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Object types that the Scheme uses

These terms are from the FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus (Forum on Information Standards in Heritage - FISH).

Term Scope note Term type SENESCHAL URI Other URI
LINK TRAINER (7790/40) A building housing a flight simulator designed to air ministry drawing number 7790/40. Preferred term 160281 -
LINKED PIN A set of two or more pins joined together by a chain. Preferred term 97586 -
LINKMANS HUT A small shelter used by a man employed to carry links (torches) to light people along a street. Preferred term 92495 -
LINOLEUM FACTORY A factory where linoleum is manufactured. Preferred term 92496 -
LINSEED The seed of the flax plant used to produce oil and, in LINSEED CAKE, as fodder. Preferred term 83298 -
LINSEED CAKE The seed of the flax plant pressed into cakes and used as cattle fodder. Preferred term 82992 -
LINSEED OIL Oil produced from the seed of the flax plant. Used in the production of paints, varnish etc. Preferred term 83421 -
LINTEL A horizontal beam over an opening to support a wall. Preferred term 96085 -
LINTEL A horizontal member spanning an opening and providing support to the wall above the opening. Preferred term 137950 -
LINTEL GRAVE A grave lined with slabs of stone or slate and covered by a large slab of stone. Commonly found on the Isle of Man. Preferred term 70072 -
LIP BLOWN WIND INSTRUMENT An instrument in which air is made to vibrate by the player vibrating their lips and blowing into a mouthpiece. Preferred term 97179 -
LIQUID MEASURE A container used to measure liquids. Preferred term 100067 -
LIQUIDS A fluid substance. Use for unspecified liquids only, where known use more specific type. Preferred term 79065 -
LIQUOR TROUGH A channel which carried processed alum as liquid from the alum quarry/works to the alum house Preferred term 133534 -
LIQUORICE A preparation made from the evaporated juice of the rhizome of the plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, used medicinally and as a sweet, usually in the form of a black, chewy substance. Preferred term 88460 -
Liquorice Kiln Narrow term 92497 -
LISTENING POST Preferred term 68889 -
LISTER COMBER A machine for combing out wool, mohair and alpaca, removing short fibres and any extraneous matter, and laying the long fibres more or less parallel to each other. Preferred term 137951 -
Literary And Philosophical Society Narrow term 92498 -
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE A subscription club, usually with a library and newspaper room, established from c.1815-1860, their educational function gradually taken over by the public libraries in the later 19th century. Preferred term 71816 -
LITERARY INSTITUTE A building in which an organization or society is instituted to promote literature through lectures, study and research, etc. Preferred term 92499 -
LITHARGE A residue, primarily lead oxide, formed during refining silver Preferred term 100110 -
LITHIC IMPLEMENT Knapped or ground stone/flint tool where the specific type is unknown. Use more specific type where known. Preferred term 97566 -
LITHIC SCATTER A spatially discrete, though sometimes extensive, scatter of lithic artefacts recovered from the surface, eg. by fieldwalking, rather than from a particular archaeological context. Use particular types where appropriate. Preferred term 94213 -
LITHIC WORKING SITE A site which has produced evidence of in situ working of stone for the manufacture of tools, weapons or other objects. Such sites will usually, but not always, be of prehistoric date. Use object material where known. Preferred term 94214 -
Lithics Scatter Narrow term 94348 -
LITTER A vehicle containing a couch shut in by curtains and carried by men or beasts of burden. Preferred term 95439 -
Little Boys Home Narrow term 92500 -
Lituus Narrow term - -
LIVE FISH Fish which have been caught and kept alive. Fish were kept alive on ships in earlier centuries to ensure they reached their destination as fresh as possible. In more recent times exotic fish have been kept alive to sell as pets. Preferred term 79066 -

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