Vocab:PhysicalRelateType
Vocab:PhysicalRelateType node definition.
Description
Nodes with both the "Vocab" and "PhysicalRelateType" labels, defining approved terms for PHYSICAL relationships between archaeological ( :Place:Context ) node entities. It is important to note that PHYSICAL relationships are different from STRATIGRAPHIC relationships, though physical relationships are almost always a key indicator of stratigraphy. Edge DIRECTION is especially important when assigning physical relationships, as these terms are expressed with particular semantic meaning. Terms are derived from those used by UJAP and many other archaeological projects. Additional terms may only be added to this controlled vocabulary by database administrators.
Vocab nodes are usually not displayed in graph visualizations but if they do, will appear with a white (#FFFFFF) background with black (#000000) text, regardless of the node label.
Analogy
A list of approved terms that are used to populate drop-down menu items to constrain user input to only specifically approved options that have an established meaning. These may be stored in a spreadsheet or relational database table but are often implemented in application logic.
Example
"Abuts", "Cuts", "Laid against", "Filled by", "Equals"
CIDOC-CRM Mapping
MAYBE include a short summmary here, but leave the details for the designated CIDOC-CRM section.
Node Properties
Basic Properties
| property | type | req? | uniq? | description | example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| term | string | Y | Y | The approved term/name for this vocabulary item which will appear in dropdown selections, etc. Term must be UNIQUE for PhysicalRelateType but not necessarily across all Vocab nodes. | "laid against" |
| description | string | Y | n | Short description of the PhysicalRelateType vocab term recorded by this node. Will almost certainly be unique, but this is not enforced. | "The context has been deposited against an earlier deposit or architectural context." |
| referenceURI | string | n | n | Where relevant, the URI for this term in an external thesaurus or taxonomy from which it is derived. | "URI to external source here" |
System/Audit Properties
(these are not required/enforced by Neo4j but are populated via the UJAP Database web application; these could also be handled—perhaps more simply—by edge/relationship to AuditEvent nodes)
| property | type | req? | uniq? | description | example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| proposedAt | datetime | n | n | Timestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation) | "2026-01-30T02:39:15.638Z" |
| proposedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record | "person@email.com" |
| approvedAt | datetime | n | n | Timestamp of entity proposal (initial database record creation) | "2026-01-30T12:47:15.638Z" |
| approvedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who created this entity's initial/proposed record | "person@email.com" |
| committedAt | datetime | n | n | of node entity COMMIT (i.e., formal approval/ publishing to database by an admin). | "2026-01-31T02:41:56.043Z" |
| committedBy | string | n | n | Email or userID of the person who COMMITTED this node entity. | "person@email.com" |
Relationships (outgoing)
( :Vocab:PhysicalRelateType ) ——[:RELATE]——> ( :Node2 )
Relationships (incoming)
( :Node2 ) ——[:RELATE]——> ( :Vocab:PhysicalRelateType )