Artifacts are anything made or used by human beings.
They can be used to illustrate history in exhibits such as the ones in the state History Museum in the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Spearheads, arrowheads, cannons, spinning wheels, candle molds, clothes and even old toy fire trucks are artifacts. When you think about it, artifacts know many secrets about the past. Like in a people interview, you will need to ask questions to find out what an artifact has to tell you. The next time that you visit the State History Mu- seum in the Alabama Archives try to count the many different types of artifacts that are on exhibit.