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Salt - more valuable than gold? (Patreon)

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2016-05-23 22:24:33

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I have been told that salt cost more than gold so many times now that I've lost count.

Yes, and knights had to be craned onto their horses.

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Salt - more valuable than gold?

Salt in the past used to be more valuable than gold, they tell us. Is it possible that they are wrong? Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige More archaeology videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL26F99D743DDB5026 Just because something gets repeated a lot, does not make it true. Sometimes, incredible facts are incredible because they are rubbish.