An ard is a type of primitive plough. Rather than cutting and turning the soil to produce furrows, it cut a narrow channel which was used for planting seed. Ards were made from wood and could be drawn by oxen. The plough (American spelling: plow) is a tool used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting. ... fur·row Pronunciation: f&r-()O, f&-()rO Function: noun Etymology: Middle English furgh, forow, from Old English furh; akin to Old High German furuh furrow, Latin porca 1 a : a trench in the earth made by a plow b : plowed land : FIELD 2 : something that resembles the track of... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ...
Evidence of its use in prehistory is sometimes found at archaeological sites where the long, shallow scratches it made can be seen cutting into the natural geology. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Prehistoric man. ... An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been investigated using the discipline of archaeology. ...
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