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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |