Early Man Key Words

weapon, tool or other item made by humans

• fossil

• artifact

scientist who learns about past human life by studying fossils and artifacts

• archaeologist

• anthropologist

• historian

scientist who studies the physical characteristics and cultures of humans and their ancestors

• archaeologist

• anthropologist

• historian

a person who studies and writes about the human past

• archaeologist

• anthropologist

• historian

to tame plants and animals for human use

• preserve

• technology

• domesticate

the trace or imprint of a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock

• artifact

• fossil

times of extreme cold

• winter in Buffalo

• Ice Age

• Neolithic Age

person who regularly moves from place to place

• nomad

• historian

• farmer

time before writing was invented

• history

• prehistory

• olden days

Early period of human history; Old Stone Age

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age