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Very valuable, apparently... http://www.afp.com/en/ne...town-site-found-bulgariaQuote:By 4,700-4,500 BC, that amount had increased to 4,000 to 5,000 kilos of salt.
"At a time when salt was as precious as gold you can imagine what this meant," he said.
The salt trade gave the local population huge economic power, which could explain the gold riches found in graves at the Varna Necropolis and dating back to around 4,300 BC, Nikolov suggested.
The 3,000 jewelry pieces and ritual objects have been internationally recognised as the oldest gold treasure in the world...
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