Oral History of Wheat Cultivation and Bread Making in Herrera de Alcántara

Clandestine grinding of wheat was conducted to avoid guards, as described in this oral history. The dataset, coordinated by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso, details the agricultural cycle from soil preparation to bread baking. It was last updated on the dataverse platform in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyzing traditional wheat farming techniques based on descriptions of soil preparation and harvesting.
• Studying historical food security and clandestine practices based on the mention of secret grinding.
• Researching the cultural significance of bread-making based on the described process from flour to oven.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, detailed agricultural process from planting to final product.
• Contains unique historical context, including the mention of clandestine activity.

Limitations

• Row count and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely compiled from oral history or ethnographic research.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:26:55; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Herrera de Alcántara region (implied from title).