a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge george r r martin a game of thrones like never forget what you are for surely the world will not
First published Tue Jan 5, 1999; substantive revision Tue Oct 11, 2011. An artifact may be defined as an object that has been intentionally made or produced for a certain purpose. Often the word âartifactâ is used in a more restricted sense to refer to simple, hand-made objects which represent a particular culture.
The spot on his lung turned out to be an artifact of the X-ray process. ( 1 biology) A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death, method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life. 2  An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.