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Customs officials in Florida have seized more than 300 ancient Peruvian artefacts smuggled into the US.

Artifacts worldwide tremble at the spelling, developing.

Artificial persons silent, said to be gloating.

5 posted on 09/25/2005 6:26:28 PM PDT by humblegunner (If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
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To: humblegunner
Both artifact and artefact are acceptable spellings.

Main Entry: ar·te·fact
chiefly British variant of ARTIFACT

Main Entry: ar·ti·fact
Pronunciation: 'är-ti-"fakt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin arte by skill (ablative of art-, ars skill) + factum, neuter of factus, past participle of facere to do -- more at ARM, DO
1 a : something created by humans usually for a practical purpose; especially : an object remaining from a particular period
b : something characteristic of or resulting from a human institution or activity
2 : a product of artificial character (as in a scientific test) due usually to extraneous (as human) agency - ar·ti·fac·tu·al /"är-ti-'fak-ch&(-w&)l, -'fak-shw&l/ adjective

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Archeology is also spelled that way or as archaeology

Main Entry: ar·chae·ol·o·gy
Variant(s): or ar·che·ol·o·gy /"är-kE-'ä-l&-jE/
Function: noun
Etymology: French archéologie, from Late Latin archaeologia antiquarian lore, from Greek archaiologia, from archaio- + -logia -logy
1 : the scientific study of material remains (as fossil relics, artifacts, and monuments) of past human life and activities
2 : remains of the culture of a people : ANTIQUITIES

9 posted on 09/25/2005 8:13:06 PM PDT by FairOpinion
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To: humblegunner

Hey, at least the artefacts recovered by the archeologists weren't made of aluminium.

:')


11 posted on 09/26/2005 8:34:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Down with Dhimmicrats! I last updated by FR profile on Sunday, August 14, 2005.)
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