Key:site_type
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A typological system for archaeological sites ![]() |
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Describes the sub-class of an archaeological site. More information at historic=archaeological_site.
Tagging
Main tag is historic=archaeological_site accompanied with one of the following tags:
Site type
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Other undocumented (suggested) values
Tag | Alternative Tagging | Description/link/Picture |
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abbey | Abbey | |
agora | ||
agricultural | farm | |
amphitheatre | ||
asclepeion | Asclepeion Greek healing temple, (named after Asclepius, the first doctor-demigod in Greek mythology. | |
barrow | tumulus | barrow |
baths | ||
boom_gate | ||
bridge | ||
broch | Broch. Iron Age drystone hollow-walled round house structure found in Scotland. | |
building | Some kind of, generally isolated, single former building such as dwelling or barn. For a group of huts or buildings, consider settlement | |
burial | ||
burnt_mound | Burnt mound | |
bushman_paintings | painting with historic:civilization=* | |
cairn | ||
camp | Often used on old UK maps to describe a roman army marching camp. These are usually marked by a low rectangular earth embankment and were often for temporary or semi-temporary use during army fighting campaigns. Care should be used in the UK as these are often mis-identified and re-classified by later archeaologists. | |
cave | ||
celtic_oppidum | oppidum with historic:civilization=celtic | Oppidum. A large fortified Iron Age settlement, usually Celtic, found across Europe. |
cemetery | grave_field | See grave_field |
charcoal_kiln | A permanent structure made of materials such as stone for the controlled burning of wood to produce charcoal. | |
church | ||
cuniculum_system | ||
dendroglyph | carving in the bark of a living tree | |
deserted_medieval_village | village with historic:civilization=* | |
ditch | ||
dolmen | megalith with megalith_type=dolmen | Dolmen |
dun | ||
earthwork | ||
earthworks | earthwork | |
enclosure | ||
farm | agricultural | |
forum | ||
grave_field | cemetery | A group of one or more human burials. For single burials, consider burial, tumulus, stone_ship, etc. |
henge | Henge, a Neolithic earthwork structure occuring mostly or exclusively in the UK consisting of a ring-shaped bank and ditch, with the ditch inside the bank. | |
hill_fort | historic=castle with castle_type=* | |
holly_well | well | |
industrial | A site of industrial archeaological interest such as an old mill or factory. | |
landwehr | ||
long_barrow | barrow with some subttype, rather use megalith with megalith_type=long_barrow | Long barrow, not only stone but wood too. |
lime_kiln | Lime kiln. Oven structure for creating lime, CaO, usually from limestone rock but sometimes plant material such as bracken. | |
medieval_castle | historic=castle with castle_type=* with historic:civilization=* | |
menhir | megalith with megalith_type=menhir | |
midden | Midden. A heap made from domestic waste which may consist of animal bone, human excrement, botanical material, mollusc shells, sherds, lithics | |
military_trench | A trench used for military purposes (shooting) | |
mine | ||
mineral_extraction | Mineral, rock, stone, gravel, peat extraction by surface quarrying or the surface expression of underground mining such as mine shafts/levels, spoil heaps, buildings | |
monastery | Site of a religious settlement where monks or nuns live(d). Also referred to in English as abbey, nunnery, priory. | |
monolith | megalith with megalith_type=*, or man_made=obelisk, or historic=monument with other tags | |
murus_system | ||
oppidum | Oppidum. A large fortified Iron Age settlement, usually Celtic, found across Europe. | |
oracle | ||
painting | If on rock rock_painting | |
parking | ||
prehistoric_fort | historic=castle with castle_type=* with historic:civilization=prehistoric | Stone age, bronze age, iron age fortification. |
pictogram | rock_painting, petroglyph , painting | Both carved and painted symbols. |
priory | monastery | |
quarry | ||
ridge_and_furrow | lynchets | Ridge and furrow or Lynchet |
ring_fort | historic=castle with castle_type=* | |
ringfort | ring_fort | |
road | ||
rock_art | possible confusion with pictogram, petroglyph | Maybe defined as a carved rock surface that is also painted. This would separated it from petroglyph and rock_painting |
rock_painting | painting, possible confusion with petroglyph | A Painting on a rock surface,usually sheltered from the weather. ![]() |
roman_dam | site_type=roman_dam with waterway=dam, historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman | |
roman_fish_salting_factory | site_type=roman_fish_salting_factory with historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman | |
roman_fort | historic=castle+castle_type=castrum with historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman | |
roman_kiln | site_type=roman_kiln with man_made=kiln, historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman | |
roman_road - see also (also undocumented) | road with historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman | |
roman_wall | wall with historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman | |
roman_waterpipeline | historic=acqueduct with historic:civilization=ancient_roman/western_roman | |
round_barrow | barrow with some subttype | Round barrow, burial covered by a circular mound of earth. Usually Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age but earlier and later examples exist. Common in UK and Scandanavia. If the mound is elongated along one axis, then it is a Long Barrow. |
ruins | Consider historic=ruins with site_type more descriptive of the function of the site. | |
sacrificial_site - note: "_site" is superfluous | ||
sanctuary | ||
shell_midden | midden | |
standing_stone | megalith with megalith_type=menhir | |
stone_circle | megalith with megalith_type=stone_circle | A circle of standing stones from large (Stonehenge in UK) to 1m high stones around a diameter of a few meters. |
stone_row | megalith with megalith_type=alignment | |
stone_ship | megalith with megalith_type=stone_ship | Stone ship, a distinctive form of burial mostly found in Scandanavia, the Baltics and Northern Germany. The grave was surrounded by slabs or stones in the shape of a ship. |
tar_pile | ||
temple | ||
theatre | ||
village | settlement | |
villa | roman_villa | |
villa_rustica | roman_villa or villa | |
tomb - | historic=tomb with tomb=* | |
trap_pit | A pit dug for trapping animals, such as wolves. Common in Sweden as listed historical sites, "varg grop". | |
wall | ||
well |
See https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/?key=site_type#values for more values in use.
Non conforming values or evident aliases or typos
bigstone- rather use megalith insteadsacrificial_site-"_site" is superfluous use sacrificialcemetary- rather use (also undocumented) cemetery abovecivilization- rather use another value for the site type + historic:civilization=*heritage- 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 insteadpictograph- 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 instead
Capitals - should use lower case
OSM values should all be lower case.
Bushman_Paintingsto bushman_paintingsWellto wellPetroglyphto petroglyphCrossto cross
See also
- historic:civilization=*
- historic=aqueduct
- historic=tomb + tomb=*
- man_made=obelisk
- start_date=*, end_date=*
- heritage=*
- wikipedia=*
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