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tell (in the archealogcal sense)

Spanish translation: Tell

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English term or phrase:	tell (in the archealogcal sense)
Spanish translation:	Tell
Entered by:	Stuart Allsop

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13:24 Nov 8, 2004

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Tech/Engineering - Archaeology / archaeology

English term or phrase: tell (in the archealogcal sense)

Is there a spcific Spanish technical term for "tell", in the archaelogical sense of a mound of debris built up underneath a city, over thousdands of years?

Stuart Allsop KudoZ activity Questions: 540 (8 open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 840 Chile
Local time: 05:07

Tel

Explanation:
In fact, you could think in cities like Tel-Aviv (this the way it is wrote in Spanish.

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-08 13:29:31 GMT)
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Sorry, I wanted to say \"it is written\" ;)

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-11-08 13:34:21 GMT)
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Según la RAE se escribe con dos \"ll\"
tell.

1. m. Arqueol. Colina artificial formada por la superposición de ruinas de edificaciones en diferentes épocas.

El proyecto arqueológico de Tell Halula se inscribe en la campaña internacional de salvamento de los yacimientos del Valle del Eufrates amenazados por la construcción de la presa del Tchrine.
http://hipatia.uab.es/halula/cast.htm