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EARLY BRONZE AGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cromlech
1, record 1, English, cromlech
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stone circle 2, record 1, English, stone%20circle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ancient monument of monoliths, arranged in a circle and surrounding a mound or dolmen. 3, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A circle of monoliths usually enclosing a dolmen. 4, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
A monument of prehistoric or uncertain date consisting of an enclosure formed by huge stones planted in the ground in a circle. 5, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 DEF
stone circle. A ring of stones. The stones are usually set upright in the ground, but can be prostrate(as at Arbor Low). The stones may be arranged in a circular fashion, but flattened, elliptical and egg-shaped circles also exist. Built in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods. 2, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Brittany it [cromlech] describes a stone circle. 2, record 1, English, - cromlech
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Archéologie
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cromlech
1, record 1, French, cromlech
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enceinte de monolithes verticaux [...] appartenant à l'âge de pierre. 2, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Monument mégalithique en blocs de pierre dressés formant cercle. L'opinion générale y voit une sorte de calendrier, orienté selon les solstices. 3, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Groupe de pierres dressées ou de menhirs disposés en cercle. 4, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cromlech. Mot gallois et breton signifiant «pierre en courbe». 3, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Parfois, par extension, on dit aussi «cromlech» pour désigner un groupement de menhirs formant un rectangle ou un carré. 5, record 1, French, - cromlech
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Arqueología
- Antropología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- crómlech
1, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%B3mlech
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- crónlech 1, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%B3nlech
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Construcción megalítica consistente en una serie de menhires que cierran un espacio circular o elíptico. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cr%C3%B3mlech
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- early Bronze Age
1, record 2, English, early%20Bronze%20Age
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
About 3000 B.C. 2, record 2, English, - early%20Bronze%20Age
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- début de l'Âge du bronze
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9but%20de%20l%27%C3%82ge%20du%20bronze
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Commencement d'une étape importante de l'évolution des sociétés de la zone tempérée de l'Ancien Monde. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9but%20de%20l%27%C3%82ge%20du%20bronze
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-05-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- terramara 1, record 3, English, terramara
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age lake dwelling or settlement of N. Italy known from remains found in mounds of the Po valley. 1, record 3, English, - terramara
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- terramare 1, record 3, French, terramare
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-11-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- bell beaker 1, record 4, English, bell%20beaker
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a type of Early Bronze Age pottery characteristic of a culture which is believed to have arisen in Spain. Its height and diameter are about the same, and its lines are flowing and graceful. 1, record 4, English, - bell%20beaker
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gobelet campaniforme
1, record 4, French, gobelet%20campaniforme
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- gobelet caliciforme 1, record 4, French, gobelet%20caliciforme
masculine noun
- vase campaniforme 1, record 4, French, vase%20campaniforme
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
vase sacré, qui ressemble à une cloche renversée, d'où le nom de campaniforme que lui ont donné les archéologues espagnols, qu'ils (les gens de la civilisation des gobelets campaniformes) déposeront dans leurs tombes et dans les monuments mégalithiques à travers toute l'Europe. 1, record 4, French, - gobelet%20campaniforme
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Campaniforme se dit d'une céramique caractérisée par un gobelet en forme de cloche renversée, dit aussi "gobelet caliciforme." 1, record 4, French, - gobelet%20campaniforme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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