Key:site_type
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Describes the sub-class of an archaeological site. More information at historic=archaeological_site.
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Tagging
Main tag is historic=archaeological_site accompanied with one of the following tags:
Site type
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Other undocumented (suggested) values
- earthwork
- cairn
- shell_midden
- ridge_and_furrow
- burial
- landwehr
- mine
- agora
- roman_road - see also (also undocumented) road below + historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman
- midden
- rock_art - probably could be tagged as petroglyph
- earthworks - most probably the same as earthwork
- enclosure
- tomb - consider using historic=tomb with tomb=*
- temple
- trap_pit
- barrow
- camp
- asclepeion
- round_barrow - probably the same as (also undocumented) barrow + some subttype
- roman_fort - consider using historic=castle+castle_type=castrum instead + historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman
- ruins
- agricultural - see also (also undocumented) farm below
- monastery
- road
- parking
- boom_gate
- rock_painting - probably could be tagged as petroglyph, see also (also undocumented) painting below
- industrial
- charcoal_kiln
- standing_stone - rather use megalith+megalith_type=menhir instead
- well
- deserted_medieval_village - see also village below + historic:civilization=*
- theatre
- pictogram
- building
- oppidum
- roman_wall - should better be (also undocumented) wall below + historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman
- cave
- celtic_oppidum - a subtype of (also undocumented) oppidum above + historic:civilization=celtic
- bridge
- stone_row - rather use megalith+megalith_type=alignment instead
- Bushman_Paintings - should better be (also undocumented) bushman_paintings without the capitals, see also (also undocumented) painting below + historic:civilization=*
- church
- broch
- holly_well - a subtype of well above
- amphitheatre
- tar_pile
- baths
- villa_rustica - use roman_villa instead, see also (also undocumented) villa below
- ditch
- monolith - rather use megalith+megalith_type=* instead, or man_made=obelisk, or historic=monument+other tags
- grave_field - see also (also undocumented) cemetery below
- forum
- roman_waterpipeline - historic=acqueduct+ + historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman
- medieval_castle - consider using historic=castle+castle_type=*+historic:civilization=* instead
- quarry
- prehistoric_fort - consider using historic=castle+castle_type=*+historic:civilization=prehistoric instead
- abbey
- stone_ship
- cemetery - see also (also undocumented) grave_field above
- menhir - rather use megalith+megalith_type=menhir instead
- hill_fort - consider using historic=castle+castle_type=* instead
- long_barrow - probably the same as (also undocumented) barrow above + some subttype, rather use megalith+megalith_type=long_barrow
- ring_fort - consider using historic=castle+castle_type=* instead
- sanctuary
- henge
- ringfort - probably the same as (also undocumented) ring_fort above
- cuniculum_system
- villa - see also roman_villa above
- dolmen - rather use megalith+megalith_type=dolmen instead
- farm - see also (also undocumented) agricultural above
- sacrificial_site - note: "_site" is superfluous
- wall
- dun
- painting
- priory
- murus_system
- oracle
- village
- stone_circle - rather use megalith+megalith_type=stone_circle instead
- dendroglyph - carving in the bark of a living tree
- military_trench - a trench used for military purposes (shooting)
Non conforming values or evident aliases or typos
cemetary- rather use (also undocumented) cemetery abovecivilization- rather use another value for the site type + historic:civilization=*Cross- should better be (also undocumented) cross above without the capitalheritage- rather use another value for the site type + heritage=*medieval_castle-
Medieval castle - see and rather use historic=castle+castle_type=defensive+historic:civilization=* instead.petroglyphs- rather use petroglyph insteadPetroglyph- rather use petroglyph instead without the capitalpictograph- probably the same as (also undocumented) pictogram abovesetlement- use settlement insteadStone_Cross- rather use (also undocumented) cross above without the capital + material=stonetrapping_pit- probably the same as (also undocumented) trap_pit abovetumuli- rather use tumulus insteadWell- should better be (also undocumented) well above without the capital
