cobertura de la excavacion

English translation: draping the excavation

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Spanish term or phrase:cobertura de la excavacion
English translation:draping the excavation
Entered by: carrbriz

00:26 Oct 1, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Archaeology
Spanish term or phrase: cobertura de la excavacion
Hello colleagues.

It is an archaeological text from Chile, it is really a set of Instructions of what to do during an excavation

" Se deben implementar las siguientes medidas con miras a revertir las alteraciones causadas por la intervencion arqueologica
1.Protección de perfiles de la excavación
2.Cobertura de la excavación
3. Recoleccion de la basura que se haya generado durante los trabajos realizados en el área."
carrbriz
United States
Local time: 00:08
draping the excavation
Explanation:
The plan consisted of draping a geotextile over the area in question and backfilling on top of the geotextile with mud.

https://books.google.de/books?id=5BUWan4_DN8C&pg=PA45&lpg=PA...

Cloth sheeting is also handy to drape over partially excavated units or features further minimizing dehydration. This more localized draping also provides additional protection as the larger plastic sheets or tarps are pulled across the excavation area.

https://books.google.de/books?id=hGS5PkLz0oYC&pg=PA492&lpg=P...
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 11:08
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Summary of answers provided
4dig/excavation area
David Hollywood
4cover the excavations (after completion)
philgoddard
1draping the excavation
Wendy Streitparth


Discussion entries: 4





  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dig/excavation area


Explanation:
I would say

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hola, creo que la idea por la que me inclino tiene mas que ver con cubrir la zona en la que estan excavando. Pero por alguna razon no se me ocurre como decirlo. Gracias por ayudarme


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: This doesn't work because it's a "medida".
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cover the excavations (after completion)


Explanation:
I assume this is what cobertura means, as cowering the site with soil afterwards would "revertir las alteraciones".

philgoddard
United States
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draping the excavation


Explanation:
The plan consisted of draping a geotextile over the area in question and backfilling on top of the geotextile with mud.

https://books.google.de/books?id=5BUWan4_DN8C&pg=PA45&lpg=PA...

Cloth sheeting is also handy to drape over partially excavated units or features further minimizing dehydration. This more localized draping also provides additional protection as the larger plastic sheets or tarps are pulled across the excavation area.

https://books.google.de/books?id=hGS5PkLz0oYC&pg=PA492&lpg=P...

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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