Two Oxen Ahead Premechanized Farming In The Mediterranean

"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"--

שנה

2011

שפה

English

הוצאה

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

מהדורות

1

עמודים

372

ISBN

9781405192835

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata