Open AccessRoman agricultural tools in the ager of Viminacium
Author(s) -
Olivera Ilić,
Mladen Jovičić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
starinar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0739
pISSN - 0350-0241
DOI - 10.2298/sta2171181i
Subject(s) - prosperity , agriculture , clearing , period (music) , tillage , archaeology , history , business , agronomy , political science , art , law , aesthetics , biology , finance
The several decades long rescue excavations of the ancient city of Viminacium have brought to light a large number of finds with very varied functions. In this paper, we will focus our attention on the remains of agricultural tools. They can be grouped according to their application: tools for clearing plants and preparing the soil for cultivation, tools used for tillage, implements for shredding and preparation for planting, as well as those used for mowing, harvesting, soil cleaning, and haymaking. The finds of agricultural tools that we present in this paper, although small in number, represent the most reliable indicators of agricultural activities in the period from the 2nd to the beginning of the 4th century, when Viminacium went through its period of greatest prosperity.