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In literature, the term "artifact" is employed with remarkable versatility, blending its literal sense with broader symbolic meanings. It can denote a tangible object of human craftsmanship—a relic unearthed from ancient vaults or a meticulously designed tool that showcases the ingenuity and cultural imprint of its makers [1][2]. At other times, it represents an inadvertent byproduct of technological processes, as when a computer-enhancement leaves an unusual mark that is labeled an artifact [3]. In more reflective passages, the word transcends its material origins to embody the remnants of a civilization or the traces of a cultural journey, suggesting that every item, from a household object to a cherished heirloom, carries within it the weight of historical identity and social critique [4][5].
  1. Any artifact resembling in outline, in relief, or in the round some living organism or mythical being.
    — from American Indian Ways of Life: An Interpretation of the Archaeology of Illinois and Adjoining Areas by Thorne Deuel
  2. Projectile Point (L)—a pointed artifact used on a spear, arrow or dart.
    — from Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I, Point Types by James W. Cambron
  3. The slight blue edge is an artifact from the computer-enhancement procedure.
    — from Pioneer Saturn Encounter by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  4. Written about in religious books, love starts a journey from naturalness to artifact.
    — from The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
  5. The artifact of the book, close to what we know today, is mainly his contribution to the civilization of literacy.
    — from The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin

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