What Can We Learn from an Artifact? Artifact What can you learn about our society from this feature? Feature Example: Year the artifact was created Year 2002 inscribed How the society measures time (in C.E. years) Lincoln Head Ruler, God?, important person In god we trust Religion Engraved Machinery Copper Access to copper and ability to mine the copper Lincoln Memorial Infrastructure, ability to create grand buildings, purpose of building?, memorialize buildings Latin: Coin has two languages—English and Latin E pluribus unum Out of many, one Liberty Value of the society United States of Civilization name, or name of building? America One Cent Currency, not bartering for trade; Monetary denomination
What Can We Learn from an Artifact? Artifact Feature What can you learn about our society from this feature? Example: Year 2002 inscribed Year the artifact was created How the society measures time (in C.E. years) Lincoln Head Ruler, God?, important person In god we trust Religion Engraved Machinery Copper Access to copper and ability to mine the copper Lincoln Memorial Infrastructure, ability to create grand buildings, purpose of building?, memorialize buildings Latin: E pluribus unum Coin has two languages—English and Latin Out of many, one Liberty Value of the society United States of America Civilization name, or name of building? One Cent Currency, not bartering for trade; Monetary denomination
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