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Investigating ancient tillage

AuteurLewis H.

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Jaar2012

PublicatietypeBoek

SerieBAR British Archaeological Reports International Series

Volume2388

SubtitelAn experimental and soil micromorphological study

Pagina’s119

UitgeverArchaeopress

PlaatsOxford

ISBN9781407309804

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Introduction 4-10
  • The significance of land use , pp. 5-6
  • The scope of this volume , pp. 6-9

The impact of ancient arable farming on soil profiles 11-31
  • Introduction , p. 11
  • Arable land-use practices and the creation of soil profile characteristics . Cultivation processes: clearance, Cultivation processes: tilling and digging, Cultivation processes: fertilisation/amendment/anthropogenic soils, Cultivation processes:... , pp. 11-31
  • ...the effects of sowing, weeding and harvesting on the soil, Cultivation processes: long-term strategies: fallow and rotation

Understanding ancient tilling implements through soil disturbance patterns 32-43
  • Introduction , pp. 32-33
  • Ards and ploughs , pp. 33-36
  • Spades , pp. 36-37
  • Hoes and mattocks , pp. 37-38
  • Digging and sowing sticks, and other implements , p. 38
  • The preservation and recognition of macroscopic tillage features , pp. 38-39
  • Field tillage patterns , pp. 39-42

Characterising experimental implement marks micromorphologically 44-55
  • Introduction , p. 44
  • Ard tilling experiments . Macroscopic observations of Donneruplund ard disturbance at Silsoe, The Lejre experiments , pp. 44-46
  • Soil mircomorphology study of experimental ard marks . Untilled samples SSB-1-3, SSB6 from Silsoe, Furrow fills and cuts from Silsoe (SSB4-5, SSB10-20), Ridges from Silsoe (SSB7-9), The Lejre samples (LEJ6, LEJ8-9) , pp. 46-53
  • Summary , pp. 53-55

Profile and horizon characteristics of soils tilled with ancient tool replicas 56-84
  • Introduction , p. 56
  • Background to the experimental sites , pp. 56-57
  • Soil micromorphology study of the experimental sites . Butser Ancient Farm experimental plots, Butser Old Demonstration Area, Little Butser,Lejre Historisk-Archaeologisk Forsorgcenter , pp. 57-82

Relating experiments to archaeology 85-93
  • Introduction , p. 85
  • Structural zones created by implements , pp. 85-86
  • Textural panning and infilling pedofeatures in relation to structural zones created by implements . Clay infillings and coatings , pp. 86-91
  • Distinguishing implement types through study of feature characteristics , pp. 91-93

Conclusion 94-95
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