaeological Bulletin, vol. 68, no. 168, pp. 105-118.0038-1969http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40530Baleni is a mineral spring in the South African Lowveld where radiocarbon and ceramic evidence indicates a 2000-year salt-production record. Excavations have found that episodic production during this period closely mirrored that of more recent ethnographic accounts. Use-alteration of ceramics clearly indicates the important role these vessels played in the production process.enSouth African Archaeological Society. This article is embargoed by the publisher untilSalt productionIron ageFarming communitiesCeramicsUse-alterationMzonjaniEilandLetabaArticle