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Artifact (archaeology) An artifact[a] or artefact (British English) is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest. [1] In archaeology, the word has become a term of particular nuance; it is defined as an object recovered by archaeological endeavor ...
artifact A physical object made by humans. assemblage A set of artefacts or ecofacts found together, from the same place and time. [5] [6] Can refer to the total assemblage from a site, or a specific type of artefact, e.g. lithic assemblage, zooarchaeological assemblage. [7] association
Category. v. t. e. A cultural artifact, or cultural artefact (see American and British English spelling differences), is a term used in the social sciences, particularly anthropology, [1] ethnology [2] and sociology [citation needed] for anything created by humans which gives information about the culture of its creator and users. Artifact is ...
Archaeology. Excavations at Atapuerca, an archaeological site in Spain. Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a ...
Sonic artifact, in sound and music production, sonic material that is accidental or unwanted, resulting from the editing of another sound. Visual artifact, in imaging, any unwanted visual alteration introduced by the imaging equipment. Compression artifact, in computer graphics, distortion of media by the data compression.
Science and technology. Artifact (error), misleading or confusing alteration in data or observation, commonly in experimental science, resulting from flaws in technique or equipment. Compression artifact, a loss of clarity caused by the data compression of an image, audio, or video. Digital artifact, any undesired alteration in data introduced ...
Material culture is the aspect of culture manifested by the physical objects and architecture of a society. The term is primarily used in archaeology and anthropology, but is also of interest to sociology, geography and history. [1] The field considers artifacts in relation to their specific cultural and historic contexts, communities and ...
Feature (archaeology) A photographer taking a record shot of a horse burial in a Roman ditch re-cut. A re-cut is a type of feature. In archaeological excavation, a feature is a collection of one or more contexts representing some human non-portable activity, such as a hearth or wall. [1] Features serve as an indication that the area in which ...