Ploughs in Prehistory
Author(s): Peter J. Reynolds
Year: 1988
Summary
The received picture of springtime in the remote past is of primitive farmers struggling to plough up their tiny fields with stick ploughs which do no more than scratch the surface of the soil. Looking at modern Iandscapes with multi-hectare sized fields, huge tractors and multi-shared ploughs, perhaps this picture is a forgivable one. Maybe forgivable, but is it true? Did Iron Age farmers have to struggle with primitive equipment which if not by definition, certainly by implication, was inefficient? An examination of the available evidence reveals a rather different outline.
Cite this Record
Ploughs in Prehistory. Peter J. Reynolds. British Archaeology Magazine. May/June (7): 5-7. 1988 ( tDAR id: 414474) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8414474
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Keywords
Site Type
Agricultural Field or Field Feature
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Agricultural or Herding
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
General
Agriculture
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): 723
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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