What Are Artifacts?

What Are Artifacts? book cover — LET S FIND OUT SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS WHAT ARE ARTIFACTS AVERY ELIZABETH HURT Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

What Are Artifacts? — page 1 — Look What I Found It was a rainy day in May 2015 A team of archaeologists was working in Greece They were trying to find clues about the lives of people who lived in that country a long time ago They had been digging for days without much luck Then one of them turned over some dirt and saw something green It was bronze The team kept digging very carefully Soon they found weapons armor silver While digging in Greece a team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati discovers a grave filled with Bronze Age treasures 4

What Are Artifacts? — page 2 — and gold cups beads and gold rings These items had been buried for more than three thousand years What these Vocabulary Archaeologists are scientists who study history by examining what people leave behind scientists found were artifacts Artifacts are objects made by humans Natural objects are artifacts too if humans have changed them Carved bones or knives made from stone are artifacts Archaeologists study artifacts to learn about how ancient people lived Artifacts help to solve mysteries about the past This sword had been buried for thirty five centuries before researchers found it 5

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