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List three artifacts that an archaeologist might use to learn more about prehistoric people.?

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  1. a bone

    a dish,plate

    utensil

    excrement

    tools

    drawings on wall(cave drawings)


  2. flower pollen - see if they have used flowers for some kinds of rituals.

    dish or other tools they used day-to-day

    bones - animal bones.  how did they interact with these animals?

    teeth - what did they eat?

  3. A projectile point, an end scraper, and an awl.

  4. The question called specifically for artifacts. Pollen and bone do not count as such (unless the bone has been modified to serve as a tool). Valuable information can come from these things, but they are not artifacts.

    Lithics (stone tools) is a good answer. But prehistory doesn't necessarily mean Stone Age technology. Prehistory refers to a period before written records. Many peoples we might consider "advanced" qualify, such as the Minoans or Mycenaeans (Linear B doesn't really qualify as a literary tradition... but does Linear A?). Various metal crafts could also have been utilized by prehistoric people. Ceramics are another big one. Carved stone objects, such as the Venus of Willendorf, have become famous as possible indications of religion. It is also very possible to have prehistoric architectural remains, such as at Lepenski Vir (architecture is also not usually considered an artifact).

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