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Stone Age Vocabulary

Stone Age Vocabulary

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Stone Age Vocabulary

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Prehistory

Long period of time before people developed systems of writing.

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Archaeology

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

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Archaeologist

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

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Artifact

• an object made by people long ago

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Migrate

• to move from one place to another

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Glacier

• Huge Ice Sheets

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Domesticate

• To Tame

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Harvest

• To Gather

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Agriculture

• Raising of plants and animals for human use

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Technology

• The way humans produce the items they use

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Nomad

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

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Carbon Dating

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

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Excavation Site

• Site where archaeologist uncover artifacts

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Anthropology

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

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Culture

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

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Diverse

• Different