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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Glacier | Huge ice sheets that cover great stretches of land. |
| Archaeology | The study of past cultures through the things such as buildings,tools or pottery. |
| Prehistory | The long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language. |
| Domesticate | To tame. |
| Agriculture | The raising of plants and animals for human use |
| Surplus | The extra supply |
| Carbon dating | A method of estimating the age of something after it has died. |
| Harvest | To gather wild plants. |
| Technology | They way in wich humans produce the items they use. |
| Social division | A group that does a certain type of work. |
| Climate | The average weather conditions of places over a long span of time. |
| Nomad | People who travel place to place with no permanent home. |
| Excavation site | Where archeologists dig up artifacts. |
| Migrate | Moving from one place to another |
| Artifacts | Objects made by people long ago. |
| Archaeologist | A person who's main task is the careful uncovering of evidence, or clues from the past. |