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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
PIERMASTERS OFFICE Office used by a Piermaster. Preferred term 162568 -
Pig Cote Narrow term 92917 -
PIG IRON Blocks of cast iron as it appears when first removed from the smelting furnace. Preferred term 82878 -
Pig Market Narrow term 92918 -
Pig Sty Narrow term 92919 -
PIGEON CREE A housing for racing pigeons usually situated in allotments of back yards. Preferred term 152708 -
Pigeon House Narrow term 70803 -
Pigeon Loft Narrow term 92920 -
PIGGERY A place where pigs are reared. Preferred term 92921 -
PIGMENT Colour or dye, often in powder form, from natural mineral or vegetable sources (e.g. ochre) or created through chemical process (e.g. lamp black). Preferred term 140472 -
PIGMENT CONTAINER A container used to hold substances for dying or painting. Preferred term 96391 -
PIGS Domesticated animals, derived from the wild boar, kept as a source of ham, bacon and pork products. Preferred term 79127 -
PIGSTY An enclosure for pigs that includes a covered pen and yard. Preferred term 68568 -
Pigswill Boiling House Narrow term 71552 -
PIKE A long wooden shafted weapon tipped with a metal point. Preferred term 95202 -
PILASTER A rectangular pier projecting slightly from the face of the wall it buttresses. Preferred term 96102 -
PILASTER A flattened rectangular version of a column of one of the classical orders. Preferred term 138084 -
PILASTER STRIP A form of pilaster without base or capital. Preferred term 138085 -
PILASTRADE The equivalent of a colonnade but using pilasters. Preferred term 138086 -
PILCHARDS Small fish, Sardina pilchardus, common to European waters and eaten as a food fish. Preferred term 110973 -
PILE A type of foundation in the form of a post sunk into the ground to support a building platform. Preferred term 138087 -
PILE Component: Use wider site type where known. Preferred term 70318 -
Pile Driver Narrow term - -
PILE DRIVING BARGE Flat bottomed vessel used as a platform for a pile driver. Preferred term - -
PILE DWELLING A dwelling built on marshy, boggy or waterlogged land using timber piles driven vertically into the ground to raise the floor above the ground to prevent flooding. Preferred term 68955 -
PILGRIM BADGE A badge, usually of lead alloy, distributed at various religious shrines of the medieval period and worn on clothing as proof of a pilgrimage and as a talisman. Preferred term 95986 -
Pilgrim Bottle Use appropriate term. Narrow term - -
Pilgrims Rest House Narrow term 70931 -
PILL BOX A container for pills or tablets. Preferred term 95291 -
PILLAR A detached vertical structure acting as support to a superstructure. Where a pillar is a separate monument, use a monument type thesaurus. Preferred term 97615 -

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