Template:Infobox archaeological culture

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TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Infobox archaeological culture

A template to display basic information about an archaeological culture at a glance

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Culture namename

The name of the archaeological culture described in this page

Default
{{subst:PAGENAME}}
Stringrequired
Image namemap

Map showing the geographical extent of the culture. If no map is available, could be replaced with another illustrative image.

Filesuggested
mapaltmapalt

Alt text for the map/other image.

Stringsuggested
altnamesaltnames

Alternate names of the culture.

Stringoptional
horizonhorizon

The [[archaeological horizon]] the culture belongs to, where applicable.

Example
[[First Temperate Neolithic]]
Page nameoptional
regionregion

Written description of the geographical extent of the culture; probably not necessary if there is a map.

Stringoptional
The period of the cultureperiod

The period of the culture

Example
[[Neolithic]]
Page namerequired
The absolute date range of the culturedates

The absolute date range of the culture. Take care to use calibrated radiocarbon dates.

Example
c. 1800 BC – 900 BC
Unknownsuggested
typesitetypesite

The site which the culture is named after.

Page nameoptional
majorsitesmajorsites

Other significant or well excavated sites belonging to the culture.

Unknownoptional
extraextra

Any other defining characteristics of the culture

Example
"House burning" in the case of the [[Cucuteni-Trypillian]] culture.
Unbalanced wikitextoptional
precededbyprecededby

The culture that directly preceded this culture in its geographical range.

Page namesuggested
followedbyfollowedby

The culture that directly followed this culture in its geographical range.

Page namesuggested
modulemodule

Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.

Unknownoptional