flexed burial

Spanish translation: entierro en posición fetal

16:45 May 24, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Archaeology
English term or phrase: flexed burial
Flexed burial: placement of the individuals with arms and legs bent up against the body. Casi como en posición fetal.

¿Alguien conoce el término arqueológico para este tipo de enterramiento?

Gracias de antemano.
Alicia González-Camino (X)
Spain
Local time: 20:16
Spanish translation:entierro en posición fetal
Explanation:
http://research.famsi.org/glossary/anthro_gloss_list.php?_al...

ue hallado un entierro en posición fetal, sin ofrendas. Debajo del muro, y al centro de él, fue descubierto un entierro se- ...
148.226.9.79:8080/dspace/bitstream/.../3045/1/1961020P583.pdf
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Patricia Rosas
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Local time: 12:16
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4 +2entierro en posición fetal
Patricia Rosas
4entierro flexionado
Michelle Martoglio
3inhumación de un cuerpo en posición flectada
Tina Lavrentiadou


  

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entierro flexionado


Explanation:
entierro, (m) burial. entierro extendido, extended burial. entierro flexionado, flexed burial.


    Reference: http://www.unm.edu/~dap/nwm/se.html
Michelle Martoglio
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inhumación de un cuerpo en posición flectada


Explanation:
Una opción un poco más larga.

http://www.scielo.cl/pdf/chungara/v40n1/art06.pdf
pág. 58: "Posición de la inhumación: Flex = flectado; Ext = extendido";

http://tinyurl.com/369jvf

En lugar de inhumación, se puede decir enterramiento.

Tina Lavrentiadou
Spain
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
entierro en posición fetal


Explanation:
http://research.famsi.org/glossary/anthro_gloss_list.php?_al...

ue hallado un entierro en posición fetal, sin ofrendas. Debajo del muro, y al centro de él, fue descubierto un entierro se- ...
148.226.9.79:8080/dspace/bitstream/.../3045/1/1961020P583.pdf

Patricia Rosas
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Local time: 12:16
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