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ARTIFACTS IN
INTERPRETING
SOCIAL ,CULTURAL,
POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC
PROCESSES
• Objective
• At the end of this lesson, you are expected to be able
to explore the significance of human material
remains and artifactual evidence in interpreting
cultural, social, political, and economic processes.
• In your home, you have probably seen objects
belonging to your great-great grandparents that
were kept by your parents or other relatives. Like
artifacts, these objects help in describing or creating
a picture of the past.
• What implications do these objects have at present
• What do they tell about the past?
• What role do artifactual pieces of evidence play in
understanding early societies?
• Artifacts
• Archaeologists have discovered artifactual pieces of
evidences even dating back to the beginning of human
evolution. As a result, present-day social and biological
scientists are able to open a window to what life was in
the past. In this lesson, the significance and value of
artifacts in several aspects will be described and
discussed.
• Key Points
• Artifacts are objects made or modified by humans in the past. They are
recovered after a long time through archaeological endeavor or by chance.
• Artifacts have implications in the understanding of social, cultural,
economic, and political processes.
• It is important to preserve artifacts because they are irreplaceable, help
understand the past, and give people a sense of identity.