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Old 08-03-2006, 08:41 AM
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Re: Ancient landscapes

I believe the ploughing methods at these times gave rise to the measurement of an 'acre', refering to the amount of land the horse/oxen could plough in a day. The furrows were built up by the practice of going around in one direction so the soil was pushed to the same side which built the familiar furrows up over time.

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