Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
pic-ciseaux
English translation:
chisel pick
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Pierre Duquesne
Aug 22, 2013 05:35
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http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/bspf_...
Le tranchet, auquel on peut ajouter un autre exemplaire recueilli en surface, de même que le pic-ciseaux sont de petite taille.
http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/bspf_...
Le tranchet, auquel on peut ajouter un autre exemplaire recueilli en surface, de même que le pic-ciseaux sont de petite taille.
Proposed translations
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| 2 | chisel pick |
Elizabeth Tamblin
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| 3 +1 | hand axe or stone age tool |
Jackie Doble
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Proposed translations
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Elizabeth Tamblin
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chisel pick
My suggestion (I imagine ciseaux to refer to chisel rather than scissors, in the context).
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hand axe or stone age tool
If the photos in Pascale's answer are correct for pic-ciseaux, then the only possible answer is hand axe: see link below
However, more generally, they are simply referred to as stone age tools, although this does include arrow heads as well.
However, more generally, they are simply referred to as stone age tools, although this does include arrow heads as well.
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Natalie Pavey (X)
: Must agree with this one! (Hand axe, not stone age tool which is too general)
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thanks Natalie!
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Reference comments
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Pascale van Kempen-Herlant
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Reference:
Explication et réf. pour pics-ciseaux
Forme de petit pic avec une extrémité aménagée comme un ciseau, c'est pourquoi ils sont appelés souvent 'pics-ciseaux'.
Voir http://www.la-detection.com/dp/message-105937.htm.
J'ai effacé ma proposition de traduction qui ne m'inspirait pas confiance ;-)
Voir http://www.la-detection.com/dp/message-105937.htm.
J'ai effacé ma proposition de traduction qui ne m'inspirait pas confiance ;-)
Discussion
See this link: http://www.stone-toolco.com/ads/prehistoric-chisel-pick-flin...
which shows it to have a handle, and is a much bigger item. All that being said, we have no picture to go by in the translation, except that it says its small!