Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
afectando al registro arqueológico
English translation:
damaging the archaeological record
Added to glossary by
Charles Davis
Jul 31, 2017 16:30
6 yrs ago
Spanish term
20yrs experience. Style & fluidity.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
afectando al registro arqueológico
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Text from the Canary Islands
Otro elemento que supone una amenaza para algunos yacimientos arqueológicos o etnográficos es el expolio directo o indirecto.
Se ha detectado la presencia creciente de aficionados, en ocasiones asociados a campañas de propaganda sin ningún tipo de rigor, a través de páginas web, que organizan visitas individuales o colectivas, afectando al registro arqueológico, lanzando mensajes falsos sobre el patrimonio o bien, en algunos casos, haciendo rituales en zonas sensibles de algunos yacimientos.
I'm having trouble understanding this text. I have a first attempt at translation but I'm not sure I'm understanding what the author is trying to say. This is what I have:
There appears to be a growing trend of enthusiasts organising individual or group visits and some of these are associated with unregulated internet advertising campaigns. This affects archaeological records and causes false messages to be disseminated about heritage. In some cases, rituals are carried out in sensitive parts of certain sites.
Any help would be much appreciated. TIA.
Se ha detectado la presencia creciente de aficionados, en ocasiones asociados a campañas de propaganda sin ningún tipo de rigor, a través de páginas web, que organizan visitas individuales o colectivas, afectando al registro arqueológico, lanzando mensajes falsos sobre el patrimonio o bien, en algunos casos, haciendo rituales en zonas sensibles de algunos yacimientos.
I'm having trouble understanding this text. I have a first attempt at translation but I'm not sure I'm understanding what the author is trying to say. This is what I have:
There appears to be a growing trend of enthusiasts organising individual or group visits and some of these are associated with unregulated internet advertising campaigns. This affects archaeological records and causes false messages to be disseminated about heritage. In some cases, rituals are carried out in sensitive parts of certain sites.
Any help would be much appreciated. TIA.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | damaging the archaeological record |
Charles Davis
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| 3 +1 | affecting the archaeological register |
Helena Chavarria
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Change log
Aug 3, 2017 12:37: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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1 hr
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damaging the archaeological record
"El registro arqueológico" is called "the archaeological record" (singular) in English. It is a core concept in archaeology. It doesn't refer to a written record of excavations or objects recovered, but to the physical evidence of archaeological remains in situ. In the archaeological record, the position of objects within the ground is itself evidence. This is referring to the fact that when amateurs start digging, even if they don't steal anything, they destroy evidence merely by disturbing the site without following proper procedures.
"The archaeological record is the body of physical (not written) evidence about the past. It is one of the core concepts in archaeology,"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_record
"Como vimos en el capítulo "Arqueología: cómo el presente devela el pasado", el registro arqueológico está constituido por la evidencia arqueológica, el contexto y por los procesos de formación."
http://campuscitep.rec.uba.ar/pluginfile.php?file=/268734/mo...
"El registro arqueológico no se compone de símbolos palabras o conceptos, sino de restos materiales y distribuciones de materia. El unico modo de poder entender su sentido (o dicho de otra forma, la manera en que podemos exponer el registro arqueológico en palabras) es averiguando como llegaron a existir esos materiales como se han modificado y como adquirieron las características que vemos hoy. "
https://www.taringa.net/posts/info/14584054/Lewis-R-Binford-...
"Visibilidad e interpretación del registro arqueólogico
The visibility and interpretation of the archaeological record
Felipe Criado Boado"
http://tp.revistas.csic.es/index.php/tp/article/download/488...
"Afectar" can mean "affect", of course, but that is too weak a translation here, where the meaning is:
"5. tr. Menoscabar, perjudicar, influir desfavorablemente."
http://dle.rae.es/?id=0wAWT95
"Quick removal of the surface soil will not damage the archaeological record."
http://www.archaeologyexpert.co.uk/toolsofthearchaeologist.h...
"For those who are selling items illegally, this partnership means we have in place a process to stop listings and take action against the individuals concerned. Doing so is vital because such activity is not only illegal but could also damage the archaeological record as, without effective reporting, valuable insights into our past could be lost forever."
https://finds.org.uk/treasure/advice/schemeandebay
"The archaeological record is the body of physical (not written) evidence about the past. It is one of the core concepts in archaeology,"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_record
"Como vimos en el capítulo "Arqueología: cómo el presente devela el pasado", el registro arqueológico está constituido por la evidencia arqueológica, el contexto y por los procesos de formación."
http://campuscitep.rec.uba.ar/pluginfile.php?file=/268734/mo...
"El registro arqueológico no se compone de símbolos palabras o conceptos, sino de restos materiales y distribuciones de materia. El unico modo de poder entender su sentido (o dicho de otra forma, la manera en que podemos exponer el registro arqueológico en palabras) es averiguando como llegaron a existir esos materiales como se han modificado y como adquirieron las características que vemos hoy. "
https://www.taringa.net/posts/info/14584054/Lewis-R-Binford-...
