archaeological artifact

C7170
concept

An archaeological artifact is any portable object made, modified, or used by humans in the past that is recovered through archaeological investigation and studied to understand past cultures and activities.

All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
archaeological artifact canonical 122
cultural heritage object 41
archaeological find 26

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: archaeological artifact
Generated description
An archaeological artifact is any portable object made, modified, or used by humans in the past that is recovered through archaeological investigation and studied to understand past cultures and activities.

Instances (221)

Instance Via concept surface
“Gypsy Girl” mosaic
surface form: Gypsy Girl mosaic
Etruscan mirrors
Slavyanka River bridges at Pavlovsk (attributed) cultural heritage object
Winged Victory of Samothrace cultural heritage object
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
surface form: House of Dionysus mosaic
Siloam Inscription
Akhmim wooden coffins archaeological artifacts
Greco-Roman mummy portraits
Coptic textiles
Attic vase paintings archaeological artifact type
Tsar Bell cultural heritage object
Goguryeo tomb murals
Coronation Chair cultural heritage object
Snettisham
surface form: Snettisham Hoard
archaeological hoard
Oxyrhynchus Papyri archaeological find
Tripitaka Koreana cultural heritage object
Saint Stephen's Crown relic
The Tollund Man
surface form: Tollund Man
archaeological find
“The Grauballe Man”
surface form: The Grauballe Man
archaeological find
Beauty of Loulan archaeological find
Piedra del Sol
Lepoglava necklace
Muisca raft (Balsa Muisca)
surface form: Muisca raft
Smiling Angel of Reims cultural heritage object
Taxila inscriptions
Khalatse inscription
Scorpion Macehead
Old Master drawings cultural heritage object
Ra papyrus boat remains
Gundestrup cauldron
Battersea Shield
Witham Shield archaeological find
Lord of Sipán archaeological find
Moche portrait vessels
Attila’s Throne
Interiors of the Mining Institute in Saint Petersburg cultural heritage object
Bronzes of Riace archaeological artifacts
Sowei masks
surface form: Sowei mask
cultural heritage object
Northwest Semitic inscriptions
Madrid Codex
Mungo Lady archaeological find
Mungo Man archaeological find
Chiang Kai-shek statues cultural heritage object
Pietroasele Treasure archaeological treasure
Alexander Sarcophagus
Lycian sarcophagi archaeological artifact category
Dover Bronze Age Boat
Tabnit Sarcophagus
Dresden Codex
Lady of Brassempouy Upper Paleolithic art object