Cord rig
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cord-rig-311-2140943
title:
Cord rig
text:
Cord rig is the name given by archaeologists to a system of cultivation practised in prehistoric and later upland Britain. Spades were used to excavate raised banks for cultivation with channels running alongside for drainage. Where it survives, it consists of parallel ridges of earth around 1 m wide and 0.15 m high. The ridges are separated by shallow furrows in fields of around 0.5 hectares, or about 1-acre (4,000 m2). The presence of cord rig suggests nearby settlements and can be identified
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description:
System of cultivation practised in Britain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cord_rig
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date modified:
2023-09-27T16:27:58Z
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