Ch. 1 Lesson 1 Vocabulary

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era

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a large division of time

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archaeology

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the study of objects to learn about past human life

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artifact

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an object made by people

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paleontology

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the study of fossils

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fossil

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plant or animal remains that have been preserved from an earlier time

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anthropology

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the study of human culture and how it develops over time

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species

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a class of individuals with similar physical characteristics