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artifact

[ahr-tuh-fakt] / ˈɑr təˌfækt /






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Researchers from UCL and the Natural History Museum, London analyzed the rare artifact, which offers a striking look at the intelligence and technical abilities of early human ancestors.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Damage and deformation on the artifact suggest that the bone was still relatively fresh when it was shaped and used.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Two more friends die in battle during the 1948 war, and over time the once-close relationship between the surviving two becomes a lifeless artifact.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Penner, the library's curator of African and Near Eastern Manuscripts, said the actors had been excited to see the text, with Holland being "super interested" in the artifact.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Since there were three of us, there was a debate over who should be allowed to keep the artifact.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

The research arrives as the British Museum prepares to open a major exhibition featuring the Bayeux Tapestry, one of the best-known surviving artifacts connected with the Norman Conquest.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

"Israel feels responsible to look after the archaeology, the artifacts, the history of this land," he says.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Scavengers would dig up artifacts like gold coins and porcelain doll heads, and Bayouth admired their aged, archival qualities, a theme that takes shape in her ceramics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Among the statues, masks, jewelry and more are artifacts from the recently unearthed “Golden City,” a workers’ community near Luxor, which are being presented in the U.S. for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

That’s just one of more than 1.8 million artifacts at the museum!

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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