The Donnerupland Ard

Summary

This paper presents the results of a current research programmes designed to examine by replication the construction, function and wear patterns of the Donnerupland ard. The research programme is being carried out by the author at the Butser Ancient Farm Project Trust near Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. The original ard is described in detail from the evidence recorded by P.V. Glob with further observations of the critical elements of wedges and the bracing of the foreshare against the stilt. The manufacture of the replica focuses attention upon the most vulnerable parts of the ard and indicated the probable age of the timbers necessary for its construction. The roles of the various component parts of the ard are detailed and the hypothesis that ards of this type are capable of producing the so-called ard marks is questions in the light of empirical testing. The further postulated practice of titling such ards to increase their potential in furrow depth and soil inversion is examined and rejected.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

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

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Contact(s): EXARC Experimental Archaeology Collection Manager

Record Identifiers

ExArc Id(s): 4461

Notes

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

General Note: More information about the Butser Ancient Farm Archive and this document can be found at butser.org.uk.

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.

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