Read an artifact as a primary source using the 6-question Artifact-Reading Card
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~2 min
hist.g3.s.ex_14
Open Response
Prompt
Look at the archaeological context photograph of the Inca terrace excavation. What is one thing the archaeologist needs to know BESIDES the artifact?
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 14.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Identifies context (what was found alongside) OR stratigraphy (which layer) OR dating (carbon dating, age) OR cultural attribution (who made it) OR own-voice consultation (Quechua scholars)
Hints
- Look at the lesson 6 archaeological reasoning routine.
- An artifact alone is silent without these other things.
Misconceptions to watch
- Saying 'nothing else needed' (misunderstands archaeology as object-only)
- Saying just 'the artifact itself' (this IS the artifact - the question is about OTHER things)
Used in lessons