organisé en calage

English translation: packing stones

13:10 Oct 10, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Archaeology / Archaeological records
French term or phrase: organisé en calage
In a list digitising documents relating to a set of archaeological digs. The document is just a list of titles of sections, so there is not not much context. This title relates to a particular group of 46 photographic negatives, and the description says that it shows: "habitat et pierres **organisées en calage**". Does this mean stones placed to wedge something in position, or cushion something, or what? Thanks in advance for any help.
Nicky Over
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:52
English translation:packing stones
Explanation:
As the image caption relates to an excavation rather than a standing building, I would suggest that « pierres organisées en calage » probably refers to packing stones within a posthole or postholes. In the context of a settlement, these would be the stones packed around the base of wooden posts to support the structure of a building.

In French:
https://www.images-archeologie.fr/Accueil/Recherche/p-3-lg0-...

In English:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Shot-of-double-posthole-...
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Kate Mees, PhD
France
Local time: 20:52
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Thanks very much for your help.
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traditional stone masonry dwellings built with wedge-shaped stones / stone blocks
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pierres organisées en calage
packing stones


Explanation:
As the image caption relates to an excavation rather than a standing building, I would suggest that « pierres organisées en calage » probably refers to packing stones within a posthole or postholes. In the context of a settlement, these would be the stones packed around the base of wooden posts to support the structure of a building.

In French:
https://www.images-archeologie.fr/Accueil/Recherche/p-3-lg0-...

In English:
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Shot-of-double-posthole-...

Kate Mees, PhD
France
Local time: 20:52
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Thanks very much for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: it could makes sense if "organisées en calage" refers ONLY to "pierres" - and ONLY "postoles" are reinforced/lined with stones, otherwise what would be "habitat ... organisé en calage"???
17 hrs
  -> In that case it would be « organisés en calage »
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Reference: traditional stone masonry dwellings built with wedge-shaped stones / stone blocks

Reference information:
Trulli</I> of Alberobello - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
whc.unesco.org › ... › World Heritage Centre › The List
The trulli , limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable ... Characteristically, they feature pyramidal, domed or conical roofs built up of ... comprising a domed inner skin of wedge-shaped stone (used in building an ...

Natural Building on the roof: 9 homes around the world
naturalhomes.org › natural-building-roof
The roofs of the trulii are built with two skins: an inner skin of limestone voussoirs (wedge-shaped stones forming the curved parts of an arch) capped by a closing stone, and an outer skin of limestone slabs that are slightly tilted downward to shed rain. Here's a video of a trulli roof being built.

The dry stone Trulli of Puglia in Southern Italy - Natural Homes
naturalhomes.org › timeline › trulli
These are Italian Trulli, dry stone homes usually made with limestone without any ... are built with two skins: an inner skin of limestone voussoirs (wedge-shaped ...

Glossary of Architectural Terms | Trust for Architectural ...
architecturaltrust.org › outreach › education › glossary-...
A timber dwelling, cottage, or lodge with a gable roof and wide eaves, ... A semi-circular or semi-elliptical window, with wedge-shaped panes of glass ... instead, flat, and made of individual wedge-shaped bricks or stones held in place through ...

Art 237 Terms Flashcards | Quizlet
quizlet.com › art-237-terms-flash-cards
built from wedge-shaped stone blocks (voussoirs) - keystones—voussoirs are ... built in the bishop's administrative center and housing his throne. Chiaroscuro.

A TUTORIAL: Improving the Seismic Performance of Stone ...
www.traditional-is-modern.net › EERI-WHE-Tutorials
PDF
Traditional stone masonry dwellings have proven to be extremely vulnerable to ... dressed stone wall with an exterior wythe built using wedge-shaped dressed ...
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Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Daryo: possibly relevant - sometime what is left of buildings is more than just foundations - when digging you hit the roof first. // plenty of "archaeological finds" like that.
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