ecofact

== English == === Etymology === Blend of eco- +‎ artifact. === Noun === ecofact (plural ecofacts) (archaeology) A biological artifact not altered by humans, but which may be indicative of human occupation. 2009, Nancy Marie White, Archaeology For Dummies, part 1 Archaeology: Seeing Past People Today, chapter 1 What Archaeology Is, page 12: Ecofact is a term archaeologists invented to classify natural objects used by humans without modification. Animal bones left for dinner or pollen from gathered plants are ecofacts. … Even phosphates or other chemicals in the soil are ecofacts showing that people threw their organic waste on the ground. ==== Synonyms ==== (in archaeology): biofact ==== Related terms ==== ecofactual macroecofact microecofact