дефляционные культуросодержащие галечники

English translation: deflated culture-bearing shingle beds

19:32 Jan 8, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Archaeology / Palaeolithic cultures
Russian term or phrase: дефляционные культуросодержащие галечники
This is a key for the following illustration:

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Alan Campbell
Local time: 19:21
English translation:deflated culture-bearing shingle beds
Explanation:
http://www.archaeologyfieldwork.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?nu...

The latter have been strongly affected by the upwelling of spring water. In fact, an elevated water table at the time of excavation prevented the project from reaching the base of culture-bearing deposits

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Note added at 12 mins (2007-01-08 19:45:04 GMT)
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I'll take back shingle beds - gravel and cobbles seem to be more appropriate here

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7316(198004)45:2<297:E... (same jstor link, actually)
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Irene N
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4deflated culture-bearing shingle beds
Irene N
3Vertical elevation drawing show the depths of deposits with cultural content
Dorene Cornwell


  

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Vertical elevation drawing show the depths of deposits with cultural content


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Dorene Cornwell
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deflated culture-bearing shingle beds


Explanation:
http://www.archaeologyfieldwork.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?nu...

The latter have been strongly affected by the upwelling of spring water. In fact, an elevated water table at the time of excavation prevented the project from reaching the base of culture-bearing deposits

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Note added at 12 mins (2007-01-08 19:45:04 GMT)
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I'll take back shingle beds - gravel and cobbles seem to be more appropriate here

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7316(198004)45:2<297:E... (same jstor link, actually)

Irene N
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