Slash and Burn Experiment

Summary

At the Butser Ancient Farm Research Project in Hampshire, a slash and burn experiment has been carried out on a limited area of cleared old woodland. The purpose was to examine the comparative yield performance of emmer wheat on burned and unburned plots within an artificial clearing and thereafter the natural plant regeneration. The growing experiment ran for four seasons by which time the yield return equaled the seed sown. This stage corresponded with the drought of 1976 and does not necessarily reflect the real final stage. It was, however, the logical point at which to commence the study of the natural regeneration of the flora on the plots. This paper presents the results of the growing period and documents the first season's regeneration.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Butser Ancient Farm Archive 1973-2007   •
• EXARC Experimental Archaeology Collection

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): EXARC Experimental Archaeology Collection Manager

Record Identifiers

ExArc Id(s): 709

Notes

Rights & Attribution: The information in this record was originally compiled by Dr. Roeland Paardekooper, EXARC Director.

Rights & Attribution: Christine Shaw contributed a copy of this document to the collection. EXARC thanks her for her dedication to 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.

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