Old Stone Age

What are fossils?

• Remains of ancient aliens
• Hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed

  long ago.

• Old rocks
• Pieces of meteorites

Answer explanation

Fossils are the remains of living things once they died and are buried under mud, and sand.

Which of the following can fossil remains include?

• Feathers

• Skin

• Plants

• Bones and Footprints

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Fossils

,

(b) Non-Fossils

• Feathers

• Tools

• Pottery

• Clothing

• Skin

• Footprints

• Bones

• Plants

Fossils form after a living thing dies and is ____________.

Which of the following is NOT a method used by scientists to determine the age of fossils and artifacts?

• Compare objects found in similar layers of soil.

• Google it or ask other scientists.

• Compare it to a fossil whose age is already known.

• Radioactive dating

• Comparing DNA from fossils with living people.

What were human ancestors called?

What do Archaeologists look for as they dig at excavation sites?

• Tools

• Pottery

• Weapons

• Artifacts

• Fossils

What type of society did early humans have?

• Sedentary

• Hunter-Gatherer

• War-Like

• Agrarian

Why did early human hunter-gathers form societies?

• To decrease their chances for survival

• To keep their campsites safe from predators.

• To increase their chances for survival

• To hunt large animals to extinction.

Which of the following is NOT an element of culture?

• Social and family organization

• Beliefs and values

• Shelter and Clothing

• Rituals and Art

• Hunting and Warfare