Hoe (tool)

A scuffle hoe is used to scrape the surface of the soil, loosen the top few centimetres, and to cut the roots of, remove, and disrupt the growth of weeds efficiently.

The hand-plough (mr) was depicted in predynastic Egyptian art, and hoes are also mentioned in ancient documents like the Code of Hammurabi (ca.

Long-term use of short-handled hoes, which required the user to bend over from the waist to reach the ground, could cause permanent, crippling lower back pain to farm workers.

Over time, this resulted in change after a struggle led by César Chávez with the political help of Governor Jerry Brown in the California Supreme Court.

[37][38] Over the past fifteen or twenty years, hoes have become increasingly popular tools for professional archaeologists.

While not as accurate as the traditional trowel, the hoe is an ideal tool for cleaning relatively large open areas of archaeological interest.