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Declined by Qcne 26 days ago. Last edited by Qcne 26 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Hi, we also don't allow "blog" style posts on Wikipedia. Let me know if you have any questions. qcne (talk) 14:03, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Archeology

An artifact is an object that was made or used by humans. As such, there are many, many different types of artifacts. Take a minute to look around you. At this moment, you are probably surrounded by objects, all of which, with a little luck and the passage of time, could become artifacts. These everyday objects are able to tell a story about our lives, like what we eat, what games we play, how wealthy our family is, or what we believe in. Through artifacts, archaeologists are able to recreate aspects of the past that cannot be recovered in any other way.Some common artifacts that are found on archaeological sites include metal and ceramic cooking pots, building materials like brick or wood, tools like arrowheads or hammers, storage containers like glass bottles or ceramic jars, bones from butchered animals, fragments of edible plants, personal items like jewelry or toys, and many others. Archaeologists occasionally recover valuable items like gold or silver, but this is very rare. Instead, what archaeologists find most is trash, objects that people threw away because they were broken or no longer needed. One thing archaeologists do not study are dinosaurs or other fossils. Paleontologists study the fossilized remains of extinct dinosaurs and other animals, while archaeologists study past humans.

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https://archaeology101.com/artifacts.html