artifacts
Excavated human-made objects
Artifacts are objects made or modified by humans, especially ones of historical or archaeological interest: The museum displays artifacts from ancient Egypt.
In technical contexts, an artifact is an unintended byproduct of a process—a flaw in an image, a glitch in data, or an anomaly in a scientific measurement that results from the method rather than the phenomenon being studied.
British spelling: artefacts.
Act of unearthing
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- potsherdFragment of earthenware
- carbon-datingIsotope-based age measurement
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
layer · ceramics · typology · provenance · feature · assemblage · midden · deposit
Apex-topped geometric solids
- sarcophagiDecorated stone burial chests
- obelisksTall tapering stone monuments
- hieroglyphsAncient Egyptian picture-writing
- amphoraAncient twin-handled storage jar
frescoes · scrolls · papyrus · tablets · pottery · statuettes · stele · vases
Public exhibit space
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- curatorCollection overseer
archive · collection · chronology · provenance · authentication · forgery · attribution · acquisition
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
symbolism · ceremonies · folklore · ethnography · mythology · customs · sacred objects · ceremonial
Minor system fault
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- distortionTwisting from original state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- aliasingSignal misidentification from undersampling
pixelation · error · interference · corruption · rendering · processing · anomaly · degradation
excavation
Act of unearthing
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- potsherdFragment of earthenware
- carbon-datingIsotope-based age measurement
context · layer · ceramics · typology · provenance · feature · assemblage · midden · deposit · preservation
pyramids
Apex-topped geometric solids
- sarcophagiDecorated stone burial chests
- obelisksTall tapering stone monuments
- hieroglyphsAncient Egyptian picture-writing
amphora · frescoes · scrolls · papyrus · tablets · pottery · statuettes · stele · vases · codices
museum
Public exhibit space
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
curator · archive · collection · chronology · provenance · authentication · forgery · attribution · acquisition · display
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- handicraftsManually created decorative objects
craftsmanship · symbolism · ceremonies · folklore · ethnography · mythology · customs · sacred objects · ceremonial · regalia
glitch
Minor system fault
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- distortionTwisting from original state
- compressionForcing into smaller space
aliasing · pixelation · error · interference · corruption · rendering · processing · anomaly · degradation · lossy
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
souvenir · remnant · shard · fragment · ruin · fossil · specimen · curio · memorabilia · inheritance
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- Archaeological Museumpottery, pottery shards, fossils, mummies, mummy
- collectiblesbaseball cards, commemorative stamps, rare coins, mementos, rare stamps
- exhibitsmuseum exhibit, science exhibit, interactive exhibit, dinosaur exhibit, space exhibit
- stolen artifactsIllegally acquired historical objects
- ancient artifactsObjects from past civilizations
- gold artifactsObjects made of precious yellow metal
- museum artifactsPreserved objects on display
- historic artifactsObjects from past eras
- military artifactsHistorical armed forces objects