A distribution of artefacts indicating the presence, or former presence, of a monument.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/135585
Historic England
Find
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82791
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Monument whose existence is indicated by the discovery of isolated artefacts or an artefact scatter. Eg a scatter of roofing tiles indicating the presence of a building. Use narrow terms where circumstances of discovery are known.
Terminology covering the existing physical remains of a monument, or the means by which a monument has been identified where no physical remains exist
Historic England
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd
FISH Evidence Thesaurus
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Artefact Scatter
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A maritime monument where the hull structure and fabric of a vessel remain wholly or mainly intact.
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Coherent Vessel Structure
Historic England
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82786
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82799
Historic England
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Vessel Structure
A maritime monument where the remains of a vessel are known to exist but where no detailed information is available.
Historic England
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Monument existing as an upstanding earthwork, ditch or artificial watercourse, or as a low stone built feature not covered by the other categories.
Earthwork
Physical Evidence
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Not to be used for indexing. Broad term used to assist retreival of all monuments where physical evidence is recorded.
Historic England
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/97294
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/99974
Levelled Earthwork
Monument visible as remains of former earthworks.
Historic England
Plough Levelled Earthwork
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/78252
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/142975
Historic England
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Surface Deposit
A deposit that forms the ground surface (when the evidence is collected), particularly a hard surface such as a floor or road.
Submerged Monument
Submerged
Historic England
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/99975
Monument visible on the sea, lake or river bed, either totally submerged at all times, or exposed at low tide, low water conditions etc.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/143438
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Marine Geophysical Evidence
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/99976
A monument visible as a trace on marine survey equipment
Multibeam Survey
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A marine survey in which a multi-element transducer provides many (30-150) individual soundings of the water depth and echo strength for each ping.
Historic England
Historic England
Uncertain
Current recorded information does not give the evidence for a monument, or the information is regarded as unreliable.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82798
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Uncertain Evidence
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Do not use
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82790
Evidence
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Other Structure
Standing Structure - Unbonded
Standing Monument
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Man-made building, edifice or construction of assembled material parts.
Partially Destroyed Monument
Structure
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84570
Standing Structure - Bonded
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/141908
Moved Building
A building which has been moved from its original site either through active human intervention or natural processes such as erosion. For structures or objects such as gravestones use MOVED STRUCTURE.
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/141909
A man-made construction or object (such as a gravestone) which has been moved from its original site either through active human intervention or natural processes such as erosion. For buildings which have been moved use MOVED BUILDING.
Moved Structure
Historic England
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84565
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Destroyed Monument
Partially Destroyed Monument
All physical evidence for a monument has certainly been completely destroyed (allowing no future reinvestigation) by activity implying substantial ground disturbance. Eg quarrying, road cutting, or natural disaster, erosion, acts of God etc.
Destroyed
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82793
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Intact Vessel Structure
A maritime monument where the hull of a vessel is mostly in one piece, with large pieces of the superstructure intact.
An element such as a window, door or wall decoration, usually associated with a larger monument but which may be found in isolation. For example a stained glass window or panelling saved from a demolished building.
Historic England
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/169985
Architectural Element
Evidence of past environmental conditions, eg insect, seed, pollen remains
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/167857
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Environmental Evidence
Demolished Building
A monument previously consisting of a built structure, but which has been demolished, such that only a ground plan and foundations or similar are thought to remain. Where all below ground traces have also been removed use DESTROYED MONUMENT.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/100510
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84564
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Monument with a roof and walls or evidence of these.
Building
Partially Demolished Building
Building Foundation
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A landscape which has been specifically designed or modified. Often indicated by proven below ground stratigraphy, revealed by deliberate investigation including geophysical survey, or other surface monuments or structures.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/151455
Designed Landscape
Conjectural Evidence
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Monument type/interpretation is inferred, based on informed speculation eg by comparison with similar monuments, proximity to other monuments, topography, site character etc.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84573
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84574
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Placename Evidence
Use where the presence or nature of a monument is inferred from placenames or placename elements.
Historic England
Marine Trawling Plot
An object in the sea bed recorded on the Hydrographic Office plot of objects snagged by nets during trawling.
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/146360
Historic England
Historic England
A monument whose presence is inferred from verbally delivered information drawn from the speaker's personal knowledge.
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/140391
Oral Evidence
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/97293
Implied Evidence
Not to be used for indexing. Broad term to assist retreival of all monuments where non-physical evidence is recorded.
Historic England
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Monument known only from primary documentary sources eg books, maps, legal records, where no physical evidence exists. Use also where a monument has been planned but never constructed.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82788
Historic England
Documentary Evidence
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Enhanced Natural Feature
Historic England
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84567
Natural feature or area deliberately enhanced to construct a monument, eg rock carving, cave, rock shelter.
