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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
BEADED CHAMFER	A chamfer with a convex bead-like moulding projecting from the chamfer.	Preferred term	169979	-
BEADS	Articles intended for personal adornment, usually to be strung on items of jewellery or sewn onto clothing. They may be made out of worked raw materials (eg. shells) or be manufactured goods, for example glass beads.	Preferred term	159342	-
Beak Bastion		Narrow term	91159	-
BEAK HEAD MOULDING	A decorative moulding depicting an animal or bird head with a tongue or beak that overlaps the moulding set below it.	Preferred term	137432	-
Beaked Ionic Capital		Narrow term	137433	-
BEAKER	A straight sided drinking vessel, usually with a wide mouth and without handles.	Preferred term	96754	-
Beaker Burial		Narrow term	70022	-
BEAM	A load carrying horizontal structural member.	Preferred term	96006	-
BEAM	A main load-bearing horizontal member.	Preferred term	137434	-
Beam Approach Beacon		Narrow term	103134	-
BEAM BRIDGE	A bridge in which the load is carried by a single beam, or beams, spanning the space between two supports.	Preferred term	122493	-
Beam Engine		Narrow term	137435	-
BEAM ENGINE	A steam engine with a horizontal beam connecting the piston and crank.	Preferred term	91160	-
BEAM ENGINE HOUSE	A building housing a beam engine.	Preferred term	69363	-
BEAM SLOT	A slot, usually in a wall, into which a beam was placed.	Preferred term	138955	-
BEAM SLOT	A trench dug to contain a sill beam, a horizontal timber beam used as a foundation for the wall of a building. Use wider site type where known.	Preferred term	70310	-
Beam Station		Narrow term	83570	-
BEAM STEAM ENGINE	An engine which operates machinery via a pivoted, horizontal beam with a piston located at one end and a reciprocating pump beneath the other, resulting in a rocking, seesaw-like motion. Variations featured the steam piston placed above the beam.	Preferred term	137436	-
Beam Winder House		Narrow term	91161	-
Beaming Room		Narrow term	94422	-
BEAMWORK	Mediaeval-17th century mining method which involved exploiting an exposed surface vein. Rarely associated with waste.	Preferred term	144575	-
BEANS	Seeds of any of the various related plants of the leguminous plant Vicia faba.	Preferred term	78908	-
BEAR ENCLOSURE	An enclosure, usually within a zoo, designed to represent the natural environment for bears, including shelter. For bear baiting enclosures use BEAR PIT.	Preferred term	103452	-
BEAR PIT	A pit where bears were housed for baiting and entertainment purposes. If not used for baiting use BEAR ENCLOSURE.	Preferred term	69931	-
BEARING FACTORY	A factory manufacturing bearings, including ball bearings for use in precision equipment.	Preferred term	159235	-
Beast Pond		Narrow term	91162	-
Beasthouse		Narrow term	68550	-
BEATER (MUSIC)	A wooden or metal object used to provide a rhythm by striking another object.	Preferred term	95526	-
BEATER (TOOL)	A general tool used to beat objects with.	Preferred term	97441	-
Beauty Parlour		Narrow term	142042	-