"Visibilidad e interpretación del registro arqueólogico
The visibility and interpretation of the archaeological record
Felipe Criado Boado"
http://tp.revistas.csic.es/index.php/tp/article/download/488...
"Afectar" can mean "affect", of course, but that is too weak a translation here, where the meaning is:
"5. tr. Menoscabar, perjudicar, influir desfavorablemente."
http://dle.rae.es/?id=0wAWT95
"Quick removal of the surface soil will not damage the archaeological record."
http://www.archaeologyexpert.co.uk/toolsofthearchaeologist.h...
"For those who are selling items illegally, this partnership means we have in place a process to stop listings and take action against the individuals concerned. Doing so is vital because such activity is not only illegal but could also damage the archaeological record as, without effective reporting, valuable insights into our past could be lost forever."
https://finds.org.uk/treasure/advice/schemeandebay
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks once again Charles. Much appreciated!"
+1
24 mins
Helena Chavarria
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Striving for excellence
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
affecting the archaeological register
La arqueología es una ciencia que permite registrar a partir de sus evidencias materiales la evolución de la actividad humana, es decir, en creación, en tecnología y ciencia. Para poder excavar hay que tener el permiso de la autoridad correspondiente. Existe un registro arqueológico de las excavaciones y las autoridades son las que exigen una serie de condiciones para la excavación de los yacimientos: el lugar donde se han de guardar los restos, el director de la excavación, las fechas, el derecho a inspecciones, la elaboración de un libro diario donde se recoja todo lo relacionado con la excavación. Una vez finalizada la excavación se ha de elaborar un inventario de materiales para el ingreso en el museo y una memoria preliminar para la autoridad correspondiente analizando los resultados de la excavación.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueología
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6bBJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT367&lp...
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Note added at 35 mins (2017-07-31 17:05:45 GMT)
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Coastal Mediterranean Mountains: a neglected archaeological register for the study of the first complex societies
Hector A. Orengo - McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
http://iema.buffalo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/04/...
All the decent references I've found are books. An archaeological register is similar to a journal or database that contains all the available information about archaeological sites.
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Note added at 37 mins (2017-07-31 17:08:17 GMT)
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Archaeological Register
By James Packer
Purpose
For centuries, chance discoveries of the remains of the Theater of Pompey have been made in and around the Pio Palace. Virtually all these discoveries have been lost, and I have, therefore, prepared a catalogue that includes the written references (published and unpublished) that cite and describe these discoveries. From these entries, future students of the Theater of Pompey may gain a fairly accurate idea of the types, measurements, and marbles that once made up the fabric of the Theater. In most cases, the original description of the fragment is given in as complete a form as possible, and the entries below are arranged according to architectural type: bases, shafts (by material and size), capitals (Corinthian, Corinthianizing, Ionic), architraves, friezes, architrave/friezes, cornices, entablatures, archivolts, transennas, pavements, inscriptions, sculpture, walls and piers, stairs/seats, miscellaneous objects, the Hecatostylum, streets, the Forma Urbis, the Temple of Venus Victrix, the scaenae frons, colonnades, and construction.
http://www.pompey.cch.kcl.ac.uk/Archaeological_Register.htm
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arqueología
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6bBJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT367&lp...
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Note added at 35 mins (2017-07-31 17:05:45 GMT)
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Coastal Mediterranean Mountains: a neglected archaeological register for the study of the first complex societies
Hector A. Orengo - McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
http://iema.buffalo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/04/...
All the decent references I've found are books. An archaeological register is similar to a journal or database that contains all the available information about archaeological sites.
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Note added at 37 mins (2017-07-31 17:08:17 GMT)
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Archaeological Register
By James Packer
Purpose
For centuries, chance discoveries of the remains of the Theater of Pompey have been made in and around the Pio Palace. Virtually all these discoveries have been lost, and I have, therefore, prepared a catalogue that includes the written references (published and unpublished) that cite and describe these discoveries. From these entries, future students of the Theater of Pompey may gain a fairly accurate idea of the types, measurements, and marbles that once made up the fabric of the Theater. In most cases, the original description of the fragment is given in as complete a form as possible, and the entries below are arranged according to architectural type: bases, shafts (by material and size), capitals (Corinthian, Corinthianizing, Ionic), architraves, friezes, architrave/friezes, cornices, entablatures, archivolts, transennas, pavements, inscriptions, sculpture, walls and piers, stairs/seats, miscellaneous objects, the Hecatostylum, streets, the Forma Urbis, the Temple of Venus Victrix, the scaenae frons, colonnades, and construction.
http://www.pompey.cch.kcl.ac.uk/Archaeological_Register.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Thank you, Patricia :-)
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philgoddard
: I don't think "affecting" makes sense. Could it mean altering?
35 mins
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I understood it to mean 'having an effect on', though I wasn't sure how visitors could have an effect on the 'register', hence my relatively low confidence level.
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