Preferred label
Antiquities
Broader term
Objects
Related terms
Antiques
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Ruins
Scope note
Relics of ancient times, such as coins or statues. Search under ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES for ancient structures or remains of ancient structures. Search under ANTIQUES for objects of an earlier period, but not of ancient times. Search also under the subdivision --ANTIQUITIES & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES used with names of ethnic, racial, and regional groups and with classes of persons (Appendix A).
Editorial note
Used in a note under ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES. Used in a note under ANTIQUES.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.