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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
Saltings Narrow term 71230 -
SALTPETRE Potassium nitrate Preferred term 84345 -
SALTPETRE STORE A place where saltpetre, the chief component of gunpowder, is kept. Preferred term 93216 -
SALTPETRE WORKS A building, factory or works which was engaged in the manufacture of refining saltpetre. Often part of a gunpowder works. Preferred term 99566 -
Saltpie Narrow term 93217 -
Saltway Narrow term 71231 -
Saltworkers Cottage Narrow term 93218 -
SALUTING BATTERY A battery equipped and ready to fire salutes Preferred term 93219 -
SALVAGE TUG A small and powerful vessel used to assist vessels that are sinking or disabled at sea. Preferred term - -
SALVAGE VESSEL A vessel used for the underwater recovery of a ship and/or her contents or to assist vessels that are sinking. Preferred term - -
Salvation Army Citadel Narrow term 87777 -
SALVATION ARMY HALL A place of worship and meeting hall for members of the Salvation Army, an evangelical sect founded by William Booth in Nottingham in 1865 and derived from Wesleyan Methodism. They rejected the sacraments and adopted a quasi-military rhetoric and style. Preferred term 93220 -
Salvation Army Hostel Narrow term 93221 -
SAMIAN WARE Roman-era pottery, principally made in areas from modern-day France and Germany, for food use, with a characteristic glossy red surface and which may be either decorated or plain, and often produced in quantity as an export cargo. Preferred term 160137 -
SAMPLE A specimen of material to represent the whole from which the sample was taken. Preferred term 97697 -
SANATORIUM A hospital for convalescents or consumptives. Preferred term 68721 -
SANCTUARY The part of the chancel, between the altar rail and the eastern wall, containing the high altar. Preferred term 138195 -
SANCTUARY A sacred area of a building or a consecrated piece of land. Preferred term 70182 -
Sanctuary Cross Narrow term 70765 -
Sanctus Bell Cote Narrow term 138196 -
SAND A material in a granular form that is smaller than gravel and created by the erosion of rocks. Preferred term 79165 -
SAND AND GRAVEL EXTRACTION SITE A site associated with the extraction, from the ground, of sand and gravel. Use more specific type where known. Preferred term 93222 -
SAND GLASS A reversible device for measuring time by the transfer of sand from upper to lower glass bulb. Preferred term 95341 -
SAND PAPER MILL A mill for producing abravive papers and cloths such as glass paper or emery cloth. Preferred term 143017 -
SAND PIT A pit from which sand is excavated. Preferred term 69074 -
SAND WORKINGS A place where sand is extracted from surface workings. Preferred term 93223 -
SANDAL A sole held onto the foot by straps or thongs. Preferred term 96569 -
SANDEMANIAN CHAPEL A place of worship for Sandemanians, a movement founded by John Glass after his expulsion from the Church of Scotland in 1728. It was spread to England by his son-in-law, Robert Sandeman. Preferred term 93224 -
Sandholder Narrow term - -
SANDSHAKER A container for sand which was used to stop ink from spreading. Preferred term 95396 -

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