[gothic-l] IRON PLOUGHS

[keth at ONLINE.NO]

Bertil, In Norway they say that it is important to
distinguish between "plog" and "ard". 

The "ard" goes back to prehistoric times, and is still
used because it works better than the "plog" in many
applications. Cf. Latin "aratrum".

In Denmark and Sweden the "ard" is known from several
prehistoric finds. Also from the Bronze Age cliff art
in Tanum. In Hedmark it is still used for potato ackers.
It is run criss cross several times.


In the Mediterranean world a plow - I assume it is the "ard"
- has been described by Hesiod, Vergil and others. Also known
from Terra Cotta representations and on vases and coins.
There are numerous examples of metal point plow finds.
You can read about it in H.Behlen: "Der Pflug und das Pflugen
bei den Römern." (1904)



you wrote:
>Gothically
>Bertil
>Any examples of the Roman use of iron ploughs?

Ardically
Keth



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