The Distant Past

The study of how human beings behave.

• archaeology

• anthropology

• geology

• prehistory

study life in the past by examining things that people left behind.

• anthropology

• geology

• archaeology

• biology

the time before written record

• prehistory

• artifacts

• fossils

• archaeology

what do archaeologist depend on to learn about early humans?

• books

• timelines

• fossils

• the news

hardened remains or imprints of things that existed long ago.

• sand

• mud

• rocks

• fossils

study the physical materials of earth itself.

• anthropologist

• geologist

• archaeologist

What methods do archaeologist use for dating fossils?

• comparing objects

• DNA

• Radioactive

• all of the above

When archaeologist dig up a site, what do they look for?

• tools

• pottery

• weapons

• all of the above

objects made by humans

• fossils

• artifacts

• excavation

• bones

Where was the search for the origins of humankind largely focused?

• Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• Antartica