Objects from Long Ago

The objects that archaeologists study are called artifacts. Artifacts are clues that tell archaeologists how people lived in ancient times.

Artifacts can take many shapes. Old toys and games are artifacts. Statues and other art objects, baskets, bowls, and mummies are also artifacts. When artifacts are broken, archaeologists try to put the pieces back together.

This little statue of a hippo is an artifact from ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egyptians made this mummy of a cat long ago.