Uvinza Salt Works Explained

Uvinza Salt Works Site
Map Type:	Tanzania
Relief:	yes
Location:	Uvinza District, Kigoma Region,
Type:	Settlement
Cultures:	Vinza
Condition:	Endangered
Ownership:	Tanzanian Government
Management:	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism ^[1]
Designation1:	NHST
Designation1 Offname:	Uvinza Salt Works Historic Site
Designation1 Type:	Cultural

Uvinza Salt Works (Eneo la uchimbaji wa chumvi mawe ya Uvinza in Swahili) are salt mines that have been in used since the Iron Age. There are numerous brine springs in the area. The site is located in the town of Uvinza in Uvinza District of Kigoma Region in Tanzania.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Antiquities Division. 21 Jul 2022.
2. Rockel . Stephen J. . Enterprising Partners: Caravan Women in Nineteenth Century Tanzania . Canadian Journal of African Studies . 1 January 2000 . 34 . 3 . 748–778 . 10.1080/00083968.2000.10751213 . 486219 . 143353226 .
3. Wynne-Jones . Stephanie . Lines of Desire: Power and Materiality Along a Tanzanian Caravan Route . Journal of World Prehistory . 2010 . 23 . 4 . 219–237 . 10.1007/s10963-010-9040-4 . 25801299 . 145570238 .
4. Rockel . Stephen J. . 'A Nation of Porters': The Nyamwezi and the Labour Market in Nineteenth-Century Tanzania . The Journal of African History . 2000 . 41 . 2 . 173–195 . 10.1017/S0021853799007628 . 183432 . 144346261 .
5. Oliver . Roland . The Nilotic Contribution to Bantu Africa . The Journal of African History . 1982 . 23 . 4 . 433–442 . 10.1017/S0021853700021289 . 182034 . 153539947 .
6. Book: Adshead . S. A. M. . Salt and Civilization . 27 July 2016 . Springer . 978-1-349-21841-7 . 10.1007/978-1-349-21841-7 .