Studying the Distant Past

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An object that is made or changed by a human, and is of historical interest

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artifact

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The remains, or an impression, of a living organism from the past

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fossil

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Written information about and from a specific time in history

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document

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Studies the behaviors and beliefs of past and present humans

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anthropologist

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Studies past people and cultures by examining objects they left behind (artifacts)

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archaeologist

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Studies the past through documents

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historian

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Studies the relationships between people and Earth’s features and environments

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geographer

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Studies ancient life by examining fossils

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paleontologist

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How is a fossil different from an artifact?

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A fossil is the remains of a long-ago organism, while an artifact is a human-made object.