Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

tell et tépé

English translation:

tell and tepe

Added to glossary by Francis MARC
Jan 10, 2003 21:00
21 yrs ago
French term

tell and tépé

French to English Art/Literary Archaeology archaeology
Ainsi la formation des tells ou des tépés, ces collines artificielles constituées par l'accumulation successive d'habitats sans cesse reconstruits sur les décombres de l'établissement précédent.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 tell and tepe
4 mounds/ancient settlements

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tell and tepe

Mesopotamia: INDEX to sections on geography, climate, people, ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Lesser gods. Assyriology; Tell, tepe or höyuk. Prehistory in Mesopotamia:
Neolithic (Stone Age): Isolated settlements from 9000BC onwards: ...
saturn.sron.nl/~jheise/akkadian/m_index.html - 9k

Reference Termium:
Domaine(s)
  – Archeology
Domaine(s)
  – Archéologie
 
tell Source

tell Source

OBS – Colline artificielle du
Proche-Orient.

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Note added at 2003-01-10 21:06:35 (GMT)
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Mesopotamia: Early cultures - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Tell is an Arabic language word, Tepe is Farsi (Persian ... refer to \"Basic chronology for Mesopotamia\" and the chronological chart \"Early Civilizations in ...
members.aol.com/emciv/34102f07.htm - 28k

Root Entry - [ Traduire cette page ]
... prior to LC4 at sites such as Arslantepe, Tell Brak, Tepe Gawra, and ... 4. Throughout Greater Mesopotamia there was considerable variation in the period of ...
www.science.widener.edu/ssci/mesopotamia/ - 54k -
Peer comment(s):

agree Louise Dupont (X)
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9 mins

mounds/ancient settlements

refers to formations with an archaeological value, also "artificial hills" as mentioned later in the sentence

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Note added at 2003-01-10 21:10:31 (GMT)
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found the words as \"tell\" and \"tepe\" as well, but figured a more descriptive definition might come in handy......
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