Object made by humans. Generally the term is used for objects that are from the past.

A spot where there is an ongoing process of digging up the remains of the past.

The beliefs, behavior, customs, and attitudes of a group of people.

Used on artifacts to determine whether an event or object is older or younger than other objects.

Phrase that means where an artifact was found.

BEFORE the invention of writing.

A community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction.