Today in history, we examined a bust with the words phenology, L.N. Fowler, Legate Circus, and many feelings and human traits on it. We were tasked to research the bust to find information about it. Many students went about the process in different ways. Some looked for the authentication of the bust, while others looked at the science. Some even researched the study in whole, dating back to Greek times. In this research I discovered that finding key words helps to filter out the unnecessary information. I ignored researching the human feelings and traits, and researched the maker and what it was. By doing this, I cut my research time down tremendously, and was able to figure out exactly what it was, who made it, and when it was made. "The place or source of origin", provenance, was determined through researching the key words located on the piece. This cane applicable to other forms of research by searching names, places, and dates in order to determine the provenance of an antique, recreation, or forgery.
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