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ECOFACT [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

ecofact: an item in the "Unclassifiable Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

écofact : objet de la catégorie «Objets à fonction indéterminée».

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

A natural object, such as a bone or a seed, found together with artifacts at an archaeological site.

CONT

The evaluation of ecofacts reveals such information as what food people ate and whether they grew crops or gathered wild plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Parce que ce sont des objets «naturels», les écofacts transmettent plus d'informations indirectes sur les techniques.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «artéfact».

OBS

artéfact : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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