Artifacts

Fossils are evidence of creatures that lived long ago. Thousands, even millions of years ago, animals or plants sometimes became encased so completely by mud pr other sediments that they were not...

An hourglass is a device that measures time. They were the first dependable, accurate and reusable devices invented for tracking time. In addition, hourglasses will not freeze, giving them a...

Imprint fossils are results of footprints and of plant or animal remains. The remains have been trapped in stone, decayed completely and then dissolved away. The imprint fossil is a permanent...

Making fossils at home combines arts and crafts with science for an interesting activity. Adults create beautiful and interesting works of art with this activity when completing it as a grown-up...

Chances are you don't have a dinosaur footprint in your backyard to make a cast of, but if you want one, you can make your own. The process for taking a cast of any footprint is pretty straight...

Authentic fragments of history, Indian arrowheads fascinate the young and old alike. Finding them isn’t difficult if you know where to look. In areas where Native Americans settled, you will find...