artefactnoun [ C ]
mainly UK US usually artifact uk/ˈɑː.tə.fækt/us/ˈɑːr.t̬ə.fækt/an object that is made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest:
The museum's collection includes artefacts dating back to prehistoric times.
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Archaeology
- archaeological
- archaeologist
- archaeology
- archeology
- carbon dating
- Colosseum
- dig
- excavate
- industrial archaeology
- uncover
- unearth
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