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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
BATTLEAXE	An axe designed for fighting could be single or double headed and used with one or two hands. Where use is thought to be ceremonial multiple index with ceremonial object.	Preferred term	95165	-
BATTLECRUISER	A capital warship lightly armoured but with the same gun armament and stem turbine propulsion as a DREADNOUGHT BATTLESHIP.	Preferred term	-	-
BATTLEFIELD	The field or area of ground on which a battle or skirmish was fought.	Preferred term	68758	-
BATTLEFIELD DEBRIS	Ordnance, expended or otherwise, weapons, armour, personal effects, transport wreckage, or ship wreckage, left behind on the site of a terrestrial or naval battle.	Preferred term	164136	-
BATTLEFIELD WRECKAGE	Structural elements (parts of hull etc.) or fixtures and fittings (masts, etc.) lost during a naval engagement without incurring the actual loss of a ship. May also be used as a monument type for expended ammunition (e.g. shells, cannonballs).	Preferred term	164137	-
BATTLEMENT	An indented parapet consisting of raised parts, called merlons, separated by gaps, or crenelles.	Preferred term	137427	-
BATTLESHIP	A capital warship, often steam driven, heavily armoured with armament of large calibre guns deployed in turrets.	Preferred term	-	-
BAUXITE	Mineral ore comprising mainly aluminium ore and mined for aluminium extraction.	Preferred term	152263	-
BAWLEY	A small coastal fishing vessel peculiar to Kent, cutter rigged.	Preferred term	-	-
BAY	A regular structural subdivision or compartment within a building, defined by dividing walls or the positions of the principal supporting members.	Preferred term	137428	-
BAY LEAF	Bay-leaf shaped decorative ornamentation, usually adorning mouldings or friezes, often depicted in a garland arrangement.	Preferred term	137429	-
BAY WINDOW	A window that forms a projection from the body of a building, extending down to ground level, forming a bay in the wall's interior.	Preferred term	137430	-
BAYONET	A short stabbing weapon, designed to be fixed to the muzzle of a musket or rifle, even in some cases to pistols. Some were designed to be used both fixed to long guns and independent of them.	Preferred term	95166	-
Bazaar	Use both terms.	Narrow term	91155	-
BCF FLAT ROOF HUT	A hut consisting of a frame of reinforced concrete posts into which concrete panels were slotted. Designed by the British Concrete Federation during WWII to be resistant to bomb blasts & used for military accommodation, child nurseries and clinics etc.	Preferred term	159296	-
Bcf Hut		Narrow term	162567	-
BCF LIGHT HUT	A hut consisting of a frame of reinforced concrete posts into which panels of either pre cast concrete or corrugated asbestos could be slotted. Designed by the British Concrete Federation during WWII.	Preferred term	159309	-
BEACH DEFENCE	Obstacles such as scaffolding, barbed wire and concrete blocks or cylinders placed on a beach to impede the progress of enemy soldiers, vehicles or watercraft landing from the sea.	Preferred term	82861	-
BEACH DEFENCE BATTERY	Gun battery built specifically to mount short range weapons to defend a beach against an attempted landing.	Preferred term	94040	-
BEACH DEFENCE LIGHT	A searchlight battery used to light a beach.	Preferred term	142036	-
BEACH HUT	A small timber one-roomed dwelling where holiday makers could rest after a day spent sunbathing, swimming and playing on the beach.	Preferred term	91156	-
Beach Light Emplacement		Narrow term	94413	-
BEACH SCAFFOLDING	Scaffolding erected on a beach and in the surf so as to prevent hostile forces from landing.	Preferred term	160502	-
BEACON	A site or structure on which a signal, especially a fire, could be placed as a warning or means of communication. Use for beacon sites or surviving beacon structures.	Preferred term	68827	-
BEAD	A small, pierced, often spherical or cylindrical, piece of glass, wood,etc, which may be strung together with others to form a necklace.	Preferred term	96488	-
BEAD	A small convex moulding, often decorated with beads and reels.	Preferred term	138944	-
Bead And Berry		Narrow term	138841	-
BEAD AND REEL	Decorative ornamentation consisting of alternating bead shapes with small, elliptical forms resembling reels	Preferred term	137431	-
Bead House		Narrow term	91157	-
Bead House Chapel	Use both terms.	Narrow term	91158	-