afloramientos

07:32 Jul 15, 2023
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Archaeology / Ceramics in the Alhambra
Spanish term or phrase: afloramientos
An article about excavating the Secano of the Alhambra:

La zona del Secano se sitúa sobre un substrato geológico de carácter conglomerado y la elevación de la roca está sujeta a constantes irregularidades y son frecuentes los ***afloramientos***, ocasiones en las que resulta difícil distinguir dicho sustrato de los depósitos sucesivos

Por su parte, la zona norte venía establecida por el ***afloramiento*** de un nivel de circulación realizado con baldosas de barro que daba acceso al horno C. El área situada en el centro, junto con las estructuras descritas, conformaría el espacio de taller.

I've seen that previous KudoZ answers suggest 'outcrops' for this but I'm not sure it works in this context. My dictionary of architectural terms suggests this means blow/bail, the undesired appearance of water/material in an excavation, but I am struggling to find references to this in English.

The verb 'aflorar' is also used throughout:

Sin embargo, se encontraban completamente arrasadas, conservándose únicamente unas pocas hiladas en el mejor de los casos, cuando no se habían perdido completamente, ***aflorando*** el sustrato geológico.

En el sondeo 1, la zona norte se había conservado en mejores condiciones al presentar una mayor cantidad de depósitos acumulados, mientras que la franja sur se caracterizaba por unos niveles de arrasamiento más acusados en los que llegaba a ***aflorar*** el sustrato geológico en algunos puntos.

Does it mean something more basic like 'emerge' in this case?

Thanks for your help.
Charlotte Bower
Spain
Local time: 21:38


Summary of answers provided
3appearance of objects, items or minerals
Lisa Rosengard
3revealing
liz askew
1uplifts / delta-fan uplifts
andres-larsen
Summary of reference entries provided
Is "outcrop" the right term here?
Toni Castano

Discussion entries: 7





  

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uplifts / delta-fan uplifts


Explanation:
The Eastern delta-fan deposits on the Granada Basin as ...
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu › abs
FJ Roldán · 2014 — The Sierra Nevada uplift caused the remobilization of these boulders, being transported by debris-flow inside the delta-fan bodies (García-García, et al., 2006) ...

Evolution of an Archean fan delta and its ... - Earth History
https://drabon.eps.harvard.edu › e...
“Evolution of an Archean fan delta and its implications for the initiation of uplift and deformation in the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa.

Fan-delta uplift and mountain subsidence during the Haiti ...
https://www.nature.com › articles
M Hashimoto · 2011 · — Alluvial fan deltas were uplifted on the north side of the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault, whereas mountains located on the south side of the ...

River avulsions and sedimentary evolution of the Luanhe fan ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com › pii
L He · 2020 · — The Luanhe Fan-Delta (LFD) is one of the most important coastal deltas in ... Abrupt tectonic uplift in this highly seismic region likely controlled ...

Evolution of an Archean fan delta and its ... - GeoScienceWorld
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org › ...
N Drabon · 2019 · — The general assumption has been that this deformation and uplift reflected the initiation of geodynamically driven tectonic activity in the ...

Fan-delta uplift and mountain subsidence during the Haiti ...
https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp › ngeo1115
PDF
M Hashimoto · 2011 · — Fan Delta Uplift and Mountain Subsidence during the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. 1. 2. Manabu Hashimoto1)*), Yo Fukushima1), and Yukitoshi ...
32 pages

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Uplift - The Geological Society
https://www.geolsoc.org.uk › gsl
Understanding the idea of Uplift is the key to making sense of the rock cycle, as it allows us to see rocks that were once deeply buried beneath the surface ...

***aflorando*** el sustrato geológico > ***uplifting*** the geologic substrate:

Fan-delta uplift and mountain subsidence during the Haiti ...
https://www.nature.com › articles
M Hashimoto · 2011 · — Alluvial fan deltas were ***uplifted*** on the north side of the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault, whereas mountains located on the south side of the ...

Kamiak Butte and Substrate Quartzite | Virtual Ecology
https://environment.wsu.edu › ka...
It is an interesting geologic site because of its uplifting prior to the Columbia River Flood basalt events making it stand above the lava flows. From the ...

andres-larsen
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appearance of objects, items or minerals


Explanation:
In this context an elevated or raised rock made way for the occurrence or the appearance of discoveries such as clay tiles.
In geological terms it stems from layers, plates, or substrates of rock formations beneath ground level.

A definition explains it's an occurrence that causes something from underground to rise to the surface.

A reference explains ancient populations who made townships which were vacated and re-built at a later date. It explains that culture layers lie between the initial and subsequent habitations.
https://exarc.net/questions/why-are-objects-found-below-eart...


    https://exarc.net/questions/why-are-objects-found-below-earth-surface-ch
    https://dle.rae.es/aflorar?m=form
Lisa Rosengard
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revealing


Explanation:
in some cases, "revealing" can be used

https://www.google.com/search?q=archaeology revealing the ge...

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"outcrops" could be used in your first instance of "afloramientos"

but "outcrops" is a geological term, so it doesn't always fit in your other examples.

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https://www.wordreference.com › sinonimos › aflorar
aflorar. asomar, aparecer, surgir, salir, brotar, mostrarse, romper, exhibirse, manifestarse. Antónimos: ocultar, desaparecer. 'aflorar' aparece también en ...

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https://es.wiktionary.org › wiki › afl...
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Sinónimos: surgir, aparecer, revelarse, emerger. ConjugaciónEditar. Flexión de aflorar primera conjugación, regular △. Formas no ...

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exposing/exposure

could also work

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FbRcEavj5uIC&pg=PA319&lp...

liz askew
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference: Is "outcrop" the right term here?

Reference information:
Based on the exchange in the discussion area:
When it is referred to “geological substrata”, the word “outcrop” is a fine choice. In the context provided here, it seems correct to me to speak of “outcrop of geological material” (afloramiento de material geológico) being “material” the substrata. But my doubt in this context is whether “afloramiento” (outcrop) can also be applied to “archaeological material” that emerges spontaneously, not just “geological”. I am not really sure if “outcrop” (alternatively “basset”) is more appropriate here than “blow/bail”, your own suggestion.

https://dle.rae.es/afloramiento
Afloramiento
2. m. Lugar en que aflora una masa mineral.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/outcrop
Outcrop
An outcrop is a large area of rock sticking out of the ground.
...an outcrop of rugged granite.
...rocky outcrops, covered in trees and bushes.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcrop
outcrop
1 : a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/basset
basset in British English
a rare word for outcrop

As for the use of “aflorar” as a verb, I think something like “emerge” (or “open up”, but I prefer “emerge”) could be a right way to go, but of course you will have to “restructure” your translation phrases a little bit to fit all the pieces together.
I mean, something like “Outcrops emerging/opening up…”.

Toni Castano
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