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]
  Shown within Tanzania | |
| Location | Uvinza District, Kigoma Region,  Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 4°58′44.04″S 30°17′33.72″E / 4.9789000°S 30.2927000°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Cultures | Vinza |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Endangered |
| Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1] |
| Official name | Uvinza Salt Works Historic Site |
| Type | Cultural |
References
edit- ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
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- ^ Rockel, Stephen J. (2000). "'A Nation of Porters': The Nyamwezi and the Labour Market in Nineteenth-Century Tanzania". The Journal of African History. 41 (2): 173–195. doi:10.1017/S0021853799007628. JSTOR 183432. S2CID 144346261.
- ^ Oliver, Roland (1982). "The Nilotic Contribution to Bantu Africa". The Journal of African History. 23 (4): 433–442. doi:10.1017/S0021853700021289. JSTOR 182034. S2CID 153539947.
- ^ Adshead, S. A. M. (27 July 2016). Salt and Civilization. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-21841-7. ISBN 978-1-349-21841-7.[page needed]