Science, Technology, and Society: Middle Ages: Professor Thomas Bernebeck Andersen of the University of southern Denmark succinctly describes the impact of the invention of the heavy plough:

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Middle Ages: Professor Thomas Bernebeck Andersen of the University of southern Denmark succinctly describes the impact of  the invention of the heavy plough:

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"The heavy plough turned European agriculture and economy on its head. Suddenly, the fields with the heavy, fatty, and moist clay soils became those that gave the greatest yields."

Science, Technology, and Society

Middle Ages: Professor Thomas Bernebeck Andersen of the University of southern Denmark succinctly describes the impact of the invention of the heavy plough:

"The heavy plough turned European agriculture and economy on its head. Suddenly, the fields with the heavy, fatty, and moist clay soils became those that gave the greatest yields."

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