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intro to maine vocab
| vocab. | def. |
|---|---|
| archaeologists | scientists who dig deep into the earth to find artifacts from the past |
| artifact | an object made or used by a human being from the past |
| migration | movements of people from one place to another |
| chert | a flaked rock |
| fluted | cut in grooves |
| atlatl | a tool that helped early hunters throw spears |
| ochre | powdered iron or used to make red paint |
| shell middens | an ancient garbage dump for shells and bones |
| prehistoric | lived before written records were made |
| petroglyphs | pictures and engravings in stone |
| toboggan | a sled used to quickly travel over snow and ice |