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Spanish term
Traducción de trabajos académicos
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
amortización
Spanish to English
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Archaeology
Excavation report
Hi,
I'm having trouble finding how to translate "amortización" in an archaeological context. I've given three examples to give an idea of the context in which it is used in the paper I'm translating, which is a report on an archaeological dig in Spain. From other papers I've found on the internet, it seems to refer to levelling, reuse or filling of an occupational layer. At the moment, I think it's probably the latter, but I'd be grateful if someone could confirm, and perhaps give the correct term in English. Thanks in advance.
"...las interfacies de *amortización* y arrasamiento..."
"...coincide con la definitiva *amortización* de las áreas..."
"...se ha identificado la *amortización* de alguna de las estructuras..."
I'm having trouble finding how to translate "amortización" in an archaeological context. I've given three examples to give an idea of the context in which it is used in the paper I'm translating, which is a report on an archaeological dig in Spain. From other papers I've found on the internet, it seems to refer to levelling, reuse or filling of an occupational layer. At the moment, I think it's probably the latter, but I'd be grateful if someone could confirm, and perhaps give the correct term in English. Thanks in advance.
"...las interfacies de *amortización* y arrasamiento..."
"...coincide con la definitiva *amortización* de las áreas..."
"...se ha identificado la *amortización* de alguna de las estructuras..."
Proposed translations
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overlay
Academia.edu | Papers in Archaeology
www.www.academia.edu/Papers/in/Archaeology?... - Translate this page
The cultural layers can be associated with the phases of the fortifications. On the ..... de correlación artefactual entre estratos de amortización discontinuos” y se ...
Stratigraphy at the Roman Baths
www.apollineproject.org/academics/volc-mdc.html
... Slope of Vesuvius. Archaeology, Volcanology, Palaeobotany beyond Pompeii and Herculaneum. ... Unit B is overlain by a stratified deposit (C1 to C3). ... The coarse-ashlayer F is discontinuous, with abundant lithic fragments. Finally, the ...
WoW Dig Site - Warcraft Archaeology » Archaeology Helper Addon
www.wowdigsite.com/arh-addon/
Archaeology Helper is the perfect compliment to Archy. ... Making sure not to move until after marking is important to increase the accuracy of the overlay zones.
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or
deposit
www.deldot.gov/archaeology/hickory_bluff/pdf/sec6.pdf
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To understand the context of archaeological material found at Hickory Bluff, ... inside the treeline, the humus and rootmat constituted Stratum A. ... an irregular, discontinuous, linear deposit of accumulated surface sediments that appeared to ...
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www.arqueomurcia.com/archivos/.../27.pdf - Translate this page
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de fortificación) y el IV (amortización de aquellas) los más significativos. Los restos excavados forman parte de la cerca amuralla- da que en época ... dios mecánicos de los niveles superficiales de época con-. 302. (entre Regional de ... As for strata there re five archaeologlcal levels documented, being the second (stage of ...
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fennerschool.anu.edu.au/files/panel/317/strata_pdf_31320.pdf
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by M Martin - Cited by 3 - Related articles
the site of extremely significant archaeological finds in the 1980s. Generally .... Fitzhardinge, an environmental consultant and Jake Gillen, an arid zone ecologist. .... and adventurers provided discontinuous, but nonetheless snapshot historical records of ...... in situ, with the latest stratum being the overlay following the dig.
so
overaly
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hi again
here (poorish translation) =
abandonment rests
i.e. abandoned remains
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:7mxAwQzYaoQJ:www....
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-08-10 19:01:51 GMT)
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see here
abandonment
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cSGlbun...
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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-08-10 19:03:21 GMT)
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¿CONTRIBUTA IULIA UGULTUNIA? INTERVENCIONES ...
www.upo.es/arqueologia/.../Romvla-8.1.pdf - Translate this page
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documentar en el área los primeros niveles de derrumbe, amortización de todas las estructuras y distintas fosas de expolio. Los materiales asociados a los ...
[PDF]
Otilia Requejo Pagés, José Avelino Gutiérrez González
centri.univr.it/rm/biblioteca/.../gutierrez-requejo.p... - Translate this page
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by OR Pagés
como el nivel de derrumbe y amortización de las estructura. Nivel III derrumbe de las estructuras (siglos IX-X) suelo de ocupación altomedieval, fase 2 (siglos ...
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El "foro provincial" de Augusta Emerita: un conjunto monumental de ... - Google Books Result
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=8400085256...Pedro Mateos Cruz - 2006 - History - 439 pages
Restos. La amortización definitiva de este espacio como zona habitacional está documentada en un nivel de derrumbe (ue 1054) de la estructura muraria 1048, .
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www.archaeology.org/online/features/belize/updates/pooks2.h...
The quantity of the material is impressive and suggests that the structure collapsed shortly before or after its abandonment as few of the artifacts show signs of ...
The Kuwaiti-British Archaeological Expedition to As-Sabiyah: report ...
ucl.academia.edu/.../The_Kuwaiti-British_Archaeological_Expedition...
The Kuwaiti-British Archaeological Expedition to As-Sabiyah: report on the third .... of the collapse and abandonment of the buildings, and partial burial beneath .
yup
abandoment
is a very distinct possibility
www.www.academia.edu/Papers/in/Archaeology?... - Translate this page
The cultural layers can be associated with the phases of the fortifications. On the ..... de correlación artefactual entre estratos de amortización discontinuos” y se ...
