Artifact Identification
I have some WW I-era artifacts that you are going to identify.
Using your critical thinking skills and links below and other sources (please let me know if you find any other good sites) see if you can make some sense of this collection of artifacts.
Note: Your assignment will differ depending on whether you have a bayonet or other sources.
Start a Gdoc and add your group partners.
Make sure that all group members names are on the doc!
All submissions will be on Jupiter as .pdf or .docx.
Due 9am, Thursday, December 9, 2015.
1. If you have a bayonet:
Include the following regarding your bayonet:
1. Country of origin
2. Date
3. Which rifle did it fit?
4. Describe and paste a picture of the rifle and the bayonet on your doc)
5. Current collector's value (check ebay).
6. Find me another WWI bayonet or any other WWI artifact on ebay.
7. What other questions arose as you did your analysis?
Rules for Handling the Bayonets
1. The bayonet must remain in full contact with the table
2. You can turn the bayonet over using two fingers
3. No part of the bayonet can extend past the edge of the table
Websites to Help Identify Bayonets
worldbayonets.com
oldsmithy.com
Military Datenbank
ebay.com
2. If you have an artifact that is not a bayonet:
Prepare a doc (Word or Google) that your group will submit on Jupiter.
Make sure that all group members names are on the doc!
Include all of this on the doc.
1. Upon first examination what do you think it is?
2. What is the artifact made of?
3. What are the dimensions of the artifact?
4. What are the special qualities of the artifact? Describe how it looks and feels: shape, color, texture, size, weight, movable parts, anything
printed, stamped or written on it.
5. What is it and how was it used?
6. What is the current collectors value (check ebay)?
7. What other questions arose as you did your analysis?
8. Paste a photograph of the artifact on your doc.
Make sure that all group members names are on the doc!
Include all of this on the doc.
1. Upon first examination what do you think it is?
2. What is the artifact made of?
3. What are the dimensions of the artifact?
4. What are the special qualities of the artifact? Describe how it looks and feels: shape, color, texture, size, weight, movable parts, anything
printed, stamped or written on it.
5. What is it and how was it used?
6. What is the current collectors value (check ebay)?
7. What other questions arose as you did your analysis?
8. Paste a photograph of the artifact on your doc.
3. If you have a photograph or document:
Complete a thorough analysis of your document by completing all sections of a Primary Source Analysis Tool from the Library of Congress.
Some hints to help you with this tool:
Use the pull-down questions as a guide (all may not apply). Do not get bogged down on any particular question. Move on!
If you don't finish in class download as a pdf. You can cut and paste from this to make your final copy.
Some hints to help you with this tool:
Use the pull-down questions as a guide (all may not apply). Do not get bogged down on any particular question. Move on!
If you don't finish in class download as a pdf. You can cut and paste from this to make your final copy.
