Experiment in Iron Age Archaeology
Author(s): Peter J. Reynolds
Year: 1967
Summary
The article describes the first attempts of experimental archaeology projects in Iron Age agriculture in the context of the Butser Ancient Farm Research Project in 1967. The experiments concerned the whole agriculture cycle from sowing out the seeds to the storage possibilities in pits over the winter. The experiments opened the discussion of climate and work processes in agriculture. The experimentalists faced climate changes, mold, analysed the CO2 concentrations in order to finalized their results.
Cite this Record
Experiment in Iron Age Archaeology. Peter J. Reynolds. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. 86: 60-73. 1967 ( tDAR id: 414452) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8414452
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Keywords
Material
Basketry
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Macrobotanical
General
Agriculture
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Experimental Archaeology
Geographic Keywords
England
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NORTHERN IRELAND
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Scotland
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Wales
Temporal Keywords
Iron Age
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): EXARC Experimental Archaeology Collection Manager
Record Identifiers
ExArc Id(s): 701
Notes
Rights & Attribution: Christine Shaw contributed a copy of this document to the collection. EXARC thanks her for her dedication for preserving the Butser Ancient Farm Archive.
General Note: More information about the Butser Ancient Farm Archive and this document can be found at Butser.org.uk.
General Note: The information in this record was originally compiled by Dr. Roeland Paardekooper, EXARC Director.
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