This free course, Identifying Objects and Artefacts, will enable you to practise and develop your skills of observation and description.

It will provide with the skills you need to interpret objects, and work towards writing your own object life cycle. 

You will also work with, and learn to understand artefact databases.

This course would be beneficial for a variety of audiences, including:

• students in an art or design program, who would benefit from learning how to critically observe and analyse objects;
• individuals working in fields such as archaeology, anthropology, or museum curation, who would need to be able to identify and describe objects accurately;
• anyone interested in learning more about the world around them and developing their powers of observation and description.

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• demonstrate skills of observation and description of objects
• interpret objects and work towards writing object life cycles
• understand artefact databases

COURSE DURATION
2 hours