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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
ASHLARING	Short vertical timbers which go from the rafters to the inner plate on a thick wall.	Preferred term	137360	-
ASIATIC BASE	An Ionic base with a lower disc with horizontal fluting or reeding, above which is a torus, also reeded.	Preferred term	137361	-
Asperges		Narrow term	-	-
Aspergill		Narrow term	-	-
ASPHALT	A viscous, bituminous pitch which can be used for surfacing roads.	Preferred term	83431	-
ASSART	A piece of forest land converted into arable.	Preferred term	140071	-
ASSAY OFFICE	A building for the weighing or testing of metals, eg. at a mine site.	Preferred term	68778	-
Assayers Laboratory		Narrow term	91086	-
ASSEMBLAGE	A collection of associated artefacts recovered from a single site.	Preferred term	141192	-
ASSEMBLY HALL	A hall in which public assemblies and meetings can be held.	Preferred term	68676	-
ASSEMBLY PLANT	A factory for the assembly of components. Usually associated with the manufacture of vehicles: cars, lorries, etc.	Preferred term	91087	-
ASSEMBLY ROOM	A large room for large numbers of people, eg for balls, meetings etc.	Preferred term	137362	-
Assembly Room		Narrow term	68677	-
ASSEMBLY ROOMS	A building or set of rooms, primarily of the 18th century, in which social gatherings and balls were held.	Preferred term	87746	-
ASSIZE COURT	Court where sessions were held periodically in each county in England, for the purpose of administering civil and criminal justice. Presided over by itinerant judges acting under certain special commissions. Abolished 1971 and in 1972 replaced by Crown C.	Preferred term	91088	-
Assurance Office		Narrow term	91089	-
ASTRAGAL	A moulding which is small, convex and circular.	Preferred term	137363	-
ASTROLABE	An instrument, usually consisting of a disc and pointer, formerly used to make astronomical measurements, especially of the altitudes of celestial bodies and as an aid in navigation.	Preferred term	95252	-
ASTROLABE	Fixed instrument to measure altitude of stars and planets.	Preferred term	69655	-
ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK	A clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astonomical information.	Preferred term	143581	-
ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENT	An instrument for viewing or measuring information on heavenly bodies.	Preferred term	95305	-
ASTYLAR	Describes a Classical interior, exterior or facade without pilasters or columns.	Preferred term	137364	-
Asylum		Narrow term	68711	-
Asylum For Aged And Decayed Freemasons		Narrow term	91090	-
Asylum For Pauper Imbeciles	A historic term for a charitable institution caring for destitute people with learning difficulties.	Narrow term	91091	-
ATHENAEUM	A type of public building common in the 18th and 19th century, serving as an educational and/or learned society institute.	Preferred term	91092	-
ATHLETICS TRACK	A running track used for athletic practice and competition.	Preferred term	91093	-
ATLANTIS	A whole male figure used in place of a column to support an entablature.	Preferred term	137365	-
Atlas		Narrow term	138950	-
ATMOSPHERIC ENGINE	An early steam engine using steam at atmospheric pressure. Chiefly employed in mine pumping. sometimes known as a vacuum engine.	Preferred term	137366	-