Template:Infobox archaeological culture/TemplateData
TemplateData
TemplateData for Infobox archaeological culture
A template to display basic information about an archaeological culture at a glance
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Culture name | name | The name of the archaeological culture described in this page
| String | required |
Image name | map | Map showing the geographical extent of the culture. If no map is available, could be replaced with another illustrative image. | File | suggested |
mapalt | mapalt | Alt text for the map/other image. | String | suggested |
altnames | altnames | Alternate names of the culture. | String | optional |
horizon | horizon | The [[archaeological horizon]] the culture belongs to, where applicable.
| Page name | optional |
region | region | Written description of the geographical extent of the culture; probably not necessary if there is a map. | String | optional |
The period of the culture | period | The period of the culture
| Page name | required |
The absolute date range of the culture | dates | The absolute date range of the culture. Take care to use calibrated radiocarbon dates.
| Unknown | suggested |
typesite | typesite | The site which the culture is named after. | Page name | optional |
majorsites | majorsites | Other significant or well excavated sites belonging to the culture. | Unknown | optional |
extra | extra | Any other defining characteristics of the culture
| Unbalanced wikitext | optional |
precededby | precededby | The culture that directly preceded this culture in its geographical range. | Page name | suggested |
followedby | followedby | The culture that directly followed this culture in its geographical range. | Page name | suggested |
module | module | Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one. | Unknown | optional |