Artifacts are then sorted according to type of material—e.g., stone, ceramic, metal, glass, or bone—then into subgroups based on similarities in shape, manner of decoration, or method of manufacture.
Is there a standard set of tags/taxonomy for ancient art and artifacts?
Art is generally understood as any activity or product done by people with a communicative or aesthetic purpose—something that expresses an idea, an emotion or, more generally, a world view. It is a component of culture, reflecting economic and social substrates in its design.