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fossils

remains of plants or animals that are preserved in stone

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scientist

someone who studies a science, for instance history or biology

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creation narrative

a story that says God created man and the rest of the world

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theory of evolution

theory written by Charles Darwin to explain the way species change

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excavation

process by which you uncover something through digging away the earth that covers it

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palaeontologist

someone who studies ancient life on the planet

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archaelogist

someone who digs up remains to investigate human activity in the past

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tool

an object held in one hand to accomplish a task

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out of Africa theory

theory of beliefs that modern man evolved in Africa and then migrated to. other areas in the world

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cave paintings

paintings made in caves by prehistoric humans

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prehistory

time in history before people could read and write

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sources

remains from the past

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hunting and gathering

a way of living where people hunt animals and gather food like plants and berries to survive

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nomands

people who do not live in a fixed place

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