Illustrations |
ASKED term |
Equivalent MDA archaeological object term/s |
Alternative definition / source |
Object type category |
Typological source |
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Adze |
Adze |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Amulet |
Amulet |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Animal Bone |
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Bone derived from an animal |
Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Animal Brooch |
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Brooch in the form of a single stylised backward biting animal |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Annular Brooch |
Annular Brooch |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Applied Disc Brooch |
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Applied saucer brooch/Welch 1983 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Arrowhead |
Arrowhead |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Awl |
Awl |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Axehead |
Axehead |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Bag/Pouch |
Bag AND Pouch |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Bead |
Bead |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Bed/Bier |
Bed AND Bier |
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Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Bell/Crucible |
Bell AND Crucible |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Belt Mount/Plate/Adjuster |
Strap fitting |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Bird Brooch |
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Brooch in the form of a stylised bird |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Bow Brooch |
Bow Brooch |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Box Fitments |
Box |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Bracelet |
Bracelet |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Bracteate |
Bracteate |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Brooch |
Brooch |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Buckle |
Buckle |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Buckle Loop and Plate |
Buckle |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Buckle Mount |
Buckle |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Buckle Rivets |
Buckle |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Button Brooch |
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Small saucer shaped brooch with anthropomorphic face mask |
Personal Effects |
Avent and Evison 1981 |
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Casket facing |
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Evison 1987 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Chain |
Chain |
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Personal Effects/Tools (other) |
None used |
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Charcoal |
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black porous residue of partly burnt wood |
Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Chatelaine/Hanging Chain |
Chatelaine |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Chisel |
Chisel |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Cist |
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Stone lined grave structure |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Clasp |
Clasp |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Clench Bolts |
Clench Nails |
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Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Coffin |
Coffin |
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Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Coffin Clamps |
Coffin Fitting |
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Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Coin |
Coin |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Comb |
Comb |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Composite Jewelled Disc Brooch |
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Avent 1975 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Counter |
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Gaming piece |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Cowrie Shell (Amulet?) |
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Shell of small gastropod found in the Indian Ocean |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Cruciform Brooch |
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Reichstein 1977 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Crystal Ball |
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A sphere of crystal quartz |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Cu Alloy Bowl |
Vessel |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Dagger |
Dagger |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Dice |
Dice |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Disc |
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Any small thin circular object of unknown use |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Disc Brooch |
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Dickinson 1979 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Earrings |
Ear ring |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Eggshell |
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Fragile shell of bird egg |
Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Equal Arm Brooch |
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Brooch with two sub-triangular arms |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Escutheon/mount/applique |
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circular decorated plate for attachment to another artefact |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Eyelet/Cleat |
Eyelet AND Cleat |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Fe Rove/Diamond |
Rove |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Fe implement |
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Iron tool of uncertain useage |
Tools (other) |
None used |
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Ferrule |
Ferrule |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Figurine |
Figurine |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Finger Ring |
Finger Ring |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Flint |
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unworked flint lump |
Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Flint Packing |
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Flint lumps placed around edge of grave |
Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Fossil |
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remains of plant or animal preserved in strata of earth |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Garnet Disc Brooch |
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Evison 1987 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Garnet Disc and Rosette Brooch |
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Evison 1987 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Gemstone |
Gemstone |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Girdle Hanger |
Girdle Hanger |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Glass Vessel |
Vessel |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Glass fragment |
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piece of glass, possibly diagnostic of original vessel, but deposited as a fragment |
Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Gold Braid |
Braid |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Great Square Headed Brooch |
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Large brooch with expanded headplate |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Hone |
Whetstone |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Hook |
Hook |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Horse Equipment |
Horse Trappings |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Instrument |
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Evison 1987 |
Tools (other) |
None used |
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Iron Pyrites |
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sulphide of iron |
Tools (other)/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Jewel Plated Disc Brooch |
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cf Avent 1975 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Key |
Key (locking) AND Girdle Hanger AND Latchlifter |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Keystone Garnet Disc Brooch |
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cf Avent 1975 |
Personal Effects |
Avent 1975 |
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Knife |
Knife |
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Personal Effects |
Evison 1987 |
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Knife sheath |
Sheath |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Lace Tag |
Lace Tag |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Linked Pin |
Linked Pin |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Melon Bead |
Melon Bead |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Mirror |
Mirror |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Monochrome Bead |
Bead |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Mount |
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Ornamental metal plate |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Nails |
Nail |
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Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Neck ring |
Neck ring |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Needle (other material) |
Needle |
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Textile Making Equipment |
