Sal, Bacalhau e Açúcar : Trade, Mobility, Circular Navigation and Foodways in the Atlantic World

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "Sal, Bacalhau e Açúcar : Trade, Mobility, Circular Navigation and Foodways in the Atlantic World," at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Salt, Cod and Sugar are associated with distinct regions of the Atlantic World and vastly diverse historical and social contexts. However, these commodities are the constituents of a triptych which initiated trade networks, perpetuated circulation of goods and mobility of individuals connecting far-flung territories of the Atlantic World from the 16th century onward. This symposium examines associated phenomena, such as the importance of Caribbean and European saltpans for the processing of meat and fish, notably cod. It explores the impact of codfish on Caribbean, South American and African foodways, and in return the importance of sugar and its by-products for provisioning trading ships and fishing fleets. Our goal is to connect archaeologists working in various regions of the Atlantic World - in the same fashion that in the past, these regions were transnational - to discuss the global impact of Salt, Cod and Sugar on local narrative and archaeological contexts.