fig 6-4d

Fig. 6-4. Cultivation technology in ancient Egypt.
D. Land reclamation. Trees are being cut in land clearing; clods are broken with mallets, soil is plowed, seed is sown on prepared ground. Note ladder like cross pieces on plow handle and shaft bound to a double yoke over the oxen horns.
Source: Singer et al., 1954, Fig. 351.

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