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Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History | | Arabic term or phrase: المنقبون | | وهناك دلائل كثيرة على أن البحرين كانت مأهولة قبل تأسيس دلمون، فقد عثر المنقبون فيها على أدوات صوانية بدائية للغاية تعود إلى ما قبل 8000 عام |
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| | The Excavators | Explanation:
The sentence is in the context of excavation work so I think excavators is the term you are looking for.
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Note added at 4 mins (2009-02-05 11:17:20 GMT)
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Alternatively, you could use excavation mission if excavator gives the impression it's more associated with machines.
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-02-05 11:21:44 GMT)
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Hi Heather,
To respond to your comment, in Arabic, the term for excavation is تنقيب and the origin is the verb نقّب so the ones who undertake this activity are called منقِّب for single and منقِّبون for plural. This word is almost only used in the context of searching for ancient artefacts: التنقيب عن الآثار |
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The translation workplace 
