Preferred label
Archaeological sites
Alternative label
Excavation sites
Broader term
Historic sites
Related terms
Antiquities
Archaeology
Cliff dwellings
Earthworks (Archaeology)
Ruins
Trilithons
Scope note
For ancient structures still largely intact and remains of ancient structures; also includes active excavations. Search under ANTIQUITIES for relics (coins, etc.) of ancient times. Search under RUINS for remains of structures not of ancient times and under ABANDONED BUILDINGS for vacant, possibly dilapidated buildings. 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 ANTIQUITIES and in a note under RUINS.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.