Artifact analysis

TYPE OF ARTIFACT
Describe the material from which it was made.
Wood and stone
SPECIAL QUALITIES OF ARTIFACT
Describe how it looks and feels.
It looks and feels rough. It looks like a regular wooden plow with stone instead of metal but it has a hollow center. It feels like a rough plow with semi-uneven stone.
USES OF ARTIFACT
A. What might have it been used for?
Well, to plow Fields and plant the seeds while doing so.
B. Who might have used it?
Farmers and other Field workers.
C. Where might it have been used?
On farms and Fields.
D. When might have it been used?
A little while after the Neolithic revolution.
WHAT DOES IT TELL US
A. What does it tell us about the technology of the time it was made?
There was a technological advancement at the the time.
B. What does it tell us about the life and times of the people who made it and used it.
The people of the time were mainly people of agriculture or people who taxed the agricultural peoples. c
C. Can you name a similar item today?
There are many that I can name. For instance, there is an automated plow.

October 22, 2013 | Categories: World History | Leave a comment