1. Digging Into Ancient Rome!
Analyzing Artifacts
Digging Into Ancient Rome!

2. “Do Now!” Analyzing Ancient Portland
If an archaeologist were to unearth an artifact representing YOU (your culture, lifestyle, values, etc.), what would they find?
What would the archaeologist learn from the objects they find?

3. Review & Preview… What is an artifact?
What might an artifact look like?
How do historians use artifacts to study the past?

4. An Artifact is…
…An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

5. ARTIFACT 1

6. ARTIFACT 2

7. ARTIFACT 3

8. ARTIFACT 4

9. ARTIFACT 5

10. ARTIFACT 6