Artifact Analysis
Interviewing two fellow classmates reveals little difference in the sig of the “ancient” pillow. Pillows are very common things. Usually all pillows are used for sleeping. This pillow is slightly different than most common sleeping pillows. The fact that it is homemade can mean many different things. I said that the pillow is not indicative of economic status. One of the participants said that the owner could’ve been poor because they make their own pillows. This is not the case, but I can see why they said that. The difference in economic status is the only major difference in responses in the interview. Also, both participants said that the pillow would most likely have belonged to a male in their teen or young adult years. This is surprising considering most everyone in modern day times uses a pillow. The reason for this specificity is because of the theme of the pillow. Generally, basketball fans are mostly male. There are definitely some female basketball fans, but both participants stated that they thought the pillow belonged to a male. If I were to discover this pillow years from now I would still recognize the theme of the pillow. LeBron James is a very talented basketball player. His image and legacy will forever stay with him. People today still idolize great baseball players from way back in the early 20th century. I think I would be able to identify what kind of person would own this pillow even hundreds of years from now. One of the ways I would identify the person and time period the pillow belonged to would be to cross-reference the designs on the pillow with known facts from the past. I would know that the basketball on the back of the pillow is a clue that maybe the name on the other side might be a famous basketball player. I would then check other archaeological finds and compare this name with other artifacts found with the same name inscribed on it. Another technique I could use is to examine the materials used to make the pillow. I would discover that the materials are cheap and hastily put together. This would be an indication that the pillow was not made with much care, but rather thrown together in a hurry. This would show that the pillow was not held in very high regard, and did not have much significance besides the inscriptions sewn onto the pillow. This pillow would be a very interesting find, and would give much insight on the owner and timer period of the pillow.