Historic Environment
Archaeology and Historic Buildings Record Help
List of common abbreviations/glossary
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AA
Anti aircraft
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ACC No
Museum Accession Number
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AHBR
Archaeology and Historic Buildings Record
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AONB
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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AP
Aerial photograph
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BA
Bronze Age - period from 2,500BC to 700BC
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BAR
Building at Risk
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CA
Conservation Area - areas of special character subject to planning restrictions
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CUCAP
Cambridge University collection of aerial photographs
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C14
Radio-carbon dating
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DoE
Department of the Environment
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DOB
Defence of Britain Project
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Dendro
Dendrochronology (dating by tree rings)
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EH
English Heritage
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ESA
Environmentally Sensitive Area
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GV
Group Value - listed building forming part of a group
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HCC
Hampshire County Council
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HRO
Hampshire Record Office
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HWTMA
Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology
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IA
Iron Age - period from 800BC to AD43
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LB
Listed Building - historic building with statutory protection
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Med
Medieval (middle ages) - period from 1066 to 1540
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Meso
Mesolithic (middle stone age) - period from 10,000BC to 4,000BC
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Monuid
Monument Unique Identifier - the site number
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Neo
Neolithic (new stone age) - period from 4,000BC to 2,200BC
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NMR
National Monuments Record
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NMP
National Mapping Programme
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OD
Ordnance Datum
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OS
Ordnance Survey
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Palaeo
Palaeolithic (old stone age) - period from 500,000BC to 10,000BC
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PAS
Portable Antiquities Scheme
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Post-Med
Post Medieval - period from 1540 to 1901
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RB
Roman-British - period from 43 to 410
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RCHME
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments in England
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RPG
Registered Park and Garden
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PCM
Portsmouth City Museum
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SAM
Scheduled Ancient Monument - archaeological site with statutory protection
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SMR
Sites and Monuments Record
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TVAT
Test Valley Archaeological Trust
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WCM
Winchester City Museum
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VCH
Victoria County History
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