Prehistoric Farming in Europe (New Studies in Archaeology) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Prehistoric Farming in Europe A masterly account of prehistoric farming and its potential to influence today's industrial farmers.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 01 September 1985
- Format: Paperback 348 pages
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- Categories: Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780521269698 ISBN 10: 0521269695
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Full description for Prehistoric Farming in Europe
Drawing upon his own extensive knowledge of European archaeology, Graeme Barker has impressively integrated the full range of archaeological data to produce in this book a masterly account of prehistoric farming in Europe on a unique scale. He makes use of modern archaeological techniques to reconstruct the lives of prehistoric farmers in remarkable detail. Not only do we now have a vivid picture of the prehistoric farmyard, but we know what animals were kept, how they were fed and why they were bred. Evidence for crops grown and techniques of cultivation and husbandry helps recreate the prehistoric landscape. Even the social organisation that determined the use of resources, and provided the crucial stimulus for agricultural change, can be relived. Graeme Barker develops his argument through analogies with the agricultural history of classical and medieval Europe and concludes that today's industrial farmers can learn much from the successes and failures of early European farming.
