stone age vocabulary
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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