炭精石

English translation: polished(shiny) charcoal [carbon stone]

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Japanese term or phrase:炭精石
English translation:polished(shiny) charcoal [carbon stone]
Entered by: Minoru Kuwahara

08:26 Feb 27, 2007
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Archaeology
Japanese term or phrase: 炭精石
長方形の炭精石製で、長5.9cm、幅3.9cm、厚0.7cmである。

The context is related to Central Asian archaeology, but I'm not quite sure how 炭精石 could be translated into English.

Sort of urgent here, so would really appreciate quicker answers. Thank you!
Minoru Kuwahara
Japan
Local time: 23:19
polished(shiny) charcoal carbon stone
Explanation:
Archaeologists Find Central Asia Civilization As Old As Sumeria ... And charcoal allows us to radiocarbon date that level. We had four radiocarbon dates ...
www.crystalinks.com/firstasians.html - 31k

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-27 10:45:22 GMT)
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Shiny black jet stone

The suppositions of archaeology rely upon many subjective points that seem to me ... of shiny black jet stone, a type of coal, less than one inch to a side. ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/798838/posts - 93k -
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V N Ganesh
Local time: 19:49
Grading comment
Still difficult to guess exactly what it is, while I appreciate both of ishigami-san' and Ganesh-san' responses. Thank you! -
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Summary of answers provided
1 +1carbon stone
ishigami
1polished(shiny) charcoal carbon stone
V N Ganesh


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carbon stone


Explanation:
炭精石 is may be a Chinese term for 黒炭
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ishigami
Local time: 22:19
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AkiHofmann (X): 多分、これかもしれません。石炭(石炭coal)には、無煙炭(anthracite)瀝青炭(bituminous coal)褐炭(brown coal)亜炭(lignite)泥炭(peat)はありますが「pure」というのはないみたいです。石炭=黒炭+白炭?
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
polished(shiny) charcoal carbon stone


Explanation:
Archaeologists Find Central Asia Civilization As Old As Sumeria ... And charcoal allows us to radiocarbon date that level. We had four radiocarbon dates ...
www.crystalinks.com/firstasians.html - 31k

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-02-27 10:45:22 GMT)
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Shiny black jet stone

The suppositions of archaeology rely upon many subjective points that seem to me ... of shiny black jet stone, a type of coal, less than one inch to a side. ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/798838/posts - 93k -

V N Ganesh
Local time: 19:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Still difficult to guess exactly what it is, while I appreciate both of ishigami-san' and Ganesh-san' responses. Thank you! -
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