Investigating the Past

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Social scientists study

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human society

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Who would most likely study clues using ancient artifacts?

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Archeologist

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Social Scientists study clues about the past and are most like

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Detectives

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An object that was made or used by people in the past is called an

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artifact

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Who would most likely study documents like written diaries or stories to study the past?

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Historians

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What does prehistoric mean?

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Before written history

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If you discovered an ancient cave painting what would be the hardest question to answer? Why did they paint this picture? What did they use to paint this picture? What did people paint pictures of?

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Why did they paint this picture?

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If you found art tools in a living space what might it tell you about the people who lived there?

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They were skilled painters

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What can we learn most about form cave paintings? (Hint: what is the most common type of cave art?)

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The animals that lived during the time

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What is one theory that explains why early humans ground up minerals and mixed it with oil or fat?

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To make paint colors