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| 14:34 Dec 17, 2016 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Science - Geology / Text from the Canary Islands | |||||||
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cave diggers Explanation: I think this is probably the best term. Like Marie, I've been looking at the "Monumento a los Piqueros" in Artenara, to those who "con sus picos y palas horadaban la piedra para hacer las casas cuevas" https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artenara I think we want a word that expresses digging into the rock with pickaxes, and "diggers" is the best I can think of. In some Latin American countries, by the way, "piquero" means a miner. The English here is not great but I think the word is suitable: "Due to the loss ppopulation [sic] few caves are being currently excavated; notwithstanding, the former cave diggers have been substituted by workers that use modern equipment such as pneumatic drills." http://www.artenara.es/turismo/index.php/en/etnografia-ingle... "In Granada, and many other areas of Spain, there are cave houses that are hundreds of years old. [...] Experienced cave diggers look for a hard layer of rock that will serve as a strong roof and dig below it. [...]" http://www.englishclip.com/ftp.englishclip.com/Vocab/Entries... From another part of the world: "The caves are generally small, and fail architecturally, from the feebleness and tenuity of their supports. The Southern cave-diggers had evidently not been grounded in the art like their Northern compeers, the Buddhists. The long experience of the latter in the art taught them that ponderous masses were not only necessary to support their roofs, but for architectural effect [...]. In the South, on the contrary, the cave-diggers tried to copy literally the structural pillar used to support wooden roofs." http://scans.library.utoronto.ca/pdf/2/25/imperialgazettee22... (p. 185) |
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cave dwelling builders Explanation: Piqueros were the people who built cave homes, during the times of the original settlers of the Canary Islands. In Artenara there is a monument to them called; Monumento a los Piqueros Monument for the Cave Dwelling Builders vanderkrogt.net/statues/object.php?webpage=ST&record... El Monumento a los piqueros, del año 2004, que rinde homenaje a los hombres piqueros del pueblo, aquellos que con sus picos y palas horadaban la piedra para hacer las casas cuevas, que hoy lucen por todo el municipio. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artenara -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2016-12-17 16:59:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- More references to my suggestion, although not in the Canary Islands. The ancient indians who lived in Walnut canyon were some of the first cave-dwelling builders in this area. If you are interested in archaeology and history this site along with Wapukiti Pueblo will help you track the progress of human architecture Arizona; https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g60971-d108787... France; The Grottes de Jonas are ancient caves formed by natural erosion, but enlarged and converted into dwellings by men. The Celts were the first cave dwellings builders. As soon as 400BC, they indeed dug the volcanic tuff in order to built a fortified village.The Grottes de Jonas are ancient caves formed by natural erosion, but enlarged and converted into dwellings by men. www.travelfranceonline.com/grottes-de-jonas-ancient-troglod... |
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