Category details
CategoryArchaeological sites
SourceLibrary of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I
Overview
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).