Object types that the Scheme uses Page: 77

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
CHAPLAINCY	The residence and office of a chaplain.	Preferred term	91430	-
CHAPTER HOUSE	A building, sometimes polygonal in plan, attached to a cathedral, church, abbey etc. and used for the assembly of chapter or brethren, often to address official business.	Preferred term	138851	-
CHAPTER HOUSE	The building attached to a cathedral or collegiate church where the dean, prebendaries or monks and canons met for the transaction of business.	Preferred term	69974	-
Chapter Office		Narrow term	91431	-
CHARCOAL	Porous black residue of partly burnt wood, bones etc. used as fuel or, in the form of charcoal pencils, as a tool for drawing.	Preferred term	78943	-
Charcoal Blast Furnace		Narrow term	70584	-
CHARCOAL BURIAL	Inhumation rite in which charcoal is included with the buried corpse, possibly in an attempt to preserve the body. Thought to be associated with high status burials of the early medieval and medieval period.	Preferred term	70027	-
CHARCOAL BURNERS HUT	A crude shelter for persons engaged in the production of pure carbon by the controlled burning of wood and other organic materials.	Preferred term	68963	-
CHARCOAL BURNERS SITE	A site, often in a woodland clearing, used for the production of pure carbon by the controlled burning of wood and other organic materials.	Preferred term	69142	-
CHARCOAL BURNING PLATFORM	An area of flattened or compacted ground used for charcoal burning.	Preferred term	70687	-
CHARCOAL PRODUCTION SITE	Buildings, sites and structures associated with the production of charcoal.	Preferred term	91432	-
CHARCOAL RETORT	Metal cylinder for producing charcoal using the retort method	Preferred term	151267	-
CHARCOAL STORE	A building, structure or site used for the storage of charcoal.	Preferred term	83161	-
CHARCOAL WORKS	A works using sealed retorts to produce charcoal. Wood distillates may be produced as byproducts of this process. They may be found at separate works or comprise part of a gunpowder works.	Preferred term	99581	-
CHARGE HOUSE	Workshop, as part of a gunpowder works complex, in which explosive is loaded into shells. Also used for expense magazine, where powder was stored between work processes.	Preferred term	132373	-
CHARGER	A large, flat dish.	Preferred term	96759	-
CHARGING RAMP	An inclined ramp of earth, stone or brick used to deliver fuel to the firing hole of a kiln. Mediaeval and later.	Preferred term	144507	-
CHARIOT	A vehicle used in warfare, racing or to carry passengers.	Preferred term	95446	-
Chariot Burial		Narrow term	70652	-
CHARIOT FITTING	A mounting or fitting attached to a chariot.	Preferred term	97494	-
Charity House		Narrow term	71760	-
CHARITY SCHOOL	A school established by a charity.	Preferred term	71473	-
CHARM	An object which contains or is inscribed with spells against disease, witchcraft etc, or providing luck to the wearer.	Preferred term	95876	-
CHARM BRACELET	A bracelet holding charms or being itself a charm.	Preferred term	95874	-
CHARM NECKLACE	A necklace holding charms or being itself a charm.	Preferred term	95873	-
CHARNEL HOUSE	A building where the bones of the dead were stored.	Preferred term	70070	-
CHARNEL PIT	A pit used for the re-burial of disarticulated human remains from many individuals, occasionally displaying sorting of remains, eg. grouping of skulls or long bones. Distinct from mass burials which contain articulated skeletal remains.	Preferred term	70690	-
Chartered Institute Office		Narrow term	91433	-
Charterhouse		Narrow term	70656	-
Charterhouse Grange		Narrow term	70654	-