None used |
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Openwork disc |
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Cast metal disc with decorative openings |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Other-inorganic |
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Any other inorganic object not in the thesaurus and not identifiable as an object |
Personal Effects/Tools (other)/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Other-organic |
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Any other organic object not in the thesaurus |
Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Oyster Shell |
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Shell from an edible bivalve mollusc |
Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Pebble |
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small rounded stone |
Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Penannular Brooch |
Penannular Brooch |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Pendant |
Pendant |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Perforated Spoon |
Spoon |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Pin Beater |
Weft Beater |
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Textile Making Equipment |
None used |
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Pin/Bodkin |
Pin AND Bodkin |
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Personal Effects/Textile Making Equipment |
None used |
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Pincers/grips |
Pincers |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Plane |
Plane |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Polychrome Bead |
Bead |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Potsherd |
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Broken piece of earthenware |
Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Pottery (Hand-made) |
Pot |
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Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Pottery (wheel-thrown) |
Pot |
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Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Pursemount/firesteel |
Purse |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Quernstone |
Quern |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Quoit Brooch |
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Broad banded annular brooch with 'notch and stops' fastening |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Radiate Head Brooch |
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Brooch with semi-circular head plate, with or without radiating knobs |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Ring |
Ring |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Rivet |
Rivet |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Rod |
Rod |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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S-Shaped Brooch |
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Brooch with a pair of opposed backward biting animals forming an S shape |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Safety Pin Brooch |
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Gracile form of brooch fastening |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Saucer Brooch |
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Cast brooch of dished form with decoration on the flat central area |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Scabbard |
Scabbard |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Scabbard Chape |
Scabbard |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Scales |
Balance |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Seax |
Seax |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Shears |
Shears |
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Textile Making Equipment |
None used |
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Sheath |
Sheath |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Sheath mount |
Sheath |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Sheet fragments |
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Fragments of thin metal sheet from unknown artefact |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Shield Boss |
Shield |
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Weaponry |
Dickinson and Härke 1992 |
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Shield Grip |
Shield |
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Weaponry |
Dickinson and Härke 1992 |
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Shield Mounts/Rivets |
Shield |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Small Long Brooch |
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MacGregor and Bolick, p.124 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Small Radiate Headed Brooch |
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Smaller version of the Radiate Headed Brooch |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Small Square Headed Brooch |
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MacGregor and Bolick, p.120 |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Spatula |
Spatula |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Spear Fitting |
Spear |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Spear Shaft |
Spear |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Spearhead |
Spear |
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Weaponry |
Swanton 1974 |
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Spindle Whorl |
Spindle Whorl |
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Textile Making Equipment |
None used |
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Spoon |
Spoon |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Square brooch |
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Plate brooch in the form of a square, may be set with garnets |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Staple |
Staple |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Staples |
Staple |
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Personal Effects/Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Stone Pillow |
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Stone used to pillow the head of the deceased |
Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Stone Slab |
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Large piece of stone |
Grave Equipment etc. |
None used |
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Strap Adjuster |
Strap Fitting |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Strap End |
Strap Fitting |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Stud |
Stud |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Stylus scriptorius |
Stylus |
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Textile Making Equipment |
None used |
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Suspension Loop |
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Loop used to suspend other artefacts |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Suspension Plate |
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Plate from which other artefacts are suspended |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Sword |
Sword |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Sword bead |
Sword |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Sword pommel |
Sword |
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Weaponry |
None used |
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Tablet weaving square |
Weaving Tablet |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Terret |
Harness Fitting |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Thong tag |
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small metal terminal to a narrow strip of leather |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Thread Box |
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Sheet metal canister with a pull-off lid |
Textile Making Equipment |
None used |
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Toilet Pick |
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General term for small toilet implements that may include picks, scoops and scrapers |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Touchstone |
Touchstone |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Trivet |
Trivet |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Tube |
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Larger rolled tube of sheet metal |
Personal Effects |
None used |
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Tweezers |
Tweezers |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Unidentified artefact |
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Object with insufficient remaining characteristics to identify as type |
Personal Effects/Tools (other)/Grave Equipment etc./Weaponry |
None used |
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Weaving Beater |
Weaving Batten |
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Textile Making Equipment |
None used |
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Weights |
Weight |
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Tools (other) |
None used |
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Wooden vessel (Cu alloy mounts) |
Vessel |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Wooden vessel (Fe mounts) |
Vessel |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Wooden vessel (silver mounts) |
Vessel |
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Personal Effects |
None used |
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Wrist Clasp |
Sleeve Clasp |
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Personal Effects |
None used |