MEGA codes

Element types

Group Code Description
Tell101Tall/Tell
Agricultural201Agricultural Terrace
Agricultural202Animal Pen
Agricultural203Hamlet/Farmstead/Farmhouse
Agricultural204Mill
Agricultural205Press, Oil
Agricultural206Press, Wine
Agricultural207Stables
Agricultural208Threshing Floor
Agricultural209Villa
Agricultural299Unspecified/Unknown Agricultural Structure
Cultic/Religious301Church/Chapel
Cultic/Religious302Menhir/Standing Stone/Cromlish
Cultic/Religious303Monastery
Cultic/Religious304Mosque
Cultic/Religious305Mosque, Desert
Cultic/ReligiousCultic/Religious306Sanctuary
Cultic/Religious307Stone Circle
Cultic/Religious308Temple
Cultic/Religious399Unspecified/Unknown Religious Structures
Funerary401Burial, Cairn/Tumulus
Funerary402Burial, Cave (Loculus/Arcosolium)
Funerary403Burial, in Church
Funerary404Burial, Jar
Funerary405Burial, in Natural Cave
Funerary406Burial, Pit
Funerary407Burial, Sub-Floor
Funerary408Cemetery
Funerary409Colombarium
Funerary410Dolmen
Funerary411Grave
Funerary412Hypogaeum
Funerary413Mausoleum
Funerary414Sarcophagus/Stone Anthropode Coffin
Funerary415Tomb, Cist
Funerary417Tomb, Rock-cut with Simple Entrance or Dromos
Funerary418Tomb, Rock-cut with Shaft
Funerary416Tomb, Rock-cut Monumental with Sculpted Face
Funerary419Tomb, Tower
Funerary420Tombstone
Funerary499Unspecified/Unknown Funerary
Habitation/Military501Camp/Nomadic Camp
Habitation/Military502Caravanserai
Habitation/Military503Castle
Habitation/Military504Castrum
Habitation/Military505Cave/Shelter
Habitation/Military506Fortress
Habitation/Military507Hearth
Habitation/Military508Hermitage
Habitation/Military509Hut circle
Habitation/Military510Latrine
Habitation/Military511Palace
Habitation/Military512Rujm
Habitation/Military513Settlement, Fortified
Habitation/Military514Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
Habitation/Military515Tower
Habitation/Military599Unspecified/Unknown Habitation/Military
Industrial/Mining601Flint Knapping Site
Industrial/Mining602Furnace
Industrial/Mining603Kiln
Industrial/Mining604Mine
Industrial/Mining605Quarry
Industrial/Mining606Smelting Site/Slag Heap
Industrial/Mining699Unspecified/Unknown Industrial
Inscription701Inscription, Arabic
Inscription707Inscription, Turkish
Inscription703Inscription, Greek
Inscription704Inscription, Kufic
Inscription705Inscription, Latin
Inscription706Inscription, Nabataean
Inscription702Inscription, Aramaic
Inscription708Inscription, Safaitic
Inscription709Inscription, Thamudic
Inscription799Unspecified/Unknown Inscription
General801Baths
General802Bridge
General803Cairn
General804Courtyard
General805Cupmarks/Cupholes
General807Frescoes
General808Hijaz Railway Station
General809Hippodrome
General810Isolated Structure/House
General811Jellyfish Structure (Manyatta)
General812Kite
General813Macellum
General814Milestone
General821Road
General817Nymphaeum
General818Platform
General820Public Building
General816Mosaic
General822Rock Art
General823Rock-cut Basin
General825Statue/Sculpture/Bas-Relief
General826Souk/Market
General827Stele/Obelisk
General828Stone Fences/Enclosures
General829Storage Facility/Silo
General830Tabun
General833Wall, Unspecified
General832Wali/Dharih
General834Water Structure, Aquaduct
General836Water Structure, Dam or Barrage
General837Water Structure, Qanat
General838Water Structure, Reservoir (Birket)
General839Water Structure, Well
General899Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element
Non-structural901Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
Non-structural903Groundstone
Non-structural904Pit
General806Domestic Installation (Rock-Cut or in Natural Cave
General815Monumental Gateway/Arch
General819Plaza/Forum
General824Rock-cut Triclinium
General831Theater (odeon)
General835Water Structure, Cistern
General840Water Structure, Unspecified
Non-structural902Sherd/Flint or Other Material Culture (Excavated)

