As a researcher,
you must be able to take careful notes about your topic, i.e. your artifact.
Scholarly research always begins with a series of questions and notes to
help frame the assignment. Below you find links to Pre-Research Notes
and Asst. Curator's Findings. These are Microsoft Word documents
to download. If you do not have this application, condensed versions
are located below.
Pre-Research
Notes (word. file)
Asst.
Curator's Findings (word. file)
Pre Research Notes
Name:
Object #:
All of the questions below ask you to speculate on your artifact.
Do not worry about the right answer!
Artifact material(s)
What object(s) in your life does the artifact remind you of?
(If any) What inscriptions are there on your artifact?
Do you think those inscriptions are ornamental or functional?
What use do you think your artifact has?
Create two questions about your artifact that you can research.
Asst. Curator's Findings
Name: Asst. Curator Notes
Object Name:
Object #:
Place of Origin:
Object Materials:
Your answers will come from different sources. Check each source
with each question below for thorough responses!
State the object's function. In addition, discuss whether the object
is used for religious or secular purposes.
Describe the possible different sizes and shapes of your artifact.
Record any markings or symbols found on the artifact. What are
their purpose or function? Are they ornamental or functional (or both)?
Explain three terms you found in your research that your peers would
not understand?
How does this artifact tell us about the people who used it?
Find a comparison to something in your life today with your artifact.
Does it have a special purpose in your life? Is it a common object?
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