Farming practice in British prehistory / edited by Roger Mercer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mercer, R. J. (Roger J.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traditional farming--Great Britain.

Traditional farming.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 245 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, maps, charts, plans ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : University Press, 1981.

Contents:

British farming today : a bird's-eye view / M.J. Nash

Wildscape to landscape : 'enclosure' in prehistoric Britain / P. Fowler

Early agriculture in Scotland / S.P. Halliday, P.J. Hill and J.B. Stevenson

Agricultural tools : function and use / S. Rees

Slash and burn in the temperate European neolithic / P. Rowley-Conwy

Deadstock and livestock / P. Reynolds

Reconstructing crop husbandry practices from charred remains of crops / G. Hillman

Aspects of cattle husbandry / A.J. Legge

Livestock products : skins and fleeces / M.J. Ryder

Early manuring techniques / A.J. Fenton.

Notes:

"This book is based on a symposium held in late November 1980 under the auspices of the Munro Bequest of the University of Edinburgh"--Pref.

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

0852244142

OCLC:

8080012