Today in class we were presented with an "artifact". Our teacher wanted each of us to observe it and then research our observations in order to find information about the artifact and its origin. The artifact was a bust that had the word phrenology on it. My task was to just record the way my group was researching but I learned a lot just by listening to them.. They researched keywords that were written on the bust such as L.N. Fowler and phrenology, and the different things written on the bottom of the bust in order to find out its place of origin. After researching, we found out that phrenology is a study used in earlier times of the brain. After understanding the definition, my group continued their research by looking up things about the author, L.N. Fowler. While during this research they came across a lot of ads which caused them to speculate if this "artifact" was an actual antique or if it was just a recreation. They eventually learned that it was in fact a recreation of an object used earlier in history by scientist on order to find out more about the brain. Something interesting about the bust was how it was divided. It was divided by using words such as "selfishness" and "love" and other words similar to emotions. Because of this, my group started to wonder why they believed this practice and if this was still practiced today. They found out that it might be possible that it is still practiced in the world but the closest thing the phrenology that is used to day is the study of psychology. This is where my group ended their research. Because I got to observe, I learned a lot about how many students research in order to find something and the importance of paying close attention to details.
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