Agricultural innovations at a Late Iron Age oppidum: Archaeobotanical evidence for flax, food and fodder from Calleva Atrebatum, UK
Summary. Archaeological plant remains from a Late Iron Age settlement in Britain reveal that agricultural innovations focused on animal fodder production rather than feeding urban populations. Evidence shows flax cultivation, hay meadow management, and heathland use alongside staple crops and imported foods. These findings challenge existing theories about how proto-urban settlements sustained themselves and demonstrate that new grassland management and oil crops supported livestock rather than people.
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Lodwick, L.. (2016). Agricultural innovations at a Late Iron Age oppidum: Archaeobotanical evidence for flax, food and fodder from Calleva Atrebatum, UK. Quaternary International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.058
Lodwick, Lisa. “Agricultural innovations at a Late Iron Age oppidum: Archaeobotanical evidence for flax, food and fodder from Calleva Atrebatum, UK.” Quaternary International, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.058.
Lodwick, Lisa. 2016. “Agricultural innovations at a Late Iron Age oppidum: Archaeobotanical evidence for flax, food and fodder from Calleva Atrebatum, UK.” Quaternary International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.058.
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title = {Agricultural innovations at a Late Iron Age oppidum: Archaeobotanical evidence for flax, food and fodder from Calleva Atrebatum, UK},
author = {Lisa Lodwick},
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year = {2016},
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