Step 1: Observation

Use your five senses to record as many observations as you can about your artifact. Include size, shape, color, sound, markings, decorations, materials, smell, and texture.

Step 2: Analysis

Using the information from your observation, answer the following questions: How was the object made? How could it have been used? Who might have made it? Where might it have been made or used?

Step 3: Hypothesis

Look at your analysis information and based on your records, come up with one hypothesis (well-reasoned guess) as to what your artifact is.

What was the most compelling evidence for your idea?