Synonyms of artifact

artifact

noun

1

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.

Related Words

• fossil
• antiquities
• relic
• ruins
• remnant
• antique
• dinosaur
• vestige
• remains
• hangover
• trace
• museum piece

2

as in memento

a lingering indication of something from the past

The spelling of "trough" is an artifact of the way it was originally pronounced.

Related Words

• memento
• reminder
• echo
• afterimage
• remembrance
• remnant
• corpse
• aftertaste
• remainder
• hangover
• leftover
• rest
• scrap
• residue
• balance
• residual
• relic
• leavings
• vestige
• oddment
• ghost
• dreg(s)
• shadow
• remain(s)
• trace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of artifact

Not every piece of data, knowledge or artifact needs to travel between stages, but the right signals do. — Yu Fang, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

For anyone who came of age with those compilations, the appeal is less about owning rare vinyl in pristine condition than possessing a physical artifact from the process that made the music. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2026

Unlike the many delicate original artifacts elsewhere in the exhibition, this one was made to let visitors get close and take home their own slightly unsettling family portrait. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

After studying the artifact for about a year, researchers determined that its text belonged to an ancient copy of the Kadesh Peace Treaty. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026