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VOCABULARY for Early Humans and the Paleolithic World
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fossilized | having been preserved in a hardened form |
| Homo sapiens | the species to which humans belong to |
| hunter-gatherers | people who travel from place to place and live by hunting and foraging |
| millenia | a period of time lasting thousands of years |
| scavenge | to collect food by searching through what has been left behind |
| vegetation | plant life found in a particular area |
| nomadic | moving around often, usually in search of food and water; not settled in one place |
| communal | shared by all the members of a group or community |
| migration | movement of a group of people to live in a new place |