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Paleo - Neo
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archaeology | The study of human history. |
| Anthropology | The science of human beings. |
| Hominid | A primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also at least some of the great apes./ An early man like figure. |
| Homo sapiens sapiens | The subspecies name for modern humans. |
| Out of Africa theory | A model explaining the origin and global migration of modern humans.(All humanity started in Africa) |
| Domestication | The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm. |
| Paleolithic | Early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used.(Earliest group of humans) |
| Neolithic | The later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed.(New stone age) When man began to farm. |
| Catalhuyuk | A very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, Turkey. |
| Surplus food | Food that is produced in excess of what is needed or consumed. |