archaeological find
Dug-up ancient object
An archaeological find is an object, structure, or other physical evidence discovered through excavation or survey that provides information about past human activity.
Finds range from pottery shards and stone tools to burial sites and ancient buildings.
The term encompasses both the act of discovery and the item itself: The archaeological find rewrote our understanding of Bronze Age trade routes.
Professional archaeologists carefully document each find's location and context, as this information is often as valuable as the object itself.
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
- ancient ruinsDecayed structures from antiquity
- excavationAct of unearthing
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
burial ground · ruins · pottery · bones · buried treasure · treasure · ancient · burial · dig · dig site · field work · unearthed · shard · missing link · carbon dating · mummy · temple · lost civilization
- discoveriesbreakthrough, scientific discovery, uncovering, detection, realization
- museum exhibitsscience exhibit, dinosaur skeleton, interactive exhibit, art displays, fossil exhibit
- rarityrare, scarce, uncommon, infrequent, scant
- treasuresjewels, gems, gold coins, crown jewel, artifacts
- Alexander depictionsmarble bust, bronze statue, royal portrait, equestrian statue, bronze bust
archaeological findnatural formation
Landscape element from nature
geological formation · geological feature · fossil · natural phenomenon · mineral deposit
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