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The Western European Loess Belt - Agrarian History, 5300 BC - AD 1000 (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
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The Western European Loess Belt - Agrarian History, 5300 BC - AD 1000 (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
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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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