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