Dictionary English/ German
| English | German |
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| Ice Age | Eiszeit |
| ice-wedge | Eiskeil (Geolog.) |
| idol | Idol |
| illicit excavation | Raubgrabung |
| illustration | Illustration |
| illuviated | eingeschwemmt |
| Illuviation layer | Einschwemmband |
| image processing | Bildbearbeitung |
| image rectification | Bildentzerrung |
| Imperial Era | Kaiserzeit |
| Imperial Roman Period; Roman Iron Age | römische Kaiserzeit |
| imperial palace | Kaiserpfalz |
| implement | Gerät, Werkzeug |
| import article | Importware |
| incision | Einritzung |
| incision marks | Schnittspuren |
| incrustation | Inkrustation |
| index fossil | Leitfossil |
| India ink | Tusche |
| indicator plant | Zeigerpflanze |
| Industrial Archaeology | Industriearchäologie |
| infrared beam | Infrarotstrahl |
| infra-red photography | Infrarotfotografie |
| ingot | Barren |
| inhumation | Beerdigung, Körperbestattung |
| inhumation burial | Körperbestattung |
| inhumation grave | Körpergrab |
| inkwell | Tintenfaß |
| inner courtyard | Innenhof |
| inner ward | Innenhof |
| inscription | Inschrift |
| in situ | in situ |
| in-situ soil | ungestörter Boden |
| inspection/ observation of building sites | Baustellenbeobachtung |
| interglacial period | Zwischeneiszeit |
| interim report | Vorbericht |
| intermediate sight | Zwischenblick (Vermess.) |
| internal diametre | Innendurchmesser |
| internal wall | Innenwand |
| interpolate | interpolieren |
| inventarisation / creation of inventories | Inventarisierung |
| inventory number | Inventarnummer |
| investigation | Untersuchung, Erforschung |
| investigative trench | Suchgraben |
| iridescent | irisierend |
| iron | Eisen |
| Iron Age | Eisenzeit |
| early Iron Age | frühe Eisenzeit |
| late Iron Age | späte Eisenzeit |
| iron bloom | Luppe |
| iron ore | Eisenerz |
| iron ore deposits | Eisenerzvorkommen |
| isolated farm, isolated farmstead | Einzelhof |
| isoline | Isolinie |
| isoline interval | Isolinienabstand |
| ivory | Elfenbein |
| J | |
| jar | Krug, Topf |
| jasper | Jaspis |
| javelin | Speer,Wurfspieß |
| jaw | Kiefer (anatom.) |
| jetton, counting token | Rechenpfennig |
| jewel, precious stone | Edelstein |
| jewelry | Schmuck |
| jew's harp | Maultrommel |
| jingle bell | Schelle |
| join | Fuge, Naht, Baufuge, Baunaht |
| joint | Fuge, Naht, Baufuge, Baunaht |
| jube | Lettner |
| jug | Krug, Kanne |
| Jupiter column | Jupitersäule |
| jurassic limestone | Jurakalkstein |
| K | |
| kaolin, kaoline | Kaolin |
| keep | Bergfried, Wohnturm |
| keg | Faß |
| kettle | Kessel |
| kidney dagger | Nierendolch |
| kiln | Brennofen |
| kite aerial photography, KAP | Luftfotografie mit Drachen |
| 'kline', daybed | Kline |
| knee-cap, knee-pan | Kniescheibe |
| knee shaft | Knieholz |
| knife handle | Messerheft |
| knob | Noppe |
| L | |
| laboratory | Labor |
| laced shoe, drawstring shoe | Bundschuh |
| ladder | Leiter |
| ladle | Schöpflöffel |
| lake dwelling | Seesiedlung |
| landowner | Grundeigentümer |
| land register | Kataster |
| land surveyor | Landvermesser |
| Langobardic | langobardisch |
| Langobards | Langobarden |
| lapiz lazuli | Lapislazuli |
| laser scanning | Laserscanning |
| latene period, LaTene period | Latènezeit |
| late wood | Spätholz |
| lathe | Drechselbank, Drehbank |
| lathe-turned | gedrechselt |
| latrine | Latrine |
| lawn sprinkler | Rasensprenger |
| layer | Lage, Schicht |
| layer model / stratigraphic model | Schichtenmodell |
| lay-out, lay-out plan | Übersichtsplan |
| leached brown soil | Parabraunerde |
| lead | Blei; Lot |
| lead cames | Bleiruten |
| lead glaze | Bleiglasur |
| lead seal | Plombe, Warenplombe |
| lead shot | Bleikugel, Schrot, Schrotkugel |
| leaf point | Blattspitze |
| leather | Leder |
| leather-hard | lederhart |
| lecture | Vortrag |
| lecture on, give a lecture | Vortrag halten |
| leg bindings, leg wraps | Wadenbinden |
| lens | Objektiv |
| leper house, leprosarium | Siechenhaus, Leprosenhaus, Leprosarium |
| levee | Deich |
| level | Niveau; Nivellierinstr.; Libelle; |
| levelling | Nivellement |
