Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
casas de superficie
English translation:
surface (stone) dwelling
Added to glossary by
Dave Pugh
Aug 13, 2013 07:48
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
casas de superficie
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Archaeology
En Guayedra, se encuentran varias zonas de hábitat constituidas por *casas de superficie*, como el poblado de Majada de Altabaca, situado muy cerca de la carretera, en la margen derecha del Barranco de Altabaca. En este lugar, al que se accede con suma facilidad desde la carretera, se localiza un pequeño poblado de casas de piedra seca que fue objeto de intervención arqueológica en los años 80.
I think what they want to say here is that these houses are not in caves or excavated into the rock, but not sure of the correct term. This is about Gran Canaria.
Thanks in advance.
I think what they want to say here is that these houses are not in caves or excavated into the rock, but not sure of the correct term. This is about Gran Canaria.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | surface (stone) dwelling |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 3 | stone houses |
Helena Chavarria
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| 3 | surface settlements |
Patricia González Schütz
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| 2 | above-ground housing / houses |
Lisa McCarthy
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Proposed translations
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
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surface (stone) dwelling
I think this is to distinguish it as man-made rather than the many dwellings that were in caves
http://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/canary/agujer...
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not a great video but it does show what these dwellings look like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAc228Qum-Y
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"surface dwelling" is quite commonly used in archaelogy A couple of examples:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jomo/hd_jomo.htm
"...This period marks the transition between Paleolithic and Neolithic ways of life. Archaeological findings indicate that people lived in simple surface dwellings and fed themselves through hunting and gathering."
http://www.transarchaeology.org/index.php/en/projectsproject...
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plural dwellingS for "casas"
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Note added at 2 days14 mins (2013-08-15 08:03:25 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
http://archive.archaeology.org/online/features/canary/agujer...
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-08-13 09:18:14 GMT)
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not a great video but it does show what these dwellings look like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAc228Qum-Y
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-08-13 09:23:43 GMT)
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"surface dwelling" is quite commonly used in archaelogy A couple of examples:
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jomo/hd_jomo.htm
"...This period marks the transition between Paleolithic and Neolithic ways of life. Archaeological findings indicate that people lived in simple surface dwellings and fed themselves through hunting and gathering."
http://www.transarchaeology.org/index.php/en/projectsproject...
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plural dwellingS for "casas"
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Note added at 2 days14 mins (2013-08-15 08:03:25 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
6 hrs
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thanks Phil
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| agree |
Jennifer Lopez
1 day 10 hrs
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Thanks Jennifer:-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this describes it best, as the text also talks about cave dwellings.
Thank you for your help."
23 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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20
above-ground housing / houses
Possibly?
$50 and Up Underground House Book – Underground Housing and ...
www.undergroundhousing.com/
Its advantages over **above-ground housing** are spectacular. It stays warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It blends in with nature rather than rearing above ...
Design and Thermal Performance: Below-Ground Dwellings in China - Page 132 - Google Books Result
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0874133629
Gideon Golany - 1990 - Architecture
The improvement in income will inevitably cause a movement by some of the younger generation **out of the cave dwellings to above-ground housing**, and the ...
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Or maybe 'surface housing/houses'?
The Log-End Cave: An Earth-Sheltered Cordwood House - Green ...
www.motherearthnews.com/green.../cordwood-house-zmaz81jfzra...
Our friends feared that underground living would be dark, damp, and likely to ... is much brighter inside than our **aboveground cottage (or most surface houses,** ...
$50 and Up Underground House Book – Underground Housing and ...
www.undergroundhousing.com/
Its advantages over **above-ground housing** are spectacular. It stays warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It blends in with nature rather than rearing above ...
Design and Thermal Performance: Below-Ground Dwellings in China - Page 132 - Google Books Result
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0874133629
Gideon Golany - 1990 - Architecture
The improvement in income will inevitably cause a movement by some of the younger generation **out of the cave dwellings to above-ground housing**, and the ...
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Note added at 25 minutos (2013-08-13 08:14:16 GMT)
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Or maybe 'surface housing/houses'?
The Log-End Cave: An Earth-Sheltered Cordwood House - Green ...
www.motherearthnews.com/green.../cordwood-house-zmaz81jfzra...
Our friends feared that underground living would be dark, damp, and likely to ... is much brighter inside than our **aboveground cottage (or most surface houses,** ...
27 mins
Helena Chavarria
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
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Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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stone houses
I'm quite sure this is how we would describe the houses. When referring to a special type of house, then we paraphrase.
Page nine:
http://www.infonortedigital.com/publicaciones/docs/109.pdf
Page nine:
http://www.infonortedigital.com/publicaciones/docs/109.pdf
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Patricia González Schütz
Italy
Italy
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English
Italy
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, English
Works in: Italian to English, Italian to Spanish, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
surface settlements
Bocabarranco / El Agujero / La Guancha (Gáldar)
The remains of one of the most important of the Island’s primitive surface settlements are preserved on this site. Apart from the many dwelling places in evidence, the outstanding feature of the site are its burial mounds, considered to be amongst the most important on the Island.
http://www.grancanaria.com/patronato_turismo/Archaeological-...
Los aborígenes canarios vivían principalmente en cuevas naturales o en tubos volcánicos, aunque también existían refugios de piedra, cabañas y poblados en superficie, existiendo diferencias notables en el tipo de hábitat dependiendo de la isla.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aborígenes_canarios
The remains of one of the most important of the Island’s primitive surface settlements are preserved on this site. Apart from the many dwelling places in evidence, the outstanding feature of the site are its burial mounds, considered to be amongst the most important on the Island.
http://www.grancanaria.com/patronato_turismo/Archaeological-...
Los aborígenes canarios vivían principalmente en cuevas naturales o en tubos volcánicos, aunque también existían refugios de piedra, cabañas y poblados en superficie, existiendo diferencias notables en el tipo de hábitat dependiendo de la isla.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aborígenes_canarios
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