
Exploring and Explaining Diversity in Agricultural Technology
Oxbow Books (Publisher)
Published on 11. November 2014
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-84217-515-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is the outcome of collaborative European research among archaeologists, archaeobotanists, ethnographers, historians and agronomists, and frequently uses experiments in archaeology. It aims to establish new common ground for integrating different approaches and for viewing agriculture from the standpoint of the human actors involved. Each chapter provides an interdisciplinary overview of the skills used and the social context of the pursuit of agriculture, highlighting examples of tools, technologies and processes from land clearance to cereal processing and food preparation. This is the second of three volumes in the EARTH monograph series, The dynamics of non-industrial agriculture: 8,000 years of resilience and innovation , which shows the great variety of agricultural practices in human terms, in their social, political, cultural and legal contexts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
285 col illus.
ISBN-13
978-1-84217-515-6 (9781842175156)
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van Gijn Annelou van Gijn | Whittaker John Whittaker | Anderson Patricia C. Anderson
Explaining and Exploring Diversity in Agricultural Technology
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08/2014
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van Gijn Annelou van Gijn | Whittaker John Whittaker | Anderson Patricia C. Anderson
Explaining and Exploring Diversity in Agricultural Technology
E-Book
08/2014
Oxbow Books
€29.49
Available for download
Persons
Annelou van Gijn is professor of Archaeological Material Culture and Artefact Studies at Leiden University and studied anthropology and archaeology at Washington State University Pullman (US) and the University of Groningen. She obtained her PhD at Leiden University. Her teaching and research focus on prehistoric technology, ancient crafts, experimentation and the reconstruction of the cultural biography of objects, topics on which she published widely.
Content
Part I: Introduction
1. The dimension of tools, skills and processes
Part II: The agricultural process: tools and techniques in cultural context
2. From Land Clearance and Preparation to Sowing
3. Tending the Crops
4. Diversity in Harvesting Techniques
5. Threshing Processes and Tools
6. Storage and Preservation
7. Cereal Processing and Cooking: Techniques, Tools, and Gestures
Part III: The social context of agricultural technology
8. Acquiring skills and the transmission of knowledge
9. Symbolic and legal aspects of agrarian life
10. Agricultural practices: change and stability
1. The dimension of tools, skills and processes
Part II: The agricultural process: tools and techniques in cultural context
2. From Land Clearance and Preparation to Sowing
3. Tending the Crops
4. Diversity in Harvesting Techniques
5. Threshing Processes and Tools
6. Storage and Preservation
7. Cereal Processing and Cooking: Techniques, Tools, and Gestures
Part III: The social context of agricultural technology
8. Acquiring skills and the transmission of knowledge
9. Symbolic and legal aspects of agrarian life
10. Agricultural practices: change and stability