pic-ciseaux
English translation: chisel pick
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| 05:35 Aug 22, 2013 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Archaeology / fouilles/bifaces/silex | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Elizabeth Tamblin United Kingdom Local time: 02:44 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | hand axe or stone age tool |
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| 2 | chisel pick |
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| Explication et réf. pour pics-ciseaux |
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chisel pick Explanation: My suggestion (I imagine ciseaux to refer to chisel rather than scissors, in the context). |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1hand axe or stone age tool Explanation: If the photos in Pascale's answer are correct for pic-ciseaux, then the only possible answer is hand axe: see link below However, more generally, they are simply referred to as stone age tools, although this does include arrow heads as well. Reference: http://www.stoneagetools.co.uk/palaeolithic-tools.htm |
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| Reference: Explication et réf. pour pics-ciseaux Reference information: Forme de petit pic avec une extrémité aménagée comme un ciseau, c'est pourquoi ils sont appelés souvent 'pics-ciseaux'. Voir http://www.la-detection.com/dp/message-105937.htm. J'ai effacé ma proposition de traduction qui ne m'inspirait pas confiance ;-) |
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