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Term | Definition |
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archaeologist | a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts . |
artifact | a simple object such as a tool or ornament showing human work (representing a culture or sage of a culture). |
B.C.E | before the common era (before birth of christ). |
Catalhoyuk | neolithic site in present day Turckey. |
fossil | remains impression or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age as a skeleton footprint. |
C.E. | common era the global standard used to count years based on the birth of christ. |
migration | movement from one country place or locality to another. |
Neolithicc | later part of the stone age when people used ground or polished stone weapons and implements. |
neolithic revolution | a fundamental change in the way people lived from hunting and gathering to agriculture led to permanent settlements |
nomadic | having no fixed home and moving according to the season from places to place in search of food water and grazing land . |
obsidian | a dark natural glass that forms when lava from a volcano cools (used to make arrowheads) |
paleolithic | early part of the stone age lasted about 2.5 millions years when primitive stone implement were used |
sedentary | staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places |
tribal | a group of people that lives together (that includes many families and relatives who haves the same languages customs and delifes and leader) |
turning point | the point at which a very significant (important) change occurs |