Which of the following would not be considered an artifact by historians studying early mesoamerican and south american cultures?

a piece of ancient pottery

a letter written by a 15th century spanish conquistador

a rope bridge

a modern scholarly article

The correct answer is D. A modern scholarly article.

Explanation

An artifact is an object created by the human being to facilitate the actions it performs. The artifacts have evolved over time, for this reason, they are adequate ways to know the lifestyle of the society in which it developed, for example, if we compare a modern wheel with a wheel of middle age we can find many differences in materials such as the process to create it, the durability, among others.

According to the above, if we want to know more about the first Mesoamerican and South American cultures, a modern school article would not be the most appropriate source for our study because it has been developed in modernity and is not evidence of practices and actions of those ancient cultures. So, the correct answer is D. A modern scholarly article.

b. major john c. frémont led a rebellion called the bear flag revolt.

explanation:

during the bear flag revolt, from june to july 1846, a small group of american settlers in california rebelled against the mexican government and proclaimed california an independent republic. the republic was short-lived because soon after the bear flag was raised, the u.s. military began occupying california, which went on to join the union in 1850. the bear flag became the official state flag in 1911.