Basic Archaeology and Anthropology Terms

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Archaeology

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The study of the past based on what people left behind.

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Anthropology

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The study of humans and how they interact with each other.

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Fossil

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A part or imprint of something that was once alive.

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Artifacts

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Objects created by and used by humans.

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Prehistory

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The time before there was writing.

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Hominid

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An early ancestor of humans.

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Paleolithic Era

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The first part of the stone age “Early Stone Age”.

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Neolithic Era

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The last part of the stone age “New Stone Age” which began 10,000 years ago.

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Domesticate

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The process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans.

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Agriculture

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The development of farming from the domestication of plants.