Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 9, 2011 17:38
13 yrs ago
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Italian term
abitazione
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Archaeology
Greek necropolis
in describing a Roman or Greek settlement (abitato) is dwelling the term commonly used in archaeological contexts?
this is the paragraph:
Pochissime tracce abbiamo dell’abitato di epoca tardo ellenistica e imperiale [...]
L’unico documento riferibile ad una abitazione di un certo tono
this is the paragraph:
Pochissime tracce abbiamo dell’abitato di epoca tardo ellenistica e imperiale [...]
L’unico documento riferibile ad una abitazione di un certo tono
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +4 | house | simon tanner |
4 +2 | dwelling | Cedric Randolph |
4 | settlement | Maria Sometti (Anishchankava) |
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Jan 16, 2011 09:38: simon tanner Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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house
hate to be prosaic, but no reason not to go for the obvious answer here ;-)
Note from asker:
I agree but as I said in my comment what I wanted to check was if there was a more archeological term for house. obviously not! thanks. |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Science451
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thanks
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Ernestine Shargool
: Yes... as in the names of the 'houses' in Pompeii ('House of the Gladiators' - recently collapsed, sadly - etc.).
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thanks Ernestine
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Linda Thody
: *house* is commonly used in archaeology; a group of houses is usually referred to as a settlement.
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thanks Linda
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agree |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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thanks Shera Lyn
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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settlement
very very frequent
Note from asker:
exactly. I have used settlement for abitato. |
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1 hr
dwelling
a perfectly suitable synonym of house, as you have already mentioned
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