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Ancient Farming Tools, Italy

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The document discusses the history and development of various agricultural tools used for cutting, digging, plowing, and harvesting. It describes how early axes from 1.5 million years ago evolved to have handles and were made from different materials like copper, bronze, iron and steel. Basic digging sticks and hoes were some of the earliest tools used in agriculture, while plows developed from modified tree branches pulled by oxen. The document also provides details on components of plows like the coulter, plowshare and mouldboard, as well as tools like sickles and scythes used for harvesting grains and cutting grass throughout history.

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The axe is a tool used for cutting wood.
The Stone Age axe was used 1.5 million years BC without a handle. Later it was fastened to a wooden handle.
When copper, bronze, iron and steel appeared, axes made up of these materials started to be used.
It was also used as a weapon for fighting in the Middle Ages.
When agriculture was first developed, simple hand-held digging sticks and hoes were used. The rudimentary plough, a modified tree branch, was adapted later to be pulled by oxen. .
A coulter is a vertically mounted component of many ploughs that cuts an edge of about 18 cm. Its most effective depth is determined by soil conditions. A ploughshare is the cutting or leading edge of a mouldboard which closely follows the coulter when ploughing. A mouldboard is the curved steel blade of a plough that turns the furrow.
Digging Stick It consists of a pointed stick, sometimes having a stone or crossbar attached. It is used to loosen and till the soil and to extract plants. .
Digging Stick The earliest ploughs were digging sticks decorated with handles for pulling or pushing.
A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural tool used to move small amounts of soil.
In the Sumerian mythology, Enlil, the God of air and wind, was credited with the invention of the hoe.
Sickle A sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade used for harvesting grain crops or cutting grass.
History The sickle appeared in Europe in the 12th century. Its use has greatly diminished after the invention of mechanical mowers.
The scythe often appears as a weapon in the hands of the Death. It derives from the Biblical belief of the Death as the harvester of souls.
Comenius Project Lost in Time Istituto Superiore Majorana Palermo (Italy)
Ancient Farming Tools, Italy

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Ancient Farming Tools, Italy

  • 3. The axe is a tool used for cutting wood.
  • 4. The Stone Age axe was used 1.5 million years BC without a handle. Later it was fastened to a wooden handle.
  • 5. When copper, bronze, iron and steel appeared, axes made up of these materials started to be used.
  • 6. It was also used as a weapon for fighting in the Middle Ages.
  • 7. When agriculture was first developed, simple hand-held digging sticks and hoes were used. The rudimentary plough, a modified tree branch, was adapted later to be pulled by oxen. .
  • 8. A coulter is a vertically mounted component of many ploughs that cuts an edge of about 18 cm. Its most effective depth is determined by soil conditions. A ploughshare is the cutting or leading edge of a mouldboard which closely follows the coulter when ploughing. A mouldboard is the curved steel blade of a plough that turns the furrow.
  • 9. Digging Stick It consists of a pointed stick, sometimes having a stone or crossbar attached. It is used to loosen and till the soil and to extract plants. .
  • 10. Digging Stick The earliest ploughs were digging sticks decorated with handles for pulling or pushing.
  • 11. A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural tool used to move small amounts of soil.
  • 12. In the Sumerian mythology, Enlil, the God of air and wind, was credited with the invention of the hoe.
  • 13. Sickle A sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade used for harvesting grain crops or cutting grass.
  • 14. History The sickle appeared in Europe in the 12th century. Its use has greatly diminished after the invention of mechanical mowers.
  • 15. The scythe often appears as a weapon in the hands of the Death. It derives from the Biblical belief of the Death as the harvester of souls.
  • 16. Comenius Project Lost in Time Istituto Superiore Majorana Palermo (Italy)