The Lavagnone plough comes from an Early Bronze age pile dwelling on a former lake (now a drained peat bog at the southern end of Lake Garda) and is typical of the Polada culture of Northern Italy, c2200 ??1600 BC. Dating from 2000 BC, it is the oldest plough in the world as yet discovered. Made of oak, but with a beech yoke. This simple, light Trittolemo plough of the sole-ard type produces a shallow furrow (or drill) rather than a ridged furrow by inverting the soil. It had a tang share that slotted into a groove in the wooden ard-head. This plough was suited to previously cleared ground and the shallow furrows were ideal for the sowing of cereals.