When archaeologists study an excavation site, objects found closer to the surface are

• unlikely to contain any radioactive carbon material

• impossible to date with any accuracy

• less damaged than those found below them

• not as old as those found in deeper layers

Where did Mary Leakey find the remains of “Handy Man?”

• South America

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

Which phrase defines the time called prehistory?

• Before Computers

• Before the year 0

• Before written records

• Before the year 2000

What do many human fossils contain?

• Bones

• Brains

• Skin

• Hair

What does an archaeologist study?

• How people act when they are together

• The things that people in the past left behind

• What happens if certain chemicals are combined

• Why people need certain foods to survive

The earliest tools were made from

• iron

• animal skins

• fossils

• stone

Archaeologists learn about the people of the Stone Age by studying

• artifacts

• maps

• diaries of cavemen

• oral histories

Once people learned to build fires, they were able to

• hunt animals for food

• make their homes in caves

• make tools

• survive in cold climates

Which describes one way that early hunter-gatherers got food?

• They used chickens to lay eggs

• They used tools to kill animals

• They grew cops on a farm

• They grew seeds and nuts

What is a clan?

• A group of families with a common ancestor

• A group of unrelated people who share beliefs

• A grandfather, a father, and a grandson

• A mother, a father and their children