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the study of the ways of past cultures thorugh objects they left behind
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archaeology
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way in which humans produce the items they use
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technology
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the technology, customs, beliefs, and art of a group of people
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culture
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to tame wild animals or plants
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domesticate
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extra supply
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surplus
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the study of the relationship between physical features, climate, and people
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geography
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an area's average weather conditions over a long span of time
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climate
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an object made by people long ago
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artifact
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a huge sheet of ice covering a great stretch of land
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glacier
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a surface feature such as a valley, plain, hill, or mountain
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landform
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place where archaeologists dig up artifacts
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excavation site
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to move from one area to another
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migrate
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one who carefully uncovers evidence from the past
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archaeologist
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a method scientists use to estimate the age of living things after they have died
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carbon dating
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to gather
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harvest
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a long period of time before people developed systems of writing and written language
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prehistory
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a person who travels from place to place
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nomad
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