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My great grandparents used oxen, wooden plows, sickles, and scythes to work the land and harvest wheat in the pastoral planes of Eastern Europe. How different (if at all) was their agricultural technology from that of ancient people (e.g. Romans, Egyptians, Greeks, Babylonians, etc.)?

by /u/hobahobaparty in /r/AskHistorians

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