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Donald Johanson
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found lucy and a very good archeologi
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lucy
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ARcheologist
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a scientist who unearths and interprets objects left behind by people of the past
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Anthropologist
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a person who studies hominids physical features development and behavior They compare hominid bones and look for changes in such features as brain developmetn and posture
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Artifact
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any objects that were shaped by hyman hands tools pots beads etc
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pre history
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the story of human kind BEFORE people started to write... around 3200 BC
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nomad
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a being that gathers food and hunts
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hominid
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human beings and the human like features that came before them
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paleotologist
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a scientist who studies fossil remains to determine the charactoristics of different prehistoric periods of time
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LEakeys
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Richard (little) found phemor bone proving that early humans walked on two feet (bipeds) also Mary found preserved footprints showing arched feet and close toes
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Tim White and Gen Suwa
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found teeth arm bones and part of skull and jaw that belonged to 17 individials the reamins were of Austrolapithicus and dated back 4.4 million years ago in Aramis Ethiopia
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Lucy
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3.2 million year old female Austrolapithicus had a locking knee joint
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Austrolapithicus
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southern ape earliest known form of human
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Homo Habilis
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a person with ability or handy man
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Homo Erectus
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a person who walks upright or upright man
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Neanderthal
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care for sick and elderly buried people 2 million bce to 30,ooo bc
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