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Aerial Photograph
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Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical.
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FOX COVERT *
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A small area of managed woodland, created to provide cover for foxes.
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SITE *
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Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible.
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CONTROL ROOM *
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A room or building housing the controls to a mechanized system, eg. in a power station, airport, etc.
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PARK *
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An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known.
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MAGAZINE *
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A building in which a supply of arms, ammunition and provisions for an army is stored.
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MILITARY CAMP *
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A site where a body of troops is temporarily or permanently lodged, with or without entrenchments and fortifications.
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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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MUSEUM *
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A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed.
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PRISONER OF WAR CAMP *
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A prison site for the containment of servicemen captured in war.
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NISSEN HUT *
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A prefabricated structure of a steel frame clad in corrugated iron. Semi-circular in section they were used as accommodation for the armed forces and, during WWII, as emergency housing for bombed out civilians. Also used for storage.
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AIRCRAFT *
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An aircraft, either whole or in part. Aircraft often survive as commemorative monuments, gate guardians or crash sites.
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HOSTEL *
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A building, usually containing several dormitories, used as a cheap, short term residence. Use more specific term if known.
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OFFICE *
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A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known.
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BATTERY *
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A site where guns, mortars or searchlights are mounted. Use specific type where known.
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* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)