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Human Origins
Term | Definition |
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Archeologist | person who studies human history, particularly the culture of historic and prehistoric people, through discovery and exploration of remains, structures and writings |
Historic | The time in our history after written language |
Fossils | Hardened remains of living things from long ago |
Hominid | A modern human or member of an earlier group that may have included ancestors or relatives of modern humans |
Nomad | People who move from place to place |
Prehistoric | The time in our history before written language |
Circa | around, about, roughly, approximately |
Hunter-gatherer | Early humans who lived by hunting animals and gathering plants |
Technology | Tools and skills that make life easier for people and items that people use to meet their daily needs |
Paleolithic Era | A cultural period of the stone age that began about 2.5 million years ago. Also known as the stone age |