The western european loess belt: agrarian history, 5300 BC - AD 1000

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-illustratedbook 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 long period, 5300 BC – AD 1000, is divided into six stages. Each stage has its own chapter with subchapters devoted to crops, crop cultivation, livestock and livestock handling, the farm and its yard, and the farm in connection with other farms and the outside world. Every chapter starts with a short outline of the cultural context. The crop plants and animals are described, together with their origin. The subchapters on crop cultivation deal with the operational chain from staking out fields to storage. The only book sofar that covers such a long period Integration of information only available in specialized journals and reports mainly written in German andFrench, and to a limited extent in English and Dutch, combined with new material Offering information on the entire range of crops, livestock, tools, farm-buildings, presence or absence of hamlets and the impact on the environment INDICE: 1. Introduction.- 2. Sources.- 3. The beginning 5300 BC-4900 BC.- 4. Heirs of the first farmers 4900-4300 BC.- 5. Innovation and expansion 4300-2650 BC.- 6. The first millennia of the agricultural landscape.- 7. Towards a more complex society 2650 – 50 BC.- 8. Part of the Roman Empire 50 BC – AD 407.- 9. The Early Middle Ages AD 407 – AD 1000.- 10. The birth of the rural landscape.- 11. Summing up six millennia of agriculture.- List of terms.- Literature.- Index

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-9839-0
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés