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fire middens

German translation: Feuerstellen


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English term or phrase:fire middens
German translation:Feuerstellen
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10:18 Jan 10, 2010
English to German translations [PRO]
Science - Archaeology / Griechenland
English term or phrase: fire middens
The oldest exhibits, fire middens, date from 32,000 BC. (es geht um das archäologische Museum in Nafplio; kein weiterer Kontext, der Aufschluss geben könnte)
Sonja Häußler
Local time: 07:49
Feuerstellen
Explanation:
middens sind laut Merriam-Webster: an accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place.

Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass es sich hier um Überreste von Feuerstellen handelt.
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Textoria
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Local time: 07:49
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3 +1Feuerstellen
Textoria
3Erdoefen/Erdgruben
Elisabeth Kissel


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Feuerstellen


Explanation:
middens sind laut Merriam-Webster: an accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place.

Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass es sich hier um Überreste von Feuerstellen handelt.

Textoria
Germany
Local time: 07:49
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Erdoefen/Erdgruben


Explanation:
Ich glaube, hier werden diese Gruben 'Burnt Rock Midden' genannt:

http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/bowie/middenwhat.html

So eine Art Erdofen, in dem heisse Steine das Essen erhitzen und worin sich nach und nach mehr Steinbrocken und Essensreste anhaeufen ('midden').


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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-10 11:52:59 GMT)
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Hier wird midden auch im Sinne von Erdofen gebraucht (Beispiel von den australischen Aborigines):
http://www.barwonbluff.com.au/koorie/Middens.htm

Example sentence(s):
  • Für das Kochen im engeren Sinn, also das Erhitzen in Flüssigkeit, dienten Erdgruben...
  • Erdöfen sind noch heute in Gebrauch, in denen Lebensmittel in Blätter gewickelt, mit heißen Steinen belegt und Gras und Erde isoliert, langsam schmoren.
Elisabeth Kissel
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