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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
MATCH FACTORY A building where matches are manufactured. Preferred term 69207 -
MATCH LODGE A building at the entrance to an factory manufacturing explosives where a person was searched for matches, prior to entering the workplace. Preferred term 92577 -
MATCHES Small pieces of wood, tipped with a chemical composition which ignites when rubbed against a rough or, if safety matches, prepared surface. Normally contained within a small box. Preferred term 83333 -
MATCHLOCK MUSKET A musket fired by a piece of burning match being held in the lock which, when the trigger was pulled, would contact with powder in the pan to set off the charge. Preferred term 100019 -
MATERNITY BLOCK A hospital block where pregnant women are accommodated and receive medical treatment before and after child birth. Preferred term 92578 -
MATERNITY CLINIC A self-contained establishment (out-patients) where pregnant women receive check-ups, counselling and medical treatment. Preferred term 92579 -
Maternity Home Narrow term 92580 -
MATERNITY HOSPITAL A hospital for the reception of women during their confinement. Preferred term 92581 -
MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE A building used by an organization or society instituted to promote the study of mathematics through lectures, research, etc. Preferred term 92582 -
Matrons House Narrow term 90117 -
MATS Articles, usually woven from coarse fibres or made from hard wearing materials (eg. rubber or cork) used to protect the floor or for lying, sitting or kneeling on. Preferred term 109113 -
MATTOCK A tool used for digging where the blade is at right angles to the handle. Preferred term 95786 -
MATTRESS A bag or case stuffed or padded, designed to be slept on. Preferred term 96548 -
MATTRESS FACTORY A factory where matresses are made. Preferred term 164372 -
MATZEVAH A Jewish graveyard headstone. Preferred term 148437 -
MAUL A massive hammer of wood, stone or iron. Preferred term 96947 -
MAUSOLEUM A monumental burial place, usually for a single person or family. Preferred term 70087 -
MAYCRETE HUT A prefabricated structure of reinforced concrete posts supporting a pitched roof frame with an infilling of sawdust concrete panels. Produced by Maycrete Ltd during WWII. Preferred term 159298 -
MAYORS RESIDENCE The official residence of the chief officer of the municipal corporation of a city or borough in England. Preferred term 92583 -
MAYPOLE A high pole, painted with spiral stripes of different colours and decked with flowers, erected on an open space, often the village green, for merrymakers to dance around on May Day. Preferred term 70103 -
MAZE A confusing and baffling network of winding and intercommunicating paths, often bordered by high hedges or walls. Some early examples are believed to have had ritual uses. Use more specific type where known. Preferred term 69024 -
MAZER A drinking bowl, often wooden. Preferred term 96789 -
Mcnaughton Tube Narrow term 160532 -
Meacon Station Narrow term 143548 -
MEADOW A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. Preferred term 92584 -
MEAL A powder made by grinding the edible part of various grains, and used as a foodstuff. Preferred term 79082 -
MEAL SPOUT A funnel, connected to an opening in the floor of the tun encasing the grindstones in a corn mill, that carries ground meal away to a bin or sack. Preferred term 139523 -
Meandering Linear Earthwork Narrow term 71049 -
MEASUREMENT Objects used to measure time, distance, weight, number or natural forces. Preferred term 97086 -
MEASURING ROD A measuring rule not graduated in feet. Preferred term 95352 -

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