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  2. Artifact (archaeology) - Wikipedia

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    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, including cultural ...

  3. Rock art - Wikipedia

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    Swaga Swaga Game Reserve in Tanzania – Archaeologists announced the discovery of ancient rock art with anthropomorphic figures in a good condition at the Amak’hee 4 rockshelter site. Paintings made with a reddish dye also contained buffalo heads, giraffe's head and neck, domesticated cattle dated back to about several hundred years ago.

  4. History of wood carving - Wikipedia

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    Wood-carving examples of the first eleven centuries of CE are rare due to the fact that woods do decay easily in 1,000 years. The carved panels of the main doors of St Sabina on the Aventine Hill, Rome, are very interesting specimens of early Christian relief sculpture in wood, dating, as the dresses show, from the 5th century. The doors are ...

  5. A History of the World in 100 Objects - Wikipedia

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    At the time of the writing of Kennedy's article, just before the start of the last week of the series, the radio broadcasts regularly had up to four million listeners, while the podcast downloads had totalled 10,441,884. Of these, just over half, 5.7 million, were from the UK.

  6. Typology (archaeology) - Wikipedia

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    One class of typology consists of a descriptive or morphological approach. [18] It is based on the physical characteristics and the external features of an artifact. Some examples of morphological and descriptive typologies would be categorizing artifacts distinctively on their weight, height, color, material, or whichever class the individual ...

  7. Sculpture in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Interpretations vary as to the exact signification of these artifacts, or even the culture and the periodization to which they belonged. [13] Some examples of artistic expression also appear in abstract pottery designs during the Black and red ware culture (1450-1200 BCE) or the Painted Grey Ware culture (1200-600 BCE), with finds in a wide area.

  8. Prehistoric archaeology - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of prehistoric archaeology is to explore and understand civilisations that existed before writing systems; including the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age societies across the world. Within its early origins prehistoric archaeology had a focus on gathering artefacts and treasures to display in museums and private collections often to bring ...

  9. Hindu art - Wikipedia

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    [4] [7] According to Bopearachchi, the headdress is actually a misrepresentation of a shaft with a half-moon parasol on top , as seen in later statues of Bodhisattvas in Mathura. It is therefore thought that images, predating the coins but now lost, served as models to the engravers.