An education centre in this framework is a non-profit permanent institution with outdoor true to scale architectural reconstructions primarily based on archaeological sources. It holds collections of intangible heritage resources and provides an interpretation of how people lived and acted in the past; this is accomplished according to sound scientific methods for the purposes of education.

An archaeological open air museum is a non-profit permanent institution with outdoor true to scale architectural reconstructions primarily based on archaeological sources. It holds collections of intangible heritage resources and provides an interpretation of how people lived and acted in the past; this is accomplished according to sound scientific methods for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment of its visitors.

An archaeological site is a place where human activity occurred, resulting in remains or traces which are or may be recorded by archaeological methods. An archaeological site museum is a museum, dedicated to presenting a specific archaeological site or its broader story. The site museum houses the archaeological site it refers to within its territory and is therefore fixed in location.

A life size architectural house model based on archaeology in a surrounding which is freely accessible, like a public park or forest. If access is by controlled entry but the facilities do not have all characteristics of an archaeological open air museum or educational centre, those reconstructions usually depend on a museum but are still in the category “reconstruction only”, as one of the modules of the parent organisation.

“An institution for dissemination of knowledge of natural or cultural heritage. Interpretation centres are a kind of new-style museum, often associated with visitor centers or ecomuseums, and located in connection to cultural, historic or natural sites. The presentation strategy is user friendly, interactive and often uses “scenographic exhibitions. Non-core jobs as conservation and research are services usually done by specialized, external entities”
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpretation_centre Wikipedia, 19 August 2007).