Periods

Code Description
9001Palaeolithic, Lower
9002Palaeolithic, Middle
9003Palaeolithic, Upper
9004Palaeolithic, Unspecified
9005Epi-Palaeolithic
9006Kebaran
9007Natufian
9008Neolithic, Pre-pottery
9009Neolithic, Pre-pottery A
9010Neolithic, Pre-pottery B
9011Neolithic, Pre-pottery C
9012Neolithic, Pottery
9013Neolithic, Pottery A (Yarmoukian)
9014Neolithic, Pottery B
9015Neolithic, Unspecified
9016Chalcolithic, Early
9017Chalcolithic, Late
9018Chalcolithic, Unspecified
9019Early Bronze I
9020Early Bronze II
9021Early Bronze II-III
9022Early Bronze III
9023Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
9024Early Bronze, Unspecified
9025Middle Bronze IIa
9026Middle Bronze IIb-c
9027Middle Bronze, Unspecified
9028Late Bronze I
9029Late Bronze IIa-b
9030Late Bronze, Unspecified
9031Iron Age I
9032Iron Age IIa-b
9033Iron Age IIc
9034Iron Age III (Persian)
9035Iron Age, Unspecified
9036Hellenistic, Early
9037Hellenistic, Middle
9038Hellenistic, Late
9039Hellenistic, Unspecified
9040Nabataean, Early
9041Nabataean, Middle
9042Nabataean, Late
9043Nabataean, Unspecified
9044Roman, Early
9045Roman, Late
9046Roman, Unspecified
9047Byzantine, Early
9048Byzantine, Late
9049Byzantine, Unspecified
9050Islamic, Umayyad
9051Islamic, Abbasid
9052Islamic, Fatimid
9053Islamic, Ayyubid
9054Islamic, Mamluk
9055Islamic, Unspecified
9056Crusader
9057Ottoman, Early
9058Ottoman, Late
9059Ottoman, Unspecified
9060Modern (1915-1950)
9061Hashemite
9999Unspecified/Unknown Period
9001Palaeolithic, Lower
9002Palaeolithic, Middle
9003Palaeolithic, Upper
9004Palaeolithic, Unspecified
9005Epi-Palaeolithic
9006Kebaran
9007Natufian
9008Neolithic, Pre-pottery
9009Neolithic, Pre-pottery A
9010Neolithic, Pre-pottery B
9011Neolithic, Pre-pottery C
9012Neolithic, Pottery
9013Neolithic, Pottery A (Yarmoukian)
9014Neolithic, Pottery B
9015Neolithic, Unspecified
9016Chalcolithic, Early
9017Chalcolithic, Late
9018Chalcolithic, Unspecified
9019Early Bronze I
9020Early Bronze II
9021Early Bronze II-III
9022Early Bronze III
9023Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
9024Early Bronze, Unspecified
9025Middle Bronze IIa
9026Middle Bronze IIb-c
9027Middle Bronze, Unspecified
9028Late Bronze I
9029Late Bronze IIa-b
9030Late Bronze, Unspecified
9031Iron Age I
9032Iron Age IIa-b
9033Iron Age IIc
9034Iron Age III (Persian)
9035Iron Age, Unspecified
9036Hellenistic, Early
9037Hellenistic, Middle
9038Hellenistic, Late
9039Hellenistic, Unspecified
9040Nabataean, Early
9041Nabataean, Middle
9042Nabataean, Late
9043Nabataean, Unspecified
9044Roman, Early
9045Roman, Late
9046Roman, Unspecified
9047Byzantine, Early
9048Byzantine, Late
9049Byzantine, Unspecified
9050Islamic, Umayyad
9051Islamic, Abbasid
9052Islamic, Fatimid
9053Islamic, Ayyubid
9054Islamic, Mamluk
9055Islamic, Unspecified
9056Crusader
9057Ottoman, Early
9058Ottoman, Late
9059Ottoman, Unspecified
9060Modern (1915-1950)
9061Hashemite
9999Unspecified/Unknown Period
9001Palaeolithic, Lower
9002Palaeolithic, Middle
9003Palaeolithic, Upper
9004Palaeolithic, Unspecified
9005Epi-Palaeolithic
