4steps from the big bang
10things can go into it
salt
MaterialFood
Sea salt is made by letting sunshine evaporate seawater in shallow pools. People were making salt at least 8,000 years ago.
First appearedc. 6,000 BCE
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Made from
Sea salt is made by letting sunshine evaporate seawater in shallow pools. People were making salt at least 8,000 years ago.
From the big bang to salt
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
seawater4.4 bn yrs ago
saltc. 6,000 BCE