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(Re)constructing an Early Medieval Irish Ard

Author(s)
Brendan O`Neill
Claus Kropp
Frank Trommer
Vanessa Töngi
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This article outlines the results of an EXARC funded 2019 Twinning project exploring the production and use of an Irish early medieval ard. In this, the project partners researched the evidence for early ploughs and ards, made bloomery iron, produced an ard share, and worked wood to form the frame of the ard. This paper also includes...