Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

palafitte su bonifica

English translation:

pile dwellings constructed/erected on reclaimed land

Added to glossary by Francesco D'Arcangeli
Feb 17, 2017 12:21
7 yrs ago
Italian term

palafitte su bonifica

Italian to English Tech/Engineering Architecture prehistoric settlements
Also known as "palafitte di bonifica" or simply "bonifica" these are pile dwellings or stilt houses built on reclaimed land, so technically not true "stilt houses". I found this in a text on the prehistoric pile dwellings in the Alps (UNESCO World Heritage):
"Le palafitte, organizzate in villaggi, sono delle capanne sostenute da pali. Queste strutture, dotate di una piattaforma lignea orizzontale, potevano erigersi direttamente su un lago, una palude, un corso d’acqua oppure essere collocate sulla sponda di uno di essi. A seconda del tipo di terreno, del clima e di specifiche esigenze degli abitanti sono state realizzate palafitte su bonifica (costruite sul terreno) e palafitte aeree (sospese sopra il pelo dell’acqua). Diversamente dalle capanne su bonifica, contraddistinte da una base di pali orizzontali sovrapposti, quelle aeree sono caratterizzate da pali di sostegno verticale, la cui estremità inferiore è appuntita per essere conficcata più facilmente nel terreno.
Le strutture aeree potevano essere congiunte tra loro o alla terraferma attraverso passerelle; in alternativa, il tavolato orizzontale poteva essere unico, esteso all’intero gruppo di abitazioni."

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pile dwellings constructed/erected on reclaimed land

I think you would need to say it like that, though you could always use the Italian words in this and the other question, with the explanation in brackets in English after the first usage.

Low confidence as not really my field.

4. The Stilt Houses

At the end of the Neolithic, during the Copper Age and a good deal of the Bronze Age, many human groups of the Alpine valleys and of the territories situated along the lakes erected their settlements on reclaimed land and over stilts – both along the banks of the lakes and on water.

http://www.italy-tours-in-nature.com/revine.html

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Note added at 8 hrs (2017-02-17 20:37:06 GMT)
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There's a PDF file here:
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps - Palafittes
www.palafittes.org/uploads/media/additional_information_201...
issues regarding the World Heritage nomination Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps, submitted ...... settlementes on reclaimed land, the so-called Bonifica.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
11 hrs
Thank you Mary :-)
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