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Page 1: Artefact presentation
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AnAn artefactartefact is any is any objectobject mademade oror

modifiedmodified by aby a human human. . Usually an item ofUsually an item of materialmaterial cultureculture..

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A traditional artefact could be a A traditional artefact could be a carved painting which was carved painting which was cherished from many years ago. A cherished from many years ago. A modern artefact could be pottery modern artefact could be pottery hand made from a ceramicists‘.hand made from a ceramicists‘.

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People that do scientific studies of historic People that do scientific studies of historic people people through their artefacts, skeletal remains, through their artefacts, skeletal remains, fossils and objects of human workmanship.fossils and objects of human workmanship.

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Artefacts Artefacts can be can be used in used in Performing Performing arts as arts as props on props on stage, set stage, set designs designs and and costumes. costumes.

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Cave paintings are the oldest Cave paintings are the oldest artefacts around. Most cave artefacts around. Most cave paintings focused on hunters and paintings focused on hunters and their animals. The cave men used their animals. The cave men used natural colours like mineral natural colours like mineral pigments such as red ochre and pigments such as red ochre and black manganese. They drew black manganese. They drew people as stick figures but for people as stick figures but for animals they drew them and animals they drew them and coloured them in with natural coloured them in with natural colours to give them shape and colours to give them shape and more substance. Most cave men more substance. Most cave men put their hand against the cave put their hand against the cave wall and outlined it as a way to say wall and outlined it as a way to say this was made by me, it is now this was made by me, it is now visualized as a signature.visualized as a signature.

A traditional A traditional artefact could be artefact could be a carved painting a carved painting which was which was cherished from cherished from many years ago. many years ago. A modern A modern artefact could be artefact could be pottery hand pottery hand made from a made from a ceramicists‘. ceramicists‘.

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Grayson Perry’s work is an cross-dressing artist Grayson Perry’s work is an cross-dressing artist who is mostly famous for portraying war, who is mostly famous for portraying war, religion, sex and politics through his religion, sex and politics through his pottery.pottery.

Most of his early work was a Most of his early work was a reaction to his own struggle reaction to his own struggle and experience in his life. and experience in his life.

Most people describe his work as a sense of Most people describe his work as a sense of childhood that he lost and has forever childhood that he lost and has forever struggled to regain.struggled to regain.

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Photography is a new Photography is a new type of artefact in type of artefact in modern days. It has modern days. It has changed a number of changed a number of factors in the creative factors in the creative and media industry. and media industry. Photography can be Photography can be used to portray different used to portray different emotions and capture emotions and capture special events and can special events and can be used as a be used as a presentational device in presentational device in magazine and magazine and newspaper articles.newspaper articles.

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Artefacts can be used in Artefacts can be used in Media as a logo to Media as a logo to

advertise for a company or advertise for a company or to promote instant public to promote instant public

recognition.recognition.

Computers have had a great Computers have had a great impact on the creation of impact on the creation of

logo’s. With computer logo’s. With computer editing programs such as editing programs such as

Photoshop, graphic Photoshop, graphic designers can easily create designers can easily create a logo or image freehand a logo or image freehand off a blank canvas. Logo’s off a blank canvas. Logo’s

are digital artefacts.are digital artefacts.

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Logos The logos were discovered by Baron Pierre de The logos were discovered by Baron Pierre de

Coubertin (founder of the modern Olympic Coubertin (founder of the modern Olympic Movement) in 1913 after he saw a similar design on Movement) in 1913 after he saw a similar design on an artifact from ancient Greece. Baron Pierre de an artifact from ancient Greece. Baron Pierre de Coubertin has made it clear that the colours do no Coubertin has made it clear that the colours do no represent each origins.  The five rings represent he represent each origins.  The five rings represent he five major regions of the world ; Africa (blue), North five major regions of the world ; Africa (blue), North & South America (yellow), Asia (black), Europe & South America (yellow), Asia (black), Europe (green) and Oceania (red).(green) and Oceania (red).

The five rings represent he five major regions of the The five rings represent he five major regions of the world ; Africa (blue), North & South America (yellow), world ; Africa (blue), North & South America (yellow), Asia (black), Europe (green) and Oceania (red).Asia (black), Europe (green) and Oceania (red).

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Positive of technology Negative of technologyPhotography : Technology like high-

tech camera’s have improved the quality of artefacts such as photos and pictures by giving more detail.

Photography : Technology like high-tech camera’s have a disadvantage on photos and pictures as it could be classed as less sentimental and less precious than old photos or paintings or drawings as it did not take enough time and effort.

Costumes/Outfits : Technology like sewing machines has speeded up the process of creating clothes.

Costumes/Outfits : Technology like sewing machines have a disadvantage as well as high-tech camera’s. The costumes or outfits made by a sewing machine may not be as special as clothes or outfits hand made as it didn’t take enough time, effort or care.

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Different types of artefacts have been created over the years like photography. With the help of technology photography has improved, in the past photographers used big cameras which would print pictures in the two known colors ; black and white. Now we have high- tech cameras with 160 mega pixels. They’re coloured with detail that some people don’t even notice. This piece of technology has had a positive impact on photography as it has improved the quality of pictures and photos.

With the help of technology like sewing machines, artefacts like clothes and costumes can have perfect stitching and incredible patterns to give effects. On the other hand sewing machines can be a negative impact on clothes as they are not as precious as hand stitched clothing.