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Artifacts vs Fossil - What's the difference?

artifacts | fossil |

As nouns the difference between artifacts and fossil

is that artifacts is while fossil is fossil.

artifacts

English

Noun

(head)

    • fossil

    English

    (wikipedia fossil)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
  • (paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
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  • (linguistics) A fossilized term.
  • (figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.

    • Derived terms

    * * * fossilisation, fossilization * fossilise, fossilize * * * * * *

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