Stone Age Vocabulary

Stone Age Vocabulary

Prehistory

Long period of time before people developed systems of writing.

Archaeology

• study of past cultures through the things that remain such as buildings, tools, or pottery.

Archaeologist

• A scientist who uncovers evidence, or proof, from the past.

Artifact

• an object made by people long ago

Migrate

• to move from one place to another

Glacier

• Huge Ice Sheets

Domesticate

• To Tame

Harvest

• To Gather

Agriculture

• Raising of plants and animals for human use

Technology

• The way humans produce the items they use

Nomad

• Person who travels from place to place, without permanent home

Carbon Dating

• Method of estimating the age of something after it has died

Excavation Site

• Site where archaeologist uncover artifacts

Anthropology

• The study of how people have developed and live in cultural groups

Culture

• The way in which individuals and groups react with their environment, including their technology, customs, beliefs, and art.

Diverse

• Different