artifact

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as in fossil
an object made by humans and surviving from an earlier time period The site was full of Stone Age artifacts such as flint tools.

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Recent Examples on the Web As the decades passed, this modest book—containing just forty photographs—has become a valuable artifact. Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 This exhibition does much the same, pointing at key artifacts from the past to illuminate the present. Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024 There were some Thule artifacts and an animation showing how the calving front of the Jakobshavn Glacier—the source of Ilulissat’s icebergs—has moved over time. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Old photos, artifacts and old exhibit props that show the history of some of the first museum exhibits. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for artifact 

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“Artifact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifact. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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