This book deals with the early history of agriculture in a
defined part of Western Europe: the loess belt west of the river
Rhine. It is a well-illustrated book that integrates existing and
new information, starting with the first farmers and ending when
food production was no longer the chief source of livelihood for
the entire population. The loess belt was chosen because it is a
region with only one type of soil and climate as these are
all-important factors where farming is concerned.
Subjects covered are crops, crop cultivation, livestock and
livestock handling, the farm and its yard, and the farm in
connection with other farms. Crop plants and animals are described,
together with their origin. New tools such as the plough, wheen,
wagon and scythe are introduced. Groundplans of farm buildings, the
history of the outhouse and the presence or absence of hamlets are
presented as well, and the impact of farming on the landscape is
not forgotten.
The loess belt was not an island and the world beyond its
boundaries was important for new ideas, new materials and new
people.
Summarising six millennia of agriculture, the thinking in terms
of the Western European loess belt as one agricultural-cultural
unit seems justified.
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