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The open-field system was the prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages and lasted into the 20th century in Russia, Iran, and Turkey. [1] Each manor or village had two or three large fields, usually several hundred acres each, which were divided into many narrow strips of land.
The open-field system was probably a development of the earlier Celtic field system, which it replaced. [28] The open-field system used a three-field crop rotation system. Barley, oats, or legumes would be planted in one field in spring, wheat or rye in the second field in the autumn. [32]
The three field system common to Medieval Europe. The distinctive ridge and furrow pattern of the Middle Ages survive in this open field in Scotland. The field systems in Medieval Europe included the open-field system, so called because there were no barriers between fields belonging to different farmers. The landscape was one of long and ...
Open field may refer to: Open-field system, a system of agriculture prevalent throughout Europe from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century; Open fields doctrine, a U.S. legal doctrine used for evaluating claims of an unreasonable search; Open Field, album by Taken By Trees; Open Field (animal test), a measure of general locomotor activity in rodents
Three-field system with ridge and furrow fields (furlongs) The three-field system lets farmers plant more crops and therefore increase production. Under this system, the arable land of an estate or village was divided into three large fields : one was planted in the autumn with winter wheat or rye ; the second field was planted with other crops ...
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Field systems can give an indication of land ownership and social structure. The extent to which the field system respects other features (or not) can be used as dating evidence for the other features or the field system itself. For example, a field system that doesn't respect a Roman road is likely to predate it.
Ridge and furrow is an archaeological pattern of ridges (Medieval Latin: sliones) and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages, typical of the open-field system. It is also known as rig (or rigg) and furrow, mostly in the North East of England and in Scotland. [1] [2] [3]