Heavy Plow (Mouldboard Plow)
Advanced wheeled plow with a mouldboard to turn over heavy, clay-rich European soils, significantly increasing agricultural productivity.
Core metadata
- ID: heavy_plow_mouldboard
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 900 (century)
- Region: Western Europe / heavy-soil agricultural zones
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Agriculture (agriculture)
- Animal Husbandry (animal_husbandry)
- Iron Working (iron_working)
- Basic Woodworking (woodworking_basic)
Dependents
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Wheeled plow (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node
- Origins of agriculture: The medieval period, 600 to 1600 CE (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 4
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 4
- expert_inference: 4
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture (agriculture) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Agriculture provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Iron Working (iron_working) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Iron Working provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Basic Woodworking (woodworking_basic) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Basic Woodworking is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Animal Husbandry (animal_husbandry) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Animal Husbandry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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