ARTIFACT ANALYSIS What materials is it made out of? (Some possibilities: wood, glass, metal, plastic, bone, pottery, leather, cardboard)
What is the general shape?
What color is it? Does this appear to be its natural coloring or has it been painted or dyed?
DESCRIBE THE ARTIFACT
Does it have any moving parts? Describe them.
What is the size? (Height, length, width)
Draw a sketch of your object. Are there any words, pictures, or symbols printed on the artifact? Describe them.
ARTIFACT ANALYSIS WHAT CAN WE CONCLUDE ABOUT THE ARTIFACT?
Who might have used this object?
How might this object have been created?
What do you think it was designed to do?
How do you think this artifact was used? What does this artifact tell us about the people who may have used it?
What is a similar object that we have and use today?