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Salt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient West Africa where very little naturally occurring deposits of the mineral could be found. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1342/the-salt-trade-of-ancient-west-africa/ #History #Berbers #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland

The Salt Trade of Ancient West Africa

Salt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient West Africa where very little naturally occurring deposits of the mineral could be found. Transported via camel caravans and by...

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