artifactsthat
Artifactsthat is a neologism used in some online discussions and informal scholarly writing to describe a category of artifacts that are themselves informative about the conditions under which they were produced, preserved, or interpreted. The term is not established in any single discipline and does not refer to a fixed methodology; rather, it functions as a heuristic for considering artifacts as conveyors of contextual information rather than as sole objects of study.
In archaeology, artifactsthat might refer to artifacts bearing production marks, wear patterns, or situational traces that
Because the term is informal, its usage varies, and critics argue that it can obscure precise definitions.
See also: artifact, data artifact, taphonomy, archival theory, digital humanities.