2006-10-31 14:29:27 · 5 answers · asked by Terry-Ann W 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No real offense meant but have you checked Websters for the meaning of the word? That would have answered your Q.
Artifacts can be assumed as ancient, or something lost then found in the bottom of a junk drawer. They may also be socially, culturally, archeologically, spiritually, financially valid and viable.
Rev. Steven
2006-10-31 14:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look around you. Everything you see or touch that is used by people is an artifact. The really old ones get put in museums. If somebody a thousand years from now found your blow-dryer, they might put it in a museum and tell people that it was some kind of weapon.
2006-10-31 14:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by sixgun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While not a very clear question; there is another category not mentioned in previous answers. Artifacts of preparation. These are the "footprints" that the researcher leaves behind when preparing a specimen.
2006-10-31 14:58:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Artifacts are records of the past. People make things,build things and throw things away. When we study ancient civilizations, we can get pretty accurate information my studying their (excuse my language) crap. Pieces of a broken mug, jewelry, preserved texts and so on tell us how people live. Artifacts are the key to understanding our past.
2006-10-31 14:37:50 · answer #4 · answered by Lukas 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there's actually two kinds. artifacts and antartifacts. the first is from the north pole, the second from the south. artifacts are like eskimo harpoons and mukluks. antartifacts are like old pepsi bottles.
2006-10-31 14:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