| levelling in | einnivellieren |
| levelling screw | Fußschraube |
| levelling staff, levelling rod | Nivellierlatte |
| lid | Deckel |
| lifting platform | Hebebühne |
| light density | Leuchtdichten |
| light-table | Leuchttisch |
| limekiln | Kalkofen |
| lime pit | Kalkgrube |
| lime plaster | Kalkputz, Kalkverputz |
| limes | Limes |
| limestone | Kalkstein |
| limewash | Kalkanstrich, Kalktünche |
| Linear Pottery Culture | Bandkeramik |
| linchpin | Achsnagel |
| line drawing | Strichzeichnung |
| linen glass-smoother | Glättglas, Glättstein |
| lintel | Oberschwelle, Sturz |
| lintel beam | Sturzbalken |
| lip | Randabschluß (von Gefäß) |
| Little Ice Age | Kleine Eiszeit |
| loam | Lehm |
| localization | Ortsbestimmung |
| lock | Schloß, (Tür-, Möbel-) |
| loculus | Wandgrab |
| loess | Löß |
| logboat | Einbaum |
| Lombards | Langobarden |
| longhouse | Langhaus |
| longitudinal section | Längsschnitt, Längsprofil |
| look-out | Warte, Wachtturm |
| loom | Webstuhl |
| loom weight | Webgewicht |
| loop | Henkel |
| looted | beraubt |
| looter | Raubgräber |
| lost wax casting | Guß in verlorener Form |
| lost wax technique | Wachsausschmelzverfahren |
| low-fired | niedrig gebrannt |
| lowland castle | Niederungsburg |
| lowmoor | Niedermoor |
| lug | Knubbe |
| lunula | Lunula |
| lupe | Lupe |
| lur, lure | Lure |
| luster | Glanzton |
| luxury goods | Luxusgüter |
| lynchet | Ackerterrasse, Hangterrasse |
| M | |
| mace-head | Keulenkopf |
| machicolation | Gußerker, Pechnase |
| machine stripping | baggern, Humusabtrag |
| macro-botanical material | botanische Makroreste |
| magnetic scanning | magnetische Rasterung |
| mail shirt | Kettenhemd |
| malleable iron | schmiedbares Eisen |
| mammal | Säugetier |
| mammoth | Mammut |
| mandible | Kiefer (anatom.) |
| manor, manor house | Herrenhaus; Rittergut |
| manor, property | Gut |
| manor farm | Fronhof |
| manual documentation | zeichnerische Dokumentation |
| manure scatter, manuring scatters | Scherbenschleier |
| map | Landkarte; kartieren |
| mapping | Kartierung |
| marble | Marmor; Murmel |
| maritime archaeology | Unterwasserarchäologie |
| mark out | abstecken |
| marl | Mergel |
| mask | Maske |
| masonry | Mauerwerk |
| masonry bond | Mauerwerksverband |
| masonry seam | Baufuge, Baunaht |
| mason's mark | Steinmetzzeichen |
| material | Material, Werkstoff |
| materials analysis | Materialanalyse |
| mattock | Hacke |
| mead | Met |
| meander | Mäander |
| Mean Sea Level (MSL) | Meeresspiegel |
| measurement | Messung |
| measuring tape | Meßband |
| mediaeval, medieval | mittelalterlich |
| Mediomatrici | Mediomatriker |
| megalithic tomb | Megalithgrab |
| melon bead | Melonenperle |
| merlon | Zinne |
| Merovingians | Merowinger |
| Mesolithic, Middle Stone Age | Mesolithikum, Mittelsteinzeit |
| early Mesolithic | Frühmesolithikum |
| middle Mesolithic | Mittelmesolithikum |
| late Mesolithic | Spätmesolithikum |
| Mesolithics | Mesolithiker (pl.) |
| metal grave goods | Metallbeigaben |
| metaldetector | Metalldetektor |
| metallurgy | Hüttenwesen |
| metric camera | Meßkammer |
| mica, micaceous | Glimmer |
| microartifacts | Makroreste, Mikroreste |
| microlith | Mikrolith |
| midden | Misthaufen, Müllgrube |
| Middle Ages | Mittelalter |
| Early Middle Ages | Frühmittelalter |
| High Middle Ages | Hochmittelalter |
| Late Middle Ages | Spätmittelalter |
| Middle Stone Age, Mesolithic | Mittelsteinzeit, Mesolithikum |
| migration (of the peoples) | Völkerwanderung |
| Migration Period | Völkerwanderungszeit |
| mikveh | Mikwe |
| millet | Hirse |
| milliarium | Meilenstein (röm.) |
| mill-stone | Mühlstein |
| millstone-grit | Mühlsandstein |
| mine | Bergwerk |
| mineral deposits | Mineralvorkommen |
| mine shaft | Pinge, Schacht |
| miniature vessel | Miniaturgefäß |
| mini excavator | Minibagger |
| mining | Bergbau |
| mining gallery | Stollen |
| misfired pottery | Fehlbrand |
| Mithraeum, temple of Mithras, temple to Mithras | Mithräum |
| moat | Festungs-, Burg-, Stadtgraben |
| moated castle | Wasserburg |
| model | Modell |