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Marine Magnetometer Reading
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/111133
Maritime monument identified as a ferrous object lying on the sea bed detected using marine surveying equipment that detects localised anomalies in the Earth's magnetic field.
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Geophysical Evidence
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Monument either never or no longer visible above ground surface, but whose presence is indicated by proven below ground stratigraphy revealed by deliberate investigation, including geophysical survey, or other surface disturbance.
Flat - Accumulated
Flat - Unaccumulated
Sub Surface Deposit
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84569
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Monument thought to be archaeological or historical but proved to be natural.
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84568
Historic England
Natural Feature
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/100511
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Modified Surface
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A monument where the evidence that defines the type of the monument derives from the nature of surface markings. Examples include graffitti on quarry walls.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/99691
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A monument composed of plants or trees which are still extant. Especially relevant for park and garden features. For example tree avenue, orchard, rose garden and lawn.
Botanical Feature
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82785
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Buried Vessel Structure
A maritime monument where the vessel remains are buried in the sea bed.
Echosounder Trace
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An object in the sea bed detected by marine survey equipment that shows the contours of the sea bed beneath a vessel.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82789
Historic England
Demolished Structure
A monument consisting of a built structure, but which has been demolished so that only a ground plan and foundations, or similar, are thought to remain. Where all below ground traces have also been removed use DESTROYED MONUMENT.
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/142987
Monument whose presence is inferred by discovery of unstratified artefacts, for instance in plough soil.
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/111153
Unstratified Find
AP Enclosure
AP Macula
AP Site
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/99982
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Soil Mark
Soilmark
Monument visible, usually from the air, due to the fill of features being of a different colour than the surrounding subsoil. Soilmarks show up well in ploughed fields or areas where the topsoil has been stripped. Term derived from AN32 Glossary
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AP Linear Feature
Side Scan Sonar Contact
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82796
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82797
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An object lying on the sea bed detected by marine survey equipment that emits and receives high frequency sound waves.
Sonar Contact
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An object projecting out of the sea bed detected by marine survey equipment that emits and receives high frequency sound waves projected sideways from a boat or towed array.
Partially Destroyed Monument
Uninhabited Building
Historic England
Roofed Ruin
Extant Building
Inhabited Building
Monument with roof or walls intact or substantially intact, significant survival of original features, even if building no longer in use for original function.
Building - Other
Partially Demolished Building
Building Complex
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Roofed Building
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/97291
Building - Bonded
Subterranean
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http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/84571
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Subterranean Feature
Monument visible as a below ground man-made structure. Use for tunnels, mineworking, cellars, shelters.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/87962
Ruined Building
Monument visible as substantial above ground remains, retaining evidence of architecture and materials, with walls partially or completely intact but with roof and interior walls substantially or completely destroyed.
Historic England
Partially Demolished Building
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Parchmark
AP Linear Feature
AP Site
AP Enclosure
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/78253
Cropmark
Monument visible as a mark in standing crops or parchmarks, but where no subsurface deposits have been proven eg by excavation or other ground disturbance, in which case SUB SURFACE DEPOSIT should be used.
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Crop Mark
AP Macula
Man-made, roofless edifice or construction visible as substantial above-ground remains retaining evidence of architecture and materials, but which has been substantially destroyed.
Ruined Structure - Unbonded
Ruined Structure
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/142985
Ruined Structure - Bonded
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Partially Destroyed Monument
Historic England
Historic England
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Extant Structure
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/142986
Man-made roofless edifice or construction which is intact or substantially intact, with significant survival of original features, even if no longer serving original intended function.
Historic England
Feature visible following archaeological excavation
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Excavated Feature
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/143015
A Monument whose presence is inferred from artefacts found in stratified below ground deposits, as distinct from surface collection or chance find.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/100512
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Stratified Find
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Wreckage
The fragmentary or substantial remains of a vehicle or aircraft. Where recovered from excavation double index with SUB SURFACE DEPOSIT.
Historic England
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/139114
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82795
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Scattered Vessel Structure
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A maritime monument where the remains of a vessel are scattered over a wide area.
Movable Object
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/170018
Historic England
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An object such as an organ, display case or piece of furniture such as a pew, usually associated with a larger monument but which may be found in isolation. For example a war memorial roll of honour in its display case.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/97296
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Architectural Component
Monument whose existence is inferred from the traces of architectural features. Eg include shadow marks on building walls or beams, pillars, floors incorporated into a later structure, suggesting the existence of an earlier building.
Historic England
The deliberate deposit of a body in the ground, usually located in a special area set aside for the purpose of burial, such as a graveyard or cemetery.
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/151454
Burial
Historic England
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Collapsed Vessel Structure
http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/eh_evd/concepts/82787
A maritime monument where the fabric of a vessel has collapsed, leaving the hull structure flat on the sea bed but not widely dispersed.
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