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Early humans social
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oral tradition | stories passed down through generations by word of mouth |
| neolithic | |
| history | the written and other recorded events of people |
| prehistory | before history;the events in the period of time before writing was invented |
| archaeologist | a scientist who examines bones, tools, structures, and other objects to learn about past peoples and cultures |
| forensics | scientific tests or techniques used in the ivestigations of crimes and archaeoligical finds |
| radio carbon dating | a dating method that uses naturally occuring radioisotope carbon-14 to determine the age of bones and materials up to about 60,000 years |
| clovis | a prehistoric culture that appears sround 10,000 years ago, at thr end of the last glacial period,known for the sharp,flint spear points adapted to the hunting of large mammals |
| genetic drift | important evolutionary process that leads to changes in gene variatioin over time. |
| morphology | physical characteristics or traits of a human skull such as height and width of cheek bones |
| smithsonian institution | the worlds largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the national zoo |
| surplus | more of a thing or product the is needed |
| N.A.G.P.R.A | Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act-according to NAGPRA, if human remains are found on federal lands and their culture affiliation to a native american tribe can be established. |
| caucasian | |
| migration | to relocate;to move from one place to settle in another area |
| nomad | a person who has no single,settled home |
| domesticate | to tame animals and raise them to be used by humans for food,labor,and transportation |
| fertile | land or soil that contains substances plants need in order to grow well |
| atlatl | a tool used to throw spears faster and with accuracy,also known as a spear thrower |
| artisan | a worker who is especially skilled in making something suchas,baskets,leather goods, tools,jewelry,pottery,or clothes |
| irrigation | supplying land with water through a network of canals |
| social class | a group, or class, that is made up of people with similar backgrounds, wealth and ways of living |
| civilazation | a society with cities, a central government run by official leaders, and workers who specialize in certain jobs, leading to social classes |
| kenniwick man | the name for the skeletal remains of a p[rehistoric man found on a bank of the columbian river in Kennewick,washington,USA on July 28,1996. the remains were radio-carbon dated to 9,400 years old |
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