Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

una zona de anteplaya superior

English translation:

upper shoreface area

Added to glossary by David Heim
Feb 3, 2015 15:57
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Spanish term

una zona de anteplaya superior

Spanish to English Science Archaeology Archeological Research Paper
The extract below is taken from a paper describing and analyzing the bone remains found at an archeological site in a coastal region of South America:

El análisis sedimentológico realizado en un testigo de sedimento (T1) marino en las cercanías del sitio, evidenció una delgada capa de arena de sólo 5 cm de espesor, propio de **una zona de anteplaya superior** alterada por la acción del oleaje. Es posible, y parte del análisis de orientación lo respalda, que algunos restos se movilizaran por el olejaje, sobre todo conjuntos o fragmentos óseos que no se encontraban incrustados en el sedimento.
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Feb 9, 2015 13:55: David Heim Created KOG entry

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Robert Forstag (asker) Feb 3, 2015:
Or perhaps, "coastal platform" ?? -
Robert Forstag (asker) Feb 3, 2015:
anteplaya = shoreface ??

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upper shoreface area

According to Wikipedia anteplaya refers to the land that is permanently under water. The equivalent in English appears to be shoreface. The upper shoreface is closer to the beach and affected by waves and has a rippled surface, and the lower shoreface is not affected by waves and has a smooth surface. Foreshore appears to be an intertidal zone, sometimes submerged, sometimes not.l

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See also: http://enciclopedia.us.es/index.php/Playa
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agree Jacob Z. (X) : http://www.pdv.com/lexico/excursio/curso90.htm "Anteplaya (shoreface): Es la parte más distal de la playa, siempre bajo las aguas, que se halla delimitada entre el nivel de marea baja y el punto donde el oleaje deja de ejercer su acción sobre el fondo."
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an area of the upper foreshore

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agree Neil Ashby
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agree Thomas Walker
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