An archaeological find is an object or structure that has been discovered by archaeologists during an excavation. Common archaeological finds include urns, steles, shards, relics, BONES, tombs, RUINS, and REMAINS. Urns are vessels typically made of clay or metal, while steles are upright stone monuments. Shards are pieces of broken pottery, and relics are objects that have been preserved from a past era. BONES are the hard parts of animals, and tombs are structures used to bury the dead. RUINS are the REMAINS of buildings, and REMAINS are the parts of something that still exist after it has been destroyed. Digging is the process of excavating archaeological sites in order to uncover artifacts.