Category 2
What is a fossil?
remains, such as bones and teeth, of organisms that lived long ago.
What jobs do archaeologists perform?
they are scientist who search for and discover and then interpret stones, bones and artifacts.
What are artifacts?
are human-made objects such as stone tools
What dates were the Paleolithic age?
2.5 million b.c-8000 b.c
What are the elements that make up culture?
language, clothing, music, art, law, religion, government, and family structure
What job does an anthropologist do?
provide information about modern culture
What is a drought?
a period of dry hot weather the impacts rivers and lakes
What is an oasis?
a green area where plants can grow
What are land bridges?
allowed humans to walk across continents
What does megafauna mean?
large animals
Where is the famous Lascaux cave located?
France
What 3 animals did early humans hunt?
Woolly mammoth, giant ground sloth, saber-toothed cat
Scientist proposed the theory that humans crossed what?
The Beringia
What was one technology that early humans used?
fire
What did humans make fishhooks out of?
ivory
It stood between 9 and 11 feet.