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German to English Archaeology Translation Glossary

German term	English translation
1. Planum	1st planum

abgeschwemmter Hangschutt	colluvium

Abschnittswall	cross-bank

Adelssitze	aristocratic residences	David Seycek
Entered by: David Seycek
attische Keramik	Attic ceramics

Bartbildung	mushrooming, burr formation

Baumkelter	beam press/lever and screw press

Bettblanken	bed frame

Bildvorschläge	picture proposals

Dünengürtel	dune belt

erdblock	soil blocks

Felidenkiefer	feline jawbone

Feuchtbodensiedlung	wetland/marshland settlement

Fund- und Befunderhaltung	excellent discovery in terms of preservation and state of the bones

Fundstellenkatalog	site/find-site catalogue

gesumpfter Kalk	aged slake lime

Grabungshaus	dig house

Grabungsschnitte hinlegen	where to dig sectional trenches

Halbspanner	half-measure farmer

Handhabe	knob / handle

Handwerkszentrum	craft center

Haushalts- und Waschzeug	cleaning gear and toiletries

im Medium der Skulptur imitierte	the sculptured/sculpted....

interkultureller antiker Raum	ancient intercultural region

Kastellvicus	fort-vicus

Lapidarium	collection of stone monuments

Lesefunde	stray finds

Lesesteine	collected stones

Mauerzug	wall

mit geknicktem Rücken	with a (slight) backwards curve

mit Material verlagert	moved in with the rubble of excavation

Nachweisschwerpunkt	the bulk of the evidence

Neuansatz	new approach

Prunkabschlag	contorniate medallion

Rangtitel	title of rank

Rillenbündel	grooves, grip grooves

Sakrallandschaft	concentration of religious architecture

Schaftlappen	shaft hole lobes or lugs

stehen dabei ... zur Seite	they used; were already in use

Stichel	burin, graver