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hipótesis de partida

English translation: preliminary/working hypothesis

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Spanish term or phrase:hipótesis de partida
English translation:preliminary/working hypothesis
Entered by: EirTranslations

04:44 Oct 21, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Archaeology
Spanish term or phrase: hipótesis de partida
I have called this an initial assumption but I'm not totally sure if there's a better option. Suggestions appreciated. Many thanks

La Arqueología es una ciencia de investigación histórica que utiliza un método científico
para investigar y obtener un conocimiento que pasa a formar parte de la Historia.
Por tanto, no es una ciencia auxiliar de la Historia, sino una ciencia histórica porque es a la vez fuente para la Historia y una forma de hacer historia (Bendala, 1981).
Es una ciencia horizontal que sirve para hacer historia, cualquier clase de historia, de cualquier época, en cualquier medio y con distintos procedimientos (Querol y Martínez, 1996).
El arqueólogo es ante todo un historiador, un historiador especializado en el estudio de las fuentes materiales y de sus técnicas específicas, aunque conoce y aprovecha las demás fuentes –escritas, verbales, visuales–.
Su objetivo último es ampliar el conocimiento para hacer historia.
Toda investigación arqueológica comienza con el planteamiento de unos objetivos científicos y una hipótesis de partida para elaborar un proyecto.
Éste se nutre de distintas fuentes, utiliza un procedimiento, unos métodos y unas técnicas para verificar o no la hipótesis de partida.
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 17:43
preliminary/working hypothesis
Explanation:
Personally I would stick with "hypothesis", and my first choice would be "working hypothesis".

https://www.google.es/?gws_rd=ssl#q=archaeology "working hyp...
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Edward Tully
Local time: 18:43
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thx
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preliminary/working hypothesis


Explanation:
Personally I would stick with "hypothesis", and my first choice would be "working hypothesis".

https://www.google.es/?gws_rd=ssl#q=archaeology "working hyp...

Edward Tully
Local time: 18:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
thx

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  -> Many thanks! ;-)
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