{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T21:03:38Z", "providers": [ "Claude" ], "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify", "pass": 2, "wave": 3, "engine": "claude", "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T10:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T06:57:30+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-06T17:41:11+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q1035294", "registryId": "vr.tr.henge", "name": "henge", "version": "0.2.0-wave.3", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.BLT" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1035294/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.henge", "name": "henge", "purpose": "Let an agent explain what a henge is in archaeological terms, distinguish henges from stone circles and other enclosures, relay dating, distribution and interpretation from archaeological sources with attribution, and relay heritage protection and visiting information.", "definition": "A prehistoric earthwork of the Neolithic and early Bronze Age in Britain and Ireland consisting of a circular or oval bank with an internal ditch enclosing a flat area, often containing timber or stone circles, pits or burials; the term is also used loosely for the stone circles themselves, as at Stonehenge, though archaeologists define a henge by its bank and ditch.", "what_it_is_for": "Not known for certain; ceremonial and gathering functions are proposed.", "affordances": [ "explain the definition and features", "distinguish henges from stone circles and hillforts", "relay dating and distribution", "present interpretations with attribution" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Internal ditch and external bank", "Circular or oval plan", "Ceremonial rather than defensive", "Confined to Britain and Ireland" ], "appearance": "A circular bank with a ditch inside it, one or more entrances, and sometimes a stone or timber circle within.", "visual_identification": [ "Bank outside, ditch inside", "Neolithic and early Bronze Age date", "Stone circles without bank and ditch, and defensive enclosures with the ditch outside, are different monuments" ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "diameter", "typical_range": "about 20-500", "unit": "m", "note": "from small henges to superhenges" }, { "quantity": "date", "typical_range": "about 3000-2000", "unit": "BCE", "note": "main period" } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "classic henges with one or two entrances", "mini-henges or hengiform monuments", "superhenges such as Avebury and Durrington Walls", "henges with stone circles", "henges with timber circles" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "prehistoric earthwork", "why": "a ceremonial enclosure" }, { "relation": "is confused with", "target": "stone circle", "why": "often found within but distinct" }, { "relation": "is dated to", "target": "Neolithic", "why": "and early Bronze Age" }, { "relation": "is protected as", "target": "scheduled monument", "why": "in Britain" } ], "identifiers": [ { "scheme": "national monument number", "value_or_pattern": "per heritage register", "note": "" }, { "scheme": "World Heritage number", "value_or_pattern": "UNESCO", "note": "for Stonehenge and Avebury" } ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Scheduled monument protection in the UK and national monument law in Ireland", "World Heritage Convention for inscribed sites", "Archaeological recording standards" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Calling any stone circle a henge", "Damage from ploughing and visitors", "Speculative interpretations presented as fact" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Explain what archaeologists mean by a henge and how it differs from a stone circle.", "Relay dating, distribution and interpretation of henges with sources and stated uncertainty.", "Give visitor information published by the site's guardian." ], "must_not": [ "Present speculative astronomical or ritual interpretations as established fact.", "Call any stone circle a henge without the bank and internal ditch that define one.", "Encourage climbing, digging, metal detecting or removing material at a henge.", "Disrespect present-day ceremonies held at henges by pagan and other communities." ], "requires_human": [ "Any survey, excavation or intervention on a protected monument." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Henges are irreplaceable heritage that visitor damage and ploughing can erase.", "Some communities hold henges as sacred and deserve respect for their practices." ], "affected_parties": [ "Future generations", "Communities who hold the sites sacred", "Landowners and site guardians" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The landowner or heritage guardian; the heritage authority protects scheduled monuments.", "master_systems": [ "National heritage lists of scheduled monuments", "Historic environment records" ] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q1035294: henge", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1035294", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Henge", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henge", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "define", "name": "Define", "description": "What a henge is.", "rationale": "Definition.", "layers": [ { "id": "definition", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition and features.", "findings": [ { "id": "definition-finding", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What defines a henge in archaeology, and how does it differ from a stone circle or a hillfort?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is the monument a henge, a stone circle or another enclosure?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "kinds", "name": "Kinds", "description": "Kinds.", "findings": [ { "id": "kinds-finding", "name": "Kinds", "description": "Kinds.", "questions": [ { "text": "What kinds of henge exist, from mini-henges to superhenges?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific site?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "date", "name": "Date", "description": "Dating and distribution.", "rationale": "Evidence.", "layers": [ { "id": "dating", "name": "Dating", "description": "Dating.", "findings": [ { "id": "dating-finding", "name": "Dating", "description": "Dating.", "questions": [ { "text": "When were henges built, and how are they dated?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "text": "Which entry fits radiocarbon dating?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "distribution", "name": "Distribution", "description": "Distribution.", "findings": [ { "id": "distribution-finding", "name": "Distribution", "description": "Distribution.", "questions": [ { "text": "Where are henges found, and how many are known?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "interpret", "name": "Interpret", "description": "Function and meaning.", "rationale": "Attribution.", "layers": [ { "id": "function", "name": "Function", "description": "Interpretations.", "findings": [ { "id": "function-finding", "name": "Function", "description": "Function.", "questions": [ { "text": "What do archaeologists propose about the function of henges, with positions attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the presentation clear about what is proposed rather than known?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "landscape", "name": "Landscape", "description": "Landscape context.", "findings": [ { "id": "landscape-finding", "name": "Landscape", "description": "Landscape.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do henges relate to other monuments in their landscapes?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits Neolithic Britain?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "protect", "name": "Protect", "description": "Protection and visiting.", "rationale": "Heritage.", "layers": [ { "id": "protection", "name": "Protection", "description": "Protection.", "findings": [ { "id": "protection-finding", "name": "Protection", "description": "Protection.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are henges protected, and what threats do they face?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits scheduled monuments?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "visiting", "name": "Visiting", "description": "Visiting.", "findings": [ { "id": "visiting-finding", "name": "Visiting", "description": "Visiting.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which henges can be visited, and what rules apply?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the information current?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should stone circle be a separate entry?", "How should heritage registers be linked?", "The registry entry has merged the alias standing stones, which is a different monument type; 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