Scientists who study past human life by examining artifacts, fossils, and ancient sites.

Early human ancestors that lived after the split from the ancestors of modern apes.

The nickname for a fossil skeleton of an early hominin that lived about 4.4 million years ago in Africa.

The way of life of a group of people, including their beliefs, customs, language, and technology.

The scientific name for modern humans.

A place where a fire is built and maintained, often found at early human living sites.

Preserved remains or traces of ancient living things.

To carefully dig up and uncover artifacts, fossils, or other remains from the ground.

Refers to an early fossil or human ancestor identified as the oldest of its type discovered at the time.

Small groups of people, usually related families, who lived and traveled together.

The theory that Homo sapiens originated in Africa and later migrated to other parts of the world.

Moving from place to place instead of living permanently in one location.

Scientists who study Earth, including rocks, minerals, and the processes that have changed the planet.

Objects made or used by humans in the past, such as tools, weapons, or pottery.

People who obtain food by hunting animals and gathering wild plants and other fodso.

An extinct group of ancient humans who lived mainly in Europe and parts of Asia and interacted with Homo sapiens.

Areas of land that once connected places that are now separated by water, allowing people and animals to migrate.

An extinct group of ancient humans known largely from fossils and DNA evidence, related to Neanderthals.

The nickname for a famous Australopithecus afarensis fossil discovered in Ethiopia, dating to about 3.2 million years ago.

The Old Stone Age, the period when early humans lived mainly as hunter-gatherers and used stone tools.

A developed system of communication that allows people to express complicated ideas and information.

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Archaeologists	Scientists who study past human life by examining artifacts, fossils, and ancient sites.
Hominins	Early human ancestors that lived after the split from the ancestors of modern apes.
“Ardi”	The nickname for a fossil skeleton of an early hominin that lived about 4.4 million years ago in Africa.
Culture	The way of life of a group of people, including their beliefs, customs, language, and technology.
Homo Sapiens	The scientific name for modern humans.
Hearth	A place where a fire is built and maintained, often found at early human living sites.
Fossils	Preserved remains or traces of ancient living things.
excavate	To carefully dig up and uncover artifacts, fossils, or other remains from the ground.
“the oldest one”	Refers to an early fossil or human ancestor identified as the oldest of its type discovered at the time.
bands	Small groups of people, usually related families, who lived and traveled together.
“out of Africa”	The theory that Homo sapiens originated in Africa and later migrated to other parts of the world.
nomadic	Moving from place to place instead of living permanently in one location.
geologists	Scientists who study Earth, including rocks, minerals, and the processes that have changed the planet.
artifacts	Objects made or used by humans in the past, such as tools, weapons, or pottery.
hunter-gatherers	People who obtain food by hunting animals and gathering wild plants and other fodso.
Neanderthals	An extinct group of ancient humans who lived mainly in Europe and parts of Asia and interacted with Homo sapiens.
land bridges	Areas of land that once connected places that are now separated by water, allowing people and animals to migrate.
Denisovans	An extinct group of ancient humans known largely from fossils and DNA evidence, related to Neanderthals.
“Lucy”	The nickname for a famous Australopithecus afarensis fossil discovered in Ethiopia, dating to about 3.2 million years ago.
Paleolithic	The Old Stone Age, the period when early humans lived mainly as hunter-gatherers and used stone tools.
complex language	A developed system of communication that allows people to express complicated ideas and information.
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