Hi Jim,
Bacon is rubbed in a salt mixture to which spices and sugar is often 
added. It is often then dried in a refrigerated room, then smoked. Most 
of this processing isn't really paleo. I'm confident that HG tribes 
salted, sun dried, and smoked meats, but I doubt that they spiced and 
sugared that meat. I eat bacon frequently but I do recognize that the 
bacon we eat is probably not what HGs ate.

best wishes,
Ron