Two Oxen Ahead: Pre-Mechanized Farming in the Mediterranean
Two Oxen Ahead: Pre-Mechanized Farming in the Mediterranean
by Paul Halstead
English | April 7, 2014 | ISBN: 1405192836 | 384 pages | PDF | 6.36 Mb
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
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