9006Kebaran
9007Natufian
9008Neolithic, Pre-pottery
9009Neolithic, Pre-pottery A
9010Neolithic, Pre-pottery B
9011Neolithic, Pre-pottery C
9012Neolithic, Pottery
9013Neolithic, Pottery A (Yarmoukian)
9014Neolithic, Pottery B
9015Neolithic, Unspecified
9016Chalcolithic, Early
9017Chalcolithic, Late
9018Chalcolithic, Unspecified
9019Early Bronze I
9020Early Bronze II
9021Early Bronze II-III
9022Early Bronze III
9023Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
9024Early Bronze, Unspecified
9025Middle Bronze IIa
9026Middle Bronze IIb-c
9027Middle Bronze, Unspecified
9028Late Bronze I
9029Late Bronze IIa-b
9030Late Bronze, Unspecified
9031Iron Age I
9032Iron Age IIa-b
9033Iron Age IIc
9034Iron Age III (Persian)
9035Iron Age, Unspecified
9036Hellenistic, Early
9037Hellenistic, Middle
9038Hellenistic, Late
9039Hellenistic, Unspecified
9040Nabataean, Early
9041Nabataean, Middle
9042Nabataean, Late
9043Nabataean, Unspecified
9044Roman, Early
9045Roman, Late
9046Roman, Unspecified
9047Byzantine, Early
9048Byzantine, Late
9049Byzantine, Unspecified
9050Islamic, Umayyad
9051Islamic, Abbasid
9052Islamic, Fatimid
9053Islamic, Ayyubid
9054Islamic, Mamluk
9055Islamic, Unspecified
9056Crusader
9057Ottoman, Early
9058Ottoman, Late
9059Ottoman, Unspecified
9060Modern (1915-1950)
9061Hashemite
9999Unspecified/Unknown Period
9001Palaeolithic, Lower
9002Palaeolithic, Middle
9003Palaeolithic, Upper
9004Palaeolithic, Unspecified
9005Epi-Palaeolithic
9006Kebaran
9007Natufian
9008Neolithic, Pre-pottery
9009Neolithic, Pre-pottery A
9010Neolithic, Pre-pottery B
9011Neolithic, Pre-pottery C
9012Neolithic, Pottery
9013Neolithic, Pottery A (Yarmoukian)
9014Neolithic, Pottery B
9015Neolithic, Unspecified
9016Chalcolithic, Early
9017Chalcolithic, Late
9018Chalcolithic, Unspecified
9019Early Bronze I
9020Early Bronze II
9021Early Bronze II-III
9022Early Bronze III
9023Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
9024Early Bronze, Unspecified
9025Middle Bronze IIa
9026Middle Bronze IIb-c
9027Middle Bronze, Unspecified
9028Late Bronze I
9029Late Bronze IIa-b
9030Late Bronze, Unspecified
9031Iron Age I
9032Iron Age IIa-b
9033Iron Age IIc
9034Iron Age III (Persian)
9035Iron Age, Unspecified
9036Hellenistic, Early
9037Hellenistic, Middle
9038Hellenistic, Late
9039Hellenistic, Unspecified
9040Nabataean, Early
9041Nabataean, Middle
9042Nabataean, Late
9043Nabataean, Unspecified
9044Roman, Early
9045Roman, Late
9046Roman, Unspecified
9047Byzantine, Early
9048Byzantine, Late
9049Byzantine, Unspecified
9050Islamic, Umayyad
9051Islamic, Abbasid
9052Islamic, Fatimid
9053Islamic, Ayyubid
9054Islamic, Mamluk
9055Islamic, Unspecified
9056Crusader
9057Ottoman, Early
9058Ottoman, Late
9059Ottoman, Unspecified
9060Modern (1915-1950)
9061Hashemite
9999Unspecified/Unknown Period

Topography

Code Description
1001Alluvial Fan
1002Cliff
1003Cutbank
1004Dune Field
1005Hilltop
1006Plain, Alluvial
1007Plain, Non-Alluvial
1008Plateau
1009Playa
1010Ridge
1011Slope
1012Terrace
1013Valley Bottom
1998Other Topography
1999Unspecified/Unknown Topography