Stratigraphy at the Roman Baths
www.apollineproject.org/academics/volc-mdc.html
... Slope of Vesuvius. Archaeology, Volcanology, Palaeobotany beyond Pompeii and Herculaneum. ... Unit B is overlain by a stratified deposit (C1 to C3). ... The coarse-ashlayer F is discontinuous, with abundant lithic fragments. Finally, the ...
WoW Dig Site - Warcraft Archaeology » Archaeology Helper Addon
www.wowdigsite.com/arh-addon/
Archaeology Helper is the perfect compliment to Archy. ... Making sure not to move until after marking is important to increase the accuracy of the overlay zones.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 22 mins (2012-08-10 08:45:23 GMT)
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or
deposit
www.deldot.gov/archaeology/hickory_bluff/pdf/sec6.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
To understand the context of archaeological material found at Hickory Bluff, ... inside the treeline, the humus and rootmat constituted Stratum A. ... an irregular, discontinuous, linear deposit of accumulated surface sediments that appeared to ...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 25 mins (2012-08-10 08:48:51 GMT)
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www.arqueomurcia.com/archivos/.../27.pdf - Translate this page
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
de fortificación) y el IV (amortización de aquellas) los más significativos. Los restos excavados forman parte de la cerca amuralla- da que en época ... dios mecánicos de los niveles superficiales de época con-. 302. (entre Regional de ... As for strata there re five archaeologlcal levels documented, being the second (stage of ...
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Note added at 29 mins (2012-08-10 08:52:44 GMT)
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fennerschool.anu.edu.au/files/panel/317/strata_pdf_31320.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
by M Martin - Cited by 3 - Related articles
the site of extremely significant archaeological finds in the 1980s. Generally .... Fitzhardinge, an environmental consultant and Jake Gillen, an arid zone ecologist. .... and adventurers provided discontinuous, but nonetheless snapshot historical records of ...... in situ, with the latest stratum being the overlay following the dig.
so
overaly
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 hrs (2012-08-10 18:46:03 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
hi again
here (poorish translation) =
abandonment rests
i.e. abandoned remains
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:7mxAwQzYaoQJ:www....
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 hrs (2012-08-10 19:01:51 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
see here
abandonment
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cSGlbun...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 hrs (2012-08-10 19:03:21 GMT)
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¿CONTRIBUTA IULIA UGULTUNIA? INTERVENCIONES ...
www.upo.es/arqueologia/.../Romvla-8.1.pdf - Translate this page
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
documentar en el área los primeros niveles de derrumbe, amortización de todas las estructuras y distintas fosas de expolio. Los materiales asociados a los ...
[PDF]
Otilia Requejo Pagés, José Avelino Gutiérrez González
centri.univr.it/rm/biblioteca/.../gutierrez-requejo.p... - Translate this page
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
by OR Pagés
como el nivel de derrumbe y amortización de las estructura. Nivel III derrumbe de las estructuras (siglos IX-X) suelo de ocupación altomedieval, fase 2 (siglos ...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 hrs (2012-08-10 19:04:06 GMT)
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El "foro provincial" de Augusta Emerita: un conjunto monumental de ... - Google Books Result
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=8400085256...Pedro Mateos Cruz - 2006 - History - 439 pages
Restos. La amortización definitiva de este espacio como zona habitacional está documentada en un nivel de derrumbe (ue 1054) de la estructura muraria 1048, .
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 hrs (2012-08-10 19:07:00 GMT)
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www.archaeology.org/online/features/belize/updates/pooks2.h...
The quantity of the material is impressive and suggests that the structure collapsed shortly before or after its abandonment as few of the artifacts show signs of ...
The Kuwaiti-British Archaeological Expedition to As-Sabiyah: report ...
ucl.academia.edu/.../The_Kuwaiti-British_Archaeological_Expedition...
The Kuwaiti-British Archaeological Expedition to As-Sabiyah: report on the third .... of the collapse and abandonment of the buildings, and partial burial beneath .
yup
abandoment
is a very distinct possibility
Note from asker:
| Thanks Liz. I finally found a definition of amortización, which I've posted in the discussion box. Your help's been very useful, but I don't think it's exactly the term I'm looking for. Sadly, even though I now know what the term means in Spanish, I still can't find a way to translate it into English. |
| Hi Liz, I've closed this question without grading, and given my reasons in the discussion box. Thanks for all your help. |
Discussion
"En este caso nos estamos refiriendo -tras el abandono de la ocupación humana- al *proceso de amortización y colmatación* de unas estructuras, en las que la techumbre y los muros se han degradado, tienen una caída espontánea y generan un material -de origen constructivo- que entremezclado puntualmente con desechos domésticos (cerámicas, huesos, etc...) es transportado por los agentes naturales en los que la erosión eólica y fluvial cuentan con un papel relevante en la sedimentación. A partir de ahí, el material se dispondrá en estratos según las condiciones naturales de deposición. Sin olvidar, por supuesto, la actividad humana que puede modificar el depósito mediante diversas actividades como fosas de expolio, vertederos, cimentaciones, enterramientos, etc."