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artifact

[ahr-tuh-fakt] / ˈɑr təˌfækt /






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The Boxgrove artifact therefore expands the known history and geographical range of elephant bone technology in Europe.

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

Through the decades, the road has grown from an American artifact into a global symbol of small-town Americana.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

Meaning that grappling with her was like grappling with an Aztec-Navajo artifact museum: in Shorty’s embrace, Sabrina rattled like a hundred ghosts of Christmas Past.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Using geometric and statistical techniques that had not previously been applied to these artifacts, the team reconstructed the directions, angles, and paths of the engraved lines.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

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

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Unlike in 1986, when many of the artifacts, especially the elephant tusks, decomposed after being exposed to the open air, Ran improvised a new system for the dig.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

He seems to be sitting in a room of Holocaust artifacts.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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