LOOKING AT ARTEFACTS
Name of archaeologist
Date

We are learning about life in .............................................times. We have been examining the things the people made and used. Archaeologists call them artefacts. We chose an artefact and thought about its features (colour, size, shape, texture, weight). Here is a description of it.

We asked some questions about our artefact.

Do we think it is a complete object or a fragment?
What material is it made of?
How do we think it was made?
Is there any decoration? (Describe any you can see)
What do we think it was used for?
What do we use in modern times?

 

 

Name of archaeologist

Date

Here is my illustration of the artefact. It is smaller than / about the same size as / bigger than the real thing. (circle one)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When we had finished our examination, we had learnt that