| model making | Modellbau |
| modern times | Neuzeit |
| mold, casting mold | Gußform |
| molluscs; mollusks | Mollusken |
| monastery | (Mönchs-) Kloster |
| monument | Denkmal |
| monument conservation | Denkmalpflege |
| monument protection | Denkmalschutz |
| moraine | Moräne |
| mortar | Mörser; Mörtel |
| mortarium | Reibschale, Reibschüssel |
| mortice, mortise | Zapfenloch |
| mortice/mortise and tenon join/joint | Verzapfung, Zapfenverbindung |
| mortuary | Leichen-..., Begräbnis-... |
| mortuary practice | Begräbnissitte |
| mortuary practices | Totenkult |
| mosaic | Mosaik |
| motor drive | Motorantrieb |
| motte | Motte |
| mottled | gefleckt, gesprenkelt |
| mould | Gußform, Model; Humus; Schimmel |
| mound | Erdwall, Hügel |
| mounting | Schäftung |
| Mousterian | Mousterien |
| mouth | Mündung (von Gefäß) |
| mud | Schlamm, Lehm |
| mudbrick | Lehmziegel |
| mud floor | Lehmboden |
| multiple burial, multiple inhumation | Mehrfachbestattung |
| multiple exposure | Mehrfachbelichtung |
| mummy | Mumie |
| municipality | Gemeinde |
| mural painting | Wandmalerei |
| museum | Museum |
| museum education, museum pedagogy | Museumspädagogik |
| musical instrument | Musikinstrument |
| musket ball | Bleikugel |
| N | |
| narrow strip fields | Riemenflur |
| natural ground, "the natural" | anstehender Boden, "gewachsener Boden","das Gewachsene" |
| nautical archaeology | Unterwasserarchäologie |
| nave | Kirchenschiff, Schiff |
| navvy | Erdarbeiter |
| near limit | Vordertiefe |
| near-stoneware | Faststeinzeug |
| Nebra Sky Disk | Himmelsscheibe von Nebra |
| neck | Hals (von Gefäß) |
| neck ditch | Halsgraben |
| necklet | Halsband, Halskette |
| necropolis | Nekropole |
| needlecase | Nadelköcher |
| negatives | Negative |
| Neolithic, Young Stone Age | Neolithikum, Jungsteinzeit |
| early Neolithic | Frühneolithikum |
| middle Neolithic | Mittelneolithikum |
| late Neolithic | Spätneolithikum |
| Neolithics | Neolithiker (pl.) |
| neutral axis | Nullinie, Nulllinie |
| niche | Nische |
| niche grave | Wandgrab |
| niello | Niello |
| non-destructive | zerstörungsfrei |
| non-invasive | zerstörungsfrei |
| non-local | ortsfremd |
| north arrow, north point | Nordpfeil |
| northing | Hochwert |
| notched | gekerbt |
| notification/ declaration of finds | Fundmeldung |
| nozzle | Tülle |
| nozzle-spout | Ausgußtülle |
| number of exposures | Bildzahl |
| numismatics | Numismatik, Münzkunde |
| nutrition | Ernährung |
| O | |
| oakum | Werg |
| oar | Ruder |
| oasis | Oase |
| oat | Hafer |
| oblong | länglich, Rechteck |
| observation/ inspection of building sites | Baustellenbeobachtung |
| observatory | Observatorium |
| obsidian | Obsidian |
| obverse | Bildseite |
| occupation | Inbesitznahme, Okkupation; Belegung |
| occupation layer | Begehungshorizont,Laufhorizont,Kulturschicht |
| occupation sequence | Belegungsabfolge |
| ochre | Ocker |
| Oetzi Iceman | Ötzi |
| offering pit | Opfergrube |
| offset planning | Orthogonalmethode (Vermessung) |
| oil lamp | Öllampe |
| Old Stone Age, Paleolithic | Altsteinzeit, Paläolithikum |
| opaque | opak, deckend |
| open-air museum | Freilichtmuseum |
| open-air site | Freilandstation |
| open hearth | Herdfeuer |
| open field system | Dreifelderwirtschaft, Gewannflur, Streifengewanne |
| oppidum | Oppidum, Pl.: Oppida |
| optical plummet | optisches Lot |
| ordnance datum | amtlicher (Höhen-)festpunkt |
| Ordnance survey map | Meßtischblatt |
| ore | Erz |
| organic | organisch |
| oriel | Erker |
| original data, raw data | Ausgangsdaten |
| ornament | Ornament, Verzierung |
| orthic luvisol | Parabraunerde |
| osteology | Osteologie, Knochenkunde |
| Ottonic | ottonisch |
| outbuilding | Wirtschaftsgebäude |
| outer curtain, outer wall | Zwingermauer |
| outer ward | Zwinger |
| outline | Umriß, Skizze |
| outline plan | Umrißzeichnung |
| overlie | überlagern |
| overthrow | umstürzen |
| ovolo | Eierstab |
| oxidize, oxydize | oxidieren |
| oxidizing atmosphere | oxidierende Atmosphäre |
| oxygen | Sauerstoff |
| oyster shell | Austernklappe |
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