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archaeological artefact

something made or modified by humans and of archaeological interest
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Summary

archaeological artefact is a type of object[1]. It draws 2,337 Wikipedia views per month (type of object category, ranking #1,610 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: cultural artifact[3], physical object[4]
  • Commons category: Archaeological objects[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Archaeological artifacts[6]
  • Facet of: archaeology[7]
  • Described by source: The American Cyclopædia[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox artifact[9]
  • Different from: artificial physical object[10], artificial object[11], archaeological find[12]
  • P14951: 135[13]

Why It Matters

archaeological artefact has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

1 Drachm of Shapur I, from Seleucia ad Tigrim, Yale University Art Gallery, inv. 1938.6000.47

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). archaeological artefact. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/archaeological-artefact
MLA “archaeological artefact.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/archaeological-artefact.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_archaeological-artefact_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{archaeological artefact}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/archaeological-artefact}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 57
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', '
    P14951 → 135
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14951: 135"
  2. 12w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of object
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: type of object"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Art & architecture thesaurus id → 300117127, 300224592, 300234110
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → The American Cyclopædia
    Topic's main category → Category:Archaeological artifacts
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0326957-artefakty-archeologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259662|batch #259662]]"
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