#ancient farming

[thesilicontribesman]

'Aurochs' by Jennifer Tetlow, Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes, Yorkshire Dales

[c0wpunk]

i LOVE using ancient farming techniques in minecraft. the chileans had it figured out. Terrace farming is SO goated. its so genius. I love farming

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[archaeolorhi]

Today's Hidden Gem

Taking a wander through the National Museum today, I nearly walked past this cute lil' carving of an Ox!

This wee beauty hails from East Lomond Hill, and dates to c.AD 500-800. Carved into (I believe) a rough block of sandstone is the ox, with clearly defined leg muscles, ears and tail!

Oxen were domesticated and utilised by farmers to move heavy loads and plough fields.

[ancientstuff]

Farming brought burst of extreme violence to Atacama Desert, ancient mummies reveal

One woman's facial skin was painfully stretched.

Wow. How awful to be the researchers who discovered this.

[siliconpoems]

‘A Prehistory’ Poem

Written by The Silicon Tribesman. All Rights Reserved, 2019

[farmobileo3]

[thesilicontribesman]

Saddle Quern, The Collection, Lincoln

This stone quern and rubber were used to grind cereal grains into flour. Early forms of wheat and barley such as emmer, einkorn and spelt were the first crops grown. Found at Tattershall.