To being with, I'd like to note that in the process of this task I managed to get cat puke on a 1912 collection of English poetry. Score. Unfortunately I was too mortified at my own negligence to get a picture of that part.
Having completed the idiot portion of the day's activities, let's move on.

After selecting this task I pondered for a bit what might be the best possible artifact to feitcounterly. I was at a loss until I decided what to do for my upcoming Dimensional Leakage completion; for that task, I've decided to proclaim the closest town a memorial to victims of Zombie Plague. {update - since I'll be participating in The Ides of March, my original plan for Dimensional Leakage will be posted on my blog} That in mind, I give you:
The Zombie Finger of Aloisia Ornt.

Aloisia was a researcher in the 1890's during the earliest known outbreaks of Zombie Plague (which were later the cause of fastidious cover-ups) in the Western U.S.
According to her journal, Aloisia was working on a vaccine for Zombie Plague. She was able to develop a prototype which effectively prevented the spread of the virus throughout the victim's body, but only if injected above the site of the bite or contamination after exposure, and before the virus spread to the heart or brain.
It is unknown how Aloisia contracted the virus, but it is believed to have happened in the field as she attempted to save zombie victims from sharing the fate of their attackers. What is known is that Aloisia was able to vaccinate herself & amputate her finger. Not being one to waste an opportunity, she preserved her severed digit in a handy specimen jar and placed the finger under close observation in her lab. Her writings (which will be made available in another task, at a later date) indicate that the finger continued to move for a fortnight.

Ingredients for a Zombie Finger:

Four colors of Sculpey (in this case green, white, purple, & red) some mixing may be required
One sample jar which may or may not have contained pickles
Water
Food coloring (I used red & green so the color changes in different light)

Instructions:

Sculpt your finger or other body part of your choosing
Bake for 10-15 minutes in a 130 degree oven
Allow to cool
While cooling your finger, fill the sample jar with water and add food coloring
Submerge finger in water filled jar
Celebrate.