Artifacts are human-made objects, tools, or structures that have historical or cultural significance, while ecofacts are natural objects or remains found in archaeological sites that provide information about the environment and natural resources used by past societies. Essentially, artifacts are items created by humans, while ecofacts are natural materials impacted by human activity.
Future archaeologists will likely find a wide range of artifacts and ecofacts left by our society today, including buildings, infrastructure, technology, plastic waste, metal objects, organic remains, and documents. These materials will provide insights into our daily lives, social structures, economic activities, and environmental impact.
The main archaeological research methods include excavation, surveying, dating techniques, and analysis of artifacts and ecofacts. Excavation involves the systematic excavation and recording of archaeological sites, while surveying involves the systematic exploration and recording of archaeological remains in a landscape. Dating techniques help establish the age of archaeological remains, and the analysis of artifacts and ecofacts provides insights into past human activities and environments.
The remains of an animal. -------------------------- Fossils are the remains of a dead plant or animal that have been preserved for a long time.
Detritivores feed on dead plant and animal remains.
The most important kinds of evidence that archeologists analyze are artifacts , features and ecofacts. Artifacts are things that people make, use, collect or change, such as tools, pieces of pottery, discarded animal or plant remains. Features are places where human activity has occurred, such as houses, burial places, trash mounds, irrigation canals, or piles of broken shell left by a shell worker. Ecofacts are natural objects found with artifacts or features, such as seeds, pollen, or animal bones. Artifacts, features and ecofacts are studied in context, or the exact position and location in which they are found. As long as an archeological site has not been disturbed or vandalized, the artifacts in the lowest layers should be older than those above, and artifacts found together probably were used together and are about the same age. The study of the layering of objects is called stratigraphy. See the related link below.
Oil is a concentrated by-product from the decay of ancient plant and animal remains on the ocean floor and is considered a natural resource but not a mineral. Coal deposits are composed of the remains of mostly plant life that has undergone sedimentation and lithification. It is not considered a mineral, but a sedimentary rock.
An archaeological site.
Archaeological sources are material remains of past human activity that are excavated and studied by archaeologists. These sources include artifacts, structures, ecofacts (organic remains), and features such as hearths or burial sites. They provide valuable insights into ancient civilizations and help researchers reconstruct historical events and cultural practices.
They are non-renewable, as they were naturally formed over millions of years.
No they are not.
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