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French to English Archaeology Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
'-'40,000		40,000 years ago
abriter du contact de la main		which were not subject to wear through use
anastylose		anastylosis
applique/appliqué		ornaments or decorations or appliqué	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
arraché au marteau		clinched with a hammer
assemblage hermétique		very tightly assembled
assiette		site
assiette de réglage		levelling course
au moment du dépouillement		during the unwrapping
aux formes indiquées d'un trait sûr		clearly/boldly drawn forms	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
à quelques indices		based on some evidence
à un accident près		apart from a/one minor accident / some (accidental) damage	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
âçrama		ashram
éclairage rasant		raking (sun)light
éclaté en deux		split in two
éléments minéraux silcatés		silicate minerals
éperon barré		promontory fort
épingle à béquille		hammer head pin / hammer-shaped pin	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
épousant convenablement		conforming (matching) closely (accurately)
Bibliographie raisonnée		annotated bibliography
bois des caissons		timbers used for shuttering
calotte hémisphérique		hemispherical skullcap
césures		breaks
chaînages d\'angle		corner stones or quoins
chasse		portable shrine
chemin de lisse		wooden track
ciste		situla or cista (depending on context and description)
coins de serrage adhèrent à		the two tightening wedges are still adhering to
collé à la jambe		pressed up against the leg
colle de boyau		animal glue
comblement de pierrailles et de cailloutis		an infilling of chippings/loose stones and gravel
constructions sur poteaux ou sur sablières		buildings on stilts or ground beams
contestation des hiérarchies		internal power struggles	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
contre-partie		counterpart
courbure du bord plus prononcée que celle du haut		The curvature of the side is more pronounced than at the top
couronnement comporte une superposition de		topped by..., one above the other
coussinet		coussinet
crânes ôtés et surmodelés		severed/plastered skull cults	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
creusé après la cuisson		hollowed out after firing	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
croûte d\'oxydation		layer of oxidation

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