Hoe (tool) - Images

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  • A 2000-year-old iron Roman hoe blade

  • Ploughed by a rotary tiller and/or hoe; well formed hilling (Japanese Une 畝) for the scallions aims at obtaining a larger crop yield

  • Legendary Emperor Shennong of China; Han Dynasty mural

  • A Dutch hoe or push hoe; usually attached to a long hilt and handle

  • The 'mr' hand-plough used in the Protodynastic Period of Egypt. Scorpion Macehead, Ashmolean.

  • Ancient Greek iron hoe, Kerameikos Archaeological Museum, Athens.

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