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SMR Card
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Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record.
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Earthwork
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Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.
In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.
Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE *
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An office or central station of a local telephone system where the various lines are brought to a central switchboard and communication between subscribers is achieved.
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SITE *
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Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible.
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RIDGE AND FURROW *
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A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period.
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LONG MOUND *
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A long, narrow mound of earth or stone and of uncertain date and function. Use more appropriate term where possible.
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ROAD *
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A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles.
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PASTURE *
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A field covered with herbage for the grazing of livestock.
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FIELD *
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An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock.
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CAUSEWAY *
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A road or pathway raised above surrounding low, wet or uneven ground.
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MOUND *
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A natural or artificial elevation of earth or stones, such as the earth heaped upon a grave. Use more specific type where known.
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FARM *
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A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known.
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EARTHWORK *
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A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification.
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* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)
