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

A modern scholarly article, the first three are primary sources (Text or items from the time period being investigated) and the last one is a secondary source which was written by someone investigating that time period, therefor it is not an artifact

The answer is a modern scholarly article

1) Gupta 2) creative

Explanation:I am sure I just put what I know