Two Oxen Ahead Premechanized Farming In The Mediterranean
Paul Halstead · 2011
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"This revealing study shows how careful analysis of recent farming practices, and related cultural traditions, in communities around the Mediterranean can enhance our understanding of prehistoric and Greco-Roman societies. Includes a wealth of original interview material and data from field observation. Provides original approaches to understanding past farming practices and their social contexts. Offers a revealing comparative perspective on Mediterranean societies' agronomy Identifies a number of previously unrecorded climate-related contrasts in farming practices, which have important socio-economic significance. Explores annual tasks, such as tillage and harvest; inter-annual land management techniques, such as rotation; and intergenerational issues, including capital accumulation"--
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 372
- ISBN
- 9781405192835
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