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A summer read

Posted on June 23, 2022 By Mark No Comments on A summer read
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Hello again! While I fully intend to inject some more archaeology into this blog in due course, I’d like to flag up a companion website which is the new home … Read More “A summer read” »

Book news: Crop, Stock and Furrow

Posted on March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 By Mark 1 Comment on Book news: Crop, Stock and Furrow
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Way back in December 2020, the FeedSax project held a virtual conference, attended by hundreds from around the globe. We’re now excited to announce that the proceedings of this conference … Read More “Book news: Crop, Stock and Furrow” »

Book news: Drying kilns

Posted on October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 By Mark No Comments on Book news: Drying kilns
Drying kilns

Whatever you think about post-Roman and medieval corn-dryers, you have to admit: they’re not exactly over-studied. The published literature is not overwhelming, by any stretch of the imagination – even … Read More “Book news: Drying kilns” »

Let them eat corn

Posted on February 17, 2019August 26, 2021 By Mark 2 Comments on Let them eat corn
Origins of Agriculture

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying Thou shalt not … Read More “Let them eat corn” »

Days of Beer and Iron

Posted on February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 By Mark No Comments on Days of Beer and Iron
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Ipswich, in Suffolk in eastern England, is a town brimming with archaeology. Anglo-Saxon evidence is particularly abundant, as Ipswich’s urban origins can be traced back to the 7th/8th century AD, … Read More “Days of Beer and Iron” »

We’re going on a bere hunt

Posted on January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 By Mark 2 Comments on We’re going on a bere hunt
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Cereal farming emerged around 11 or 12 thousand years ago, in the so-called Fertile Crescent of the Middle East. Over the next 5 or 6 thousands years, arable farming ploughed … Read More “We’re going on a bere hunt” »

An unusual use for ale

Posted on January 14, 2019January 7, 2019 By Mark 1 Comment on An unusual use for ale
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George Ewart Evans (1909-1988), British folklorist and oral history pioneer, has left a rich legacy of insight and information concerning rural life in England before the mechanisation of farming. His … Read More “An unusual use for ale” »

A brief history of my breakfast

Posted on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 By Mark 2 Comments on A brief history of my breakfast
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So there was Earth. And on Earth formed the oceans. In the oceans grew simple-celled life, and these are the prokaryotes. From the prokaryotes grew complex-celled life, and these are … Read More “A brief history of my breakfast” »

Farming unearthed… and transformed

Posted on April 3, 2018August 28, 2021 By Mark 4 Comments on Farming unearthed… and transformed
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I’m thrilled to say that, although I haven’t been able to write much of this blog over the past few months (or even years), I have managed to write a … Read More “Farming unearthed… and transformed” »

Come, ye thankful people come…

Posted on September 24, 2017September 1, 2021 By Mark 3 Comments on Come, ye thankful people come…
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Raise the song of harvest home! The harvest festival is not, it seems, an official fixture in the Church of England calendar. It is deemed a local celebration and permissible … Read More “Come, ye thankful people come…” »

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