FeedSax, an essential resource exploring Flax’s role during the Medieval Agricultural Revolution
What is the Medieval Agricultural revolution? During the supposed Dark Ages, the population of England grew explosively to rates unseen...
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A Year on the Field
A Year on the Field
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May 12, 2023
Looking back at the last Flax Year - Experiences from the Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory (Germany)
The Open-Air Laboratory Lauresham is an archaeological open-air museum which, among other things, deals with the education and research...
Mar 24, 2023
From medieval Irish divorce law to current grunge linen with a touch of nettle
Before a glance at present-day grunge fashion, let’s take a quick look at some tidbits of information on flax and linen from Ireland ...
Mar 3, 2023
Flax-growing and linen production in medieval iconography: tools, techniques and gestures
In the Middle Ages, textile plants such as flax and hemp provided not only comestibles for humans and animals, most especially in the...
Nov 27, 2021
A Year on the field in Irish and Welsh medieval testimony
Part 1: Seed, Sowing and a Dash of Soil, in a Food Systems Context Abstract Medieval testimony can show us agricultural cycles for grains...
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