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prehistory
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the long period of time before people invented writing
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culture
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"the way of life of a society, includes beliefs, values, and practices"
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anthropology
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the study of prehistory to learn about the orgins and development of people and their societies
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archaelogy
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the study of past people and cultures through their material remains
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historian
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scholars who study and write about the historical past
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Homo habilis
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"""Handy man"" hominids that emerged 2 million years ago. Given this name because they used stone tools"
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Homo erectus
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"""Up Right Man"" hominids that emerged 2 million years ago. Given this name because they were fully upright walkers"
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Homo sapiens
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Modern humans belong to this groupand also Neanderthals
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Mary & Louis Leakey
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Anthropologists that searched for clues in the Olduvai Gorge in Tamzania and found an ancient rock skull.
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Donald Johanson
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Anthropologists that searched for clues in Ethiopia and found many pieces of a hominid dating back 3 million years.
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