Archaeology is the study of past human cultures.
Historic archaeologists study the Province's early European immigrants, such as the planters at Ferryland or Cupids. Unlike historians, who learn about the past through written records, or anthropologists, who study living cultures, archaeologists gather their information from artifacts and site features - the forgotten and discarded remains left behind by people. An artifact is any object that has been altered or used by humans. The computer you are sitting at is a modern artifact. Archaeologists are interested in much older artifacts, from the prehistoric or historic past.