Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cocción reducida
English translation:
reduced firing
Added to glossary by
schmetterlich
Feb 8, 2011 20:21
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
cocción reducida
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Archaeology
Las vasijas de color rojo predominan sobre la cerámica negra hecha por cocción reducida
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | reducing firing |
martamp
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| 4 +1 | reduction firing |
Evans (X)
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| 4 | short firing (time) |
Bill Harrison (X)
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Proposed translations
+3
36 mins
Selected
reducing firing
vasijas de color rojo = cocción oxidante
vasijas negras = cocción reductora
vasijas negras = cocción reductora
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2 hrs
short firing (time)
"pottery-clay of high purity (kaolin) to which various materials were added. .... A short firing would give a black inside, while a longer exposure to the ..."
www.jstor.org/stable/3855779
www.jstor.org/stable/3855779
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12 hrs
reduction firing
Having agreed with martramp, I have checked my archaeology glossaries and while the pottery is called "reduced ware" the process is known as "reduction firing".
http://pottery.about.com/od/kilnatmospheres/tp/how_reduce.ht...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-02-09 09:04:21 GMT)
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It of course means firing in a reduced atmosphere (without oxygen) and does not relate to the length of time of firing.
http://pottery.about.com/od/kilnatmospheres/tp/how_reduce.ht...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-02-09 09:04:21 GMT)
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It of course means firing in a reduced atmosphere (without oxygen) and does not relate to the length of time of firing.
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