Artifacts and fissils are more different than the same. Fossils are the result of parts of dead plants or animals being replaced by minerals over the course of millions of years.
Artifacts are...
To learn about previous life-forms and their environments. This also has the added benefit of learning about the formation and evolution of our planet.
Fossils are the remains of dinosaurs, prehistoric plants and other prehistoric creatures which lived millions of years ago. Artifacts are items that were made by intelligent homonids or by ourselves...
A fossil is of non-human origin (e.g. animal bone) that has not been altered by humans in any way. An artifact is a product of human activity including bone and shell tools and ornaments, ceramic...