What do the artifacts tell us about the lives of early humans?

 Artifacts tell us about the early humans, or hominids, and what they did during their time. If there were different kinds of artifacts, then we can assume how their lifestyle was. For example, if they had different assortments of weapons, we can tell that they hunted a lot. If you find a lot of fishing rods near the sea, you could probably tell that the tribe fished more than they hunted. If we find cave paintings, we can tell what had happened in the past.

When we find artifacts, it helps us learn more about hominids, how they lived, and how they survived. Artifacts can take different forms, such as a broken piece of pottery, a spearhead, or cave painting. All of these help us learn more. By observing artifacts, we could also guess what kind of food they ate. If we didn't find artifacts from a certain time period, only bones, like Lucy's, we could tell that they weren't as advanced as the later hominids. 
  
 Finding artifacts help us learn more about ourselves too. Every artifact we find is like fitting a puzzle piece to complete a puzzle. Then we know how we came to be. The more we know, the more advanced we'll be because then we wouldn't make past mistakes. By finding artifacts, we can learn more about ourselves and our history!


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