Saharan Salt Mining

[jtooker]

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In medieval times, salt was a necessity for preserving foods. Its importance was so great, it was often used as currency and traded for gold. It was a chief export of western Africa where salt deposits could be easily found and mined. Once mined, it was carried across the Sahara by camel caravan.

I created this build for the "African Setting" category of the Summer Joust.

For sources and a high resolution image, see [url=https://lego.jtooker.com/saharanSaltMining/]my blog post[/url].

[Ravelino]

Another one that slipped me by unnoticed this summer.

Great subject matter, and although I'm not the biggest fan of brick built animals (especially those that have official LEGO counterparts) those dromedaries look nice!