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

Over the past week, our humanities classes have been researching about early humans or hominids and we did several projects on them like scavenger hunts, group presentations and other interesting things.

We got to choose between 3 questions and I chose : What do the artifacts tell us about the lives of early humans?

So, what do artifacts tell us about lives of the early humans or hominids? Well, when you think about it, artifacts are like puzzle pieces to a mystery. You have to put all your clues together and form a logical explanation. If there was a piece of pottery but it was broken and had interesting designs on it, won't you be itching to find out where it came from and when it was made?  I know I would! Sometimes different designs or symbols are created for different clans or tribes. Maybe you find some tools, and when you research about it, you might find that it was remains from Homo Habilis ( or handy man), the hominids who first found and made tools (that we know of).

There are many types of  artifacts that scientists find. Some of them are statues, used in ceremonies. Some are pieces of pottery, made to carry water or other foods when the pot was complete, some were tools to hunt and lastly, a lot of it was cave paintings, made for others to see the artist's experiences. Artifacts tell us the stories that many people have forgotten. Stories of our evolution.  

Sources:
http://www.edgarlowen.com/a59ane.shtml
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