Zoom Lecture - A Social and Archaeological History of Allotments and Urban Gardens

For thousands of years, ordinary people have worked small plots of land:  for subsistence, for profit, for pride, and for pleasure. The archaeological traces of this activity are scattered through the soil. Rob Hedge of Worcestershire Archives and Archaeology Service explored the history of allotments and household gardens, and gave an introduction to types of archaeological artefacts that are commonly found while tending the land:  what they are, what they tell us, and how they got there.