ridge and furrow

archaeological pattern of ridges and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages, typical of the open field system
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ridge and furrow

Summary

ridge and furrow ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ridge and furrow's image is recorded as Cold Newton ridge and furrow.jpg[2].
  • ridge is named after ridge and furrow[3].
  • furrow is named after ridge and furrow[4].
  • ridge and furrow's GND ID is recorded as 4547568-4[5].
  • ridge and furrow's subclass of is recorded as archaeological artefact[6].
  • ridge and furrow's subclass of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • ridge and furrow's Commons category is recorded as Ridge and furrow[8].
  • ridge and furrow's said to be the same as is recorded as rig and furrow[9].
  • ridge and furrow's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04zg9g[10].
  • ridge and furrow's has cause is recorded as ploughing[11].
  • ridge and furrow's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • ridge and furrow's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].

Why It Matters

ridge and furrow ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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