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Translation of the text in the photograph of the D10 Gasteren Information Stone (This stone has now been replaced by a more modern information board) Agriculture and animal husbandry of the Hunebed builders The study of pollen grains, which have been preserved for thousands of years under the dolmens, gives us information about the environment at that time, and the impact of humans on it. The fields lay as small open spots in extensive oak forests. The trees were felled with stone axes. The remaining stumps and bushes were burned so that the ash would improve fertility. They grew buckwheat, barley and flax. Ploughs and wagons were pulled by oxen. Cows, goats and sheep grazed in clearings in the woods and along the streams. Pigs rooted around in the forest. Everyone kept dogs, but not yet chickens. Hunting and gathering were not forgotten. Game, fish, poultry, fruits and nuts provided variety and vitamins. Polished flint axe of the megaliths builders Axes like this had a shaft and were used for cutting down trees for the construction of houses and to clear land for agriculture.

Posted by LesHamilton 11th October 2013ce

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