Butser Ancient Farm

Principal Christine Shaw


The only natural source of blue dye available to the Celts was woad. The dye was processed from the leaves of plants in their first year. This picture shows woad in full flower.

Spelt wheat is one of the earliest cereals to be cultivated

Emmer

Einkorn

Einkorn wheat

 

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