Feb 20, 2017 20:26
7 yrs ago
Italian term
Italy
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Native in: Italian
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
catena operativa
Italian to English
Social Sciences
Archaeology
Geology
This is from an article on a lithic complex on Monte Doc near Treviso. It is aimed at a specialist readership.
***La catena operativa*** delle preforme si arresta ai primi due stadi di lavorazione della catena operativa dei foliati, come individuati in Campana, Maggi 2002.
This term recurs several times throughout the text. How might it best be translated? Operative chain? Operational chain? Production chain? Any suggestions? TIA
***La catena operativa*** delle preforme si arresta ai primi due stadi di lavorazione della catena operativa dei foliati, come individuati in Campana, Maggi 2002.
This term recurs several times throughout the text. How might it best be translated? Operative chain? Operational chain? Production chain? Any suggestions? TIA
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| 3 +2 | operational chain |
Barbara Carrara
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| 4 +1 | Production process |
Lisa Jane
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| 3 +1 | production line |
Patrick Hopkins
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Barbara Carrara
Italy
Italy
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Italy
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operational chain
This comes from the French term chaîne opératoire, as coined by archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist and anthropologist André Leroi-Gourand to denote 'all the social acts involved in the life cycle of an artifact'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Leroi-Gourhan
More about it in this excerpt from the volume The Archaeologist's Laboratory: The Analysis of Archaeological Data
http://tinyurl.com/hyh9tsz
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Leroi-Gourhan
More about it in this excerpt from the volume The Archaeologist's Laboratory: The Analysis of Archaeological Data
http://tinyurl.com/hyh9tsz
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Comment: "Thank you for the detailed reference. This was very helpful!"
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31 mins
Patrick Hopkins
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Ivy League MBA, 30 yrs biz exp in Italy
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English
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production line
maybe a bit modern, but it's simple and easy to understand
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Production process
Or chain
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