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Artifact — or artefact may refer to:* Artifact (archaeology), any object made or modified by a human culture, and later recovered by an archaeological endeavor * Artefact (band) black metal band from France * Artifact (band), a band from Norway * Artifact… … Wikipedia
Human extinction — is the end of the human species. Various scenarios have been discussed in science, popular culture, and religion (see End time). The scope of this article is existential risks. Humans are very widespread on the Earth, and live in communities… … Wikipedia
Artifact — Ar ti*fact, n. [L. ars, artis, art + facere, factum, to make.] 1. (Arch[ae]ol.) A product of human workmanship; applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects. Syn: artefact. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
artifact — (n.) 1821, artefact, anything made by human art, from It. artefatto, from L. arte by skill (ablative of ars art; see ART (Cf. art) (n.)) + factum thing made, from facere to make, do (see FACTITIOUS (Cf … Etymology dictionary
artifact — [ärt′ə fakt΄] n. [L arte, by skill (abl. of ars, ART1) + factum, thing made (see FACT)] 1. any object made by human work; esp., a simple or primitive tool, weapon, vessel, etc. 2. Histology any nonnatural feature or structure accidentally… … English World dictionary
Artifact (archaeology) — An artifact or artefact (from Latin phrase arte factum, from ars skill + facere to make) is something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest [1]. Artifact is the usual spelling in the … Wikipedia
human evolution — Evolution of modern human beings from nonhuman and extinct hominid forms. Genetic evidence points to an evolutionary divergence between the lineages of humans and the great apes (Pongidae) on the African continent 5–8 million years ago. The… … Universalium
Artifact (fantasy) — In role playing games and fantasy literature, an artifact is a magical object with great power. Often, this power is so great that it cannot be duplicated by any known art allowed by the premises of the fantasy world, and often cannot be… … Wikipedia
Human genome — The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens , which is stored on 23 chromosome pairs. Twenty two of these are autosomal chromosome pairs, while the remaining pair is sex determining. The haploid human genome occupies a total of just over 3… … Wikipedia
artifact — noun Etymology: Latin arte by skill (ablative of art , ars skill) + factum, neuter of factus, past participle of facere to do more at arm, do Date: 1821 1. a. something created by humans usually for a practical purpose … New Collegiate Dictionary
