Artifact+Analysis

=Artifact Analysis Worksheet = Describe the material from which it was made: bone, pottery, metal, wood, stone, leather, glass, paper, cardboard, cotton, wood, plastic, other material. ___________________________________________________________________________ ||
 * 1. ||  || TYPE OF ARTIFACT
 * 2. ||  || SPECIAL QUALITIES OF THE ARTIFACT

Describe how it looks and feels: shape, color, texture, size, weight, movable parts, anything printed, stamped or written on it. ___________________________________________________________________________ || A. What might it have been used for? _________________________________ B. Who might have used it? ________________________________________ C. Where might it have been used? ___________________________________ D. When might it have been used? ___________________________________ || A. What does it tell us about technology of the time in which it was made and used?
 * 3. ||  || USES OF THE ARTIFACT
 * 4. ||  || WHAT DOES THE ARTIFACT TELL US

__________________________________________________________________ B. What does it tell us about the life and times of the people who made it and used it?

__________________________________________________________________ C. Can you name a similar item today?

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 * 5. ||  || BRING A SKETCH, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR THE ARTIFACT LISTED IN 4C ABOVE TO CLASS. ||

**Education Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408.**