# ============================================================================= # THING Hypernym Module # ============================================================================= # Version: 1.7.0 # Module: hypernyms/thg.yaml # # Objects, concepts, and phenomena that don't fit other hypernyms. # ============================================================================= id: hypernym_thing name: "THING Hypernym" description: | Named objects, artifacts, concepts, events, and other entities that do not fit the other hypernym categories. Broad category for tangible items and abstract concepts. hypernym: THING: code: "THG" definition: | Named objects, artifacts, concepts, events, and other entities that do not fit the above categories. Broad category for tangible items and abstract concepts. ontology_mappings: primary_class: "crm:E70_Thing" alternative_classes: - "schema:Thing" - "edm:NonInformation_Resource" nerd_class: "nerd:Thing" nerd_subclasses: - "nerd:Product" - "nerd:Event" nerd_note: | NERD Thing is the base class. Use nerd:Product for objects/artifacts, nerd:Event for THG.EVT subcategory. edm_note: | Europeana Data Model (EDM) provides cultural heritage-specific classes: - edm:ProvidedCHO: Cultural Heritage Object (the real-world thing) - edm:PhysicalThing: Physical/material objects - edm:Event: Historical or cultural events - edm:TimeSpan: Temporal extent of events/objects subcategories: ARTWORK: code: "THG.ART" definition: "Physical artworks and art objects" examples: - "The Night Watch painting" - "Rodin's The Thinker" - "the Rosetta Stone" ontology_class: "crm:E22_Man-Made_Object" alternative_classes: - "edm:PhysicalThing" - "edm:ProvidedCHO" edm_note: | For artworks in cultural heritage contexts: - edm:ProvidedCHO for the conceptual cultural object - edm:PhysicalThing for the material manifestation ARTIFACT: code: "THG.AFT" definition: "Historical objects and artifacts" examples: - "the crown jewels" - "Viking helmet" - "Roman coin" ontology_class: "crm:E22_Man-Made_Object" alternative_classes: - "edm:PhysicalThing" SPECIES: code: "THG.SPC" definition: "Biological species and taxa" examples: - "Tyrannosaurus rex" - "Quercus robur" - "dodo" ontology_class: "schema:Taxon" EVENT: code: "THG.EVT" definition: "Named historical events" examples: - "World War II" - "the French Revolution" - "the Great Fire of London" ontology_class: "crm:E5_Event" alternative_classes: - "edm:Event" - "schema:Event" edm_properties: has_time_span: "edm:happenedAt" occurred_at_place: "edm:occurredAt" note: | EDM Event extends CIDOC-CRM E5_Event for cultural heritage contexts. Use edm:happenedAt for temporal scope, edm:occurredAt for location. CONCEPT: code: "THG.CON" definition: "Abstract concepts, movements, styles" examples: - "Impressionism" - "the Baroque style" - "human rights" ontology_class: "crm:E55_Type" alternative_classes: - "skos:Concept" LANGUAGE: code: "THG.LNG" definition: "Named languages" examples: - "Dutch" - "Latin" - "Old French" ontology_class: "crm:E56_Language" MATERIAL: code: "THG.MAT" definition: "Materials and substances" examples: - "oil on canvas" - "bronze" - "parchment" ontology_class: "crm:E57_Material" inclusion_rules: - id: "THG_INC001" rule: "Tag named artworks as physical objects (distinct from their titles)" examples: - "the painting known as The Night Watch" - "Michelangelo's David" - id: "THG_INC002" rule: "Tag named historical events" examples: - "the Eighty Years War" - "the Golden Age" - id: "THG_INC003" rule: "Tag art movements and styles when named" examples: - "Dutch Golden Age painting" - "Art Nouveau" exclusion_rules: - id: "THG_EXC001" rule: "Do NOT tag generic object references" examples: - "the object (not named)" - "an artifact (not specific)" - id: "THG_EXC002" rule: "Do NOT tag common nouns unless part of a proper name" examples: - "painting (generic)" - "sculpture (generic)"