artifact definition history
Artifact (archaeology) An artifact (normal in American English) or artefact (British English) (from Latin phrase arte factum~ars skill + facere to make) is something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.
History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation) is the study of the past, particularly how it relates to humans.