Reynolds, P. J. (1967). Experiment in Iron Age agriculture. Trans Bristol Gloucestershire Archaeol Soc 86. Vol 86, pp. 60-73.
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Experiment in Iron Age agriculture | ||||||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Trans Bristol Gloucestershire Archaeol Soc 86 | ||||||||||
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Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society | ||||||||||
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86 | ||||||||||
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60 - 73 | ||||||||||
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NGR 960400. A complete cycle of cereal agriculture, using Iron Age techniques as far as possible, was attempted on a limestone site (Bredon Hill, Worcs). With human traction, a reconstructed Donnerupland ard easily formed furrows in a light soil. Modern seed (rika barley) had to be used in the absence of adequate supplies of older strains. The grown crop was harvested partly with sickles, partly with flints (which proved more efficient). The storage experiment was designed to discover: 1) how both moist and dried grain survived in basket-lined pits; 2) how grain reacted in an unlined pit; 3) whether a pit could be opened and then resealed; 4) whether grain could be thus stored in the ear. Several methods of sealing were tried and carbon dioxide formation was regularly monitored during storage. It was shown that a well-sealed pit with firm walls stored grain successfully, with germination rates between 60-77%. Even the unlined pit that was opened for inspection and then resealed gave satisfactory recovery. Further experiments should be undertaken on different soils. | ||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1967 | ||||||||||
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