catena operativa

English translation: operational chain

20:26 Feb 20, 2017

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Archaeology / Geology

Italian term or phrase: catena operativa

This is from an article on a lithic complex on Monte Doc near Treviso. It is aimed at a specialist readership.

***La catena operativa*** delle preforme si arresta ai primi due stadi di lavorazione della catena operativa dei foliati, come individuati in Campana, Maggi 2002.

This term recurs several times throughout the text. How might it best be translated? Operative chain? Operational chain? Production chain? Any suggestions? TIA

Roberto Impelluso KudoZ activity Questions: 106 (4 open) (20 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 112 Italy
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English translation:operational chain

Explanation:
This comes from the French term chaîne opératoire, as coined by archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist and anthropologist André Leroi-Gourand to denote 'all the social acts involved in the life cycle of an artifact'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Leroi-Gourhan

More about it in this excerpt from the volume The Archaeologist's Laboratory: The Analysis of Archaeological Data
http://tinyurl.com/hyh9tsz

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Barbara Carrara
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Local time: 07:35

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Production process

Lisa Jane

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operational chain

Barbara Carrara

3 +1

production line

Patrick Hopkins

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production line

Explanation:
maybe a bit modern, but it's simple and easy to understand

Patrick Hopkins
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Production process

Explanation:
Or chain

Lisa Jane
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operational chain

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 07:35
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Thank you for the detailed reference. This was very helpful!

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