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Social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artifacts | Product of human skill |
| tells | mounds of earth wich contains levels of anceint civilization. |
| excavated | uncover by digging |
| kitchen midden | name given to ancient bones or house |
| archaeologists | the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains |
| anthropoligists | people who study human beings |
| legends | folktales or stories passed down from generation to generation |
| decipher | to explain the meaning of something |
| strata | Layer of earth |
| data | facts from which conclusions may be drawn |
| prehistory | time before people began to keep writen records |
| ages | time periods |
| hunting-and-food-gathering period | the time when people wondered around from place to place |
| civilitation | society with a developed knowledge of farming, trade, government, art, science. |