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- 1PrehistoryRefers to the period before Writing
- 2Archaeologythe study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains
- 3ArtifactsMade by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.
- 4AnthropologyIs the study of humans, past and present.
- 5Fossilshe remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
- 6Radiocarbon DatingDating something by how much Carbon is in it.
- 7Hominidprimate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors.
- 8Olduvati Gorgehe found hominin remains
- 9Lucy3.5 million year old hominid bones
- 10Australopithecusan extinct genus of hominids.
- 11ArdieOldest skeleton of an early human 4.4 million years old discovered in Africa in 1992
- 12Homo Habilisspecies of the tribe Hominini, during the Gelasian and early Calabrian stages of the Pleistocene period, between roughly 2.8 and 1.5 million years ago. Wi
- 13homo erectusHomo erectus is an extinct species of hominin that lived throughout most of the Pleistocene geological epoch.
- 14Homo SapiensThe modern species of humans, the only extant species of the primate tribe Hominini.
- 15NeanderthalsThey are closely related to modern humans, differing in DNA by just 0.12%. Wikipedia
- 16Cro MagnonBeing the oldest known modern humans were from the outset linked to the well-known Lascaux cave paintings and the Aurignacian culture
- 17Out of Africa TheoryThe Out of Africa or African Replacement Hypothesis is a well-supported theory that argues that every living human being is descended from a small group in Africa, who then dispersed into the wider world displacing earlier forms such as Neanderthal
- 18Paleolithic AgeIt extends from the earliest known use of stone tools, probably by hominins
- 19Lascaux CaveLascaux is the setting of a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings.
- 20Neothlithic RevolutionThe Neolithic Revolution is a major turning point in human history. About 10,000 BCE, humans began to cultivate crops and domesticate certain animals.
- 21Domesticationto convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses.
- 22Catal huyukvery large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia,existed from approximately 7500 BC to 5700 BC, and flourished around 7000 BC
- 23Cultureway of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next.
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