Cultural artifact

Cultural artifact (also artifact) refers to an object or an entity that is representative of a particular culture or time period. Cultural artifacts are viewed as information sources for identifying and interpreting a particular culture of their creators and users. The concept of a cultural artifact is often used in sociology, anthropology, human evolution studies and ethnology. The definition of a cultural artifact may have implications or associations with the following concepts and terms:

• Analyzing cultural artifacts within the context of  mainstream culture and media culture;
• Analyzing cultural artifacts from the perspective of Zeitgeist;
• Associating cultural artifact with pop culture and cultural icons.

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