Food and Farming in Prehistoric Britain

Food and Farming in Prehistoric Britain

Author: Paul Elliott

Publisher: Fonthill Media

Published: 2017-03-13

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13:

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From spit roasting pig to hanging cream cheese from the rafters, from baking roast pork under the ground in pits to cooking trout on wicker frames over an open fire, cooking techniques in prehistoric Britain are ingenious and revealing. There were no ovens and many vegetables and breeds of animal familiar to us today had not yet arrived. In reconstructing some of these techniques and recipes, the author has discovered a different world, with a completely different approach to food. This is native cuisine, cooked in a manner that persisted through the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. This book first tells the story of prehistoric settlement, and moves on to explore the hunting and foraging techniques of the Mesolithic. After discussing the way in which the Britons farmed, and what they grew, the book moves into the roundhouse and the tools and utensils available. The final half of the book examines the varied techniques used, from covering fish in clay, to baking meat underground, spit roasting, brewing mead, boiling water with hot stones and so on. All the techniques have been carried out by the author.


Stonehenge in Its Landscape

Stonehenge in Its Landscape

Author: Rosamund Cleal

Publisher: Historic England

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 658

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A detailed discussion of the structural history of Stonehenge derived from the primary records of the excavations carried out between 1901 and 1964. The evidence for the uses of the monument from the Middle Neolithic to the present day are discussed in their contemporaneous landscape and social settings.


Prehistoric Britain

Prehistoric Britain

Author: Timothy Darvill

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-07-02

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1136973044

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Prehistoric Britain, now in its second edition, examines the development of human societies in Britain from earliest times to the Roman conquest of AD 43, as revealed by archaeological evidence. Special attention is given to six themes which are traced through prehistory: subsistence, technology, ritual, trade, society, and population.


Farmers in Prehistoric Britain

Farmers in Prehistoric Britain

Author: Francis Pryor

Publisher: History Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13:

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Francis Pryor maintains that early farming in Britain has been misunderstood because British archaeology is essentially an urban activity, studied by people who have lost contact with the countryside. In this book, he draws on his experience.


The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland

The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland

Author: Richard Bradley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-05-16

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1108419925

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Highlights the achievements of prehistoric people in Britain and Ireland over a 5,000 year period.


Short History of Gardening and Agriculture

Short History of Gardening and Agriculture

Author: Paul R. Wonning

Publisher: Mossy Feet Books

Published: 2020-03-25

Total Pages: 240

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Agriculture and Gardening History Gardening and agriculture are important pillars of our culture. Short History of Gardening and Agriculture relates the story of agriculture from Neolithic times until the emergence of modern agriculture. Neolithic Revolution During the Neolithic Revolution that began around the end of the last Ice Age, about 11,000 years ago. Humans, who had been dependent upon hunting and gathering practices and learn the techniques that would lead to the growing, harvesting and storage of food. This allowed the human population to grow and civilization to stabilize. Native American Agricultural Practices Learn how the Native Americans practiced agriculture in the New World as they practiced the Three Sisters method of farming. Ancient Agriculture The agricultural and farming practices of the Greeks, Romans and Egyptians are also covered in the book. Medieval Agriculture And Farming Readers will learn many of the tools, crops and practices of Medieval farmers. A monthly journal of the life of the medieval farmer is also included. Colonial Agriculture Agriculture was an immediate necessity the early settlers, as the vast distance from the colonies to the home countries made supply from Europe almost impossible. The book covers the planting, harvesting and storage methods of the colonists during the colonial period. Vegetable, Grain and Livestock Crops The book also discusses the major vegetable and grain crops humans rely upon for food. Livestock like chickens, pigs, cattle, goats and sheep are also included. One section each for dogs and cats relates how these much beloved animals began their long association with people. agriculture history, garden history, neolithic revolution, native american agricultural practices, ancient agriculture, colonial agriculture, medieval agriculture and farming,


Farmers at the Frontier

Farmers at the Frontier

Author: Kurt J Gron

Publisher: Oxbow Books

Published: 2020-02-15

Total Pages: 725

ISBN-13: 1789251419

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All farming in prehistoric Europe ultimately came from elsewhere in one way or another, unlike the growing numbers of primary centers of domestication and agricultural origins worldwide. This fact affects every aspect of our understanding of the start of farming on the continent because it means that ultimately, domesticated plants and animals came from somewhere else, and from someone else. In an area as vast as Europe, the process by which food production becomes the predominant subsistence strategy is of course highly variable, but in a sense the outcome is the same, and has the potential for addressing more large-scale questions regarding agricultural origins. Therefore, a detailed understanding of all aspects of farming in its absolute earliest form in various regions of Europe can potentially provide a new perspective on the mechanisms by which this monumental change comes to human societies and regions. In this volume, we aim to collect various perspectives regarding the earliest farming from across Europe. Methodological approaches, archaeological cultures, and geographic locations in Europe are variable, but all papers engage with the simple question: What was the earliest farming like? This volume opens a conversation about agriculture just after the transition in order to address the role incoming people, technologies, and adaptations have in secondary adoptions. The book starts with an introduction by the editors which will serve to contextualize the theme of the volume. The broad arguments concerning the process of neolithisation are addressed, and the rationale for the volume discussed. Contributions are ordered geographically and chronologically, given the progression of the Neolithic across Europe. The editors conclude the volume with a short commentary paper regarding the theme of the volume.


Britain Begins

Britain Begins

Author: Barry Cunliffe

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 0199609330

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The story of the origins of the British and the Irish peoples, from the end of the last Ice Age around 10,000BC to the eve of the Norman Conquest - who they were, where they came from, and how they related to one another.