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Two Oxen Ahead: Pre-Mechanized Farming in the Mediterranean
By (author) Paul Halstead
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TWO OXEN AHEAD This revealing study of farming practices in societies around the Mediterranean draws out the valuable contribution that knowledge of recent practices can make to our understanding of husbandry in prehistoric and Greco-Roman times. It reflects increased academic interest in the formative influence of farming regimes on the societies they were designed to feed. The author’s intensive research took him to farming communities around the Mediterranean, where he recorded observational and interview data on differing farming strategies and practices, many of which can be traced back to classical antiquity or earlier. The book documents these variables, through the annual chaîne opératoire (from ploughing and sowing to harvesting and threshing), interannual schemes of crop rotation and husbandry, and the generational cycle of household development. It traces the interdependence of these successive stages and explores how cultural tradition, ecological conditions, and access to resources shape variability in husbandry practice. Each chapter identifies ways in which heuristic use of data on recent farming can shed light on ancient practices and societies.
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Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published date | 28 Mar 2014
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 384
Dimensions | 226 x 160 x 25mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 635g
ISBN | 978-1-4051-9283-5
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BISAC | history / ancient / general
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