Archaeologists are specifically trained scientists who investigate the history of prehistoric peoples in the same way as detectives do.
- By excavating and researching the traces of early settlements, they learn about the early people.
Human-made artifacts, such as tools and jewelry, are known as artifacts.
- These artifacts could reveal information about how people dressed, what they did for a living, or how they worshipped.
Anthropologists are scientists who study culture or a people's unique way of life. At archaeological digs, anthropologists examine the items.
They discovered prehistoric footprints preserved in volcanic ash in 1978 that resembled those of modern humans.
The opposable thumb had already developed in these early hominids.
- The tip of the thumb can cross the palm of the hand in this manner.
- Picking up small objects and manufacturing tools necessitated the use of the opposable thumb.
These are thought to have happened during the Stone Age, according to scientists.
- It lasted for a very long period. The Old Stone Age, also known as the Paleolithic Age, spanned from around 2.5 million to 8000 B.C. and was the first and longest period of the Stone Age.
- This is when the first stone chopping tools appeared.
Homo erectus, according to some anthropologists, was a more intelligent and adaptable species than Homo habilis.
- People in Homo erectus developed technology—methods of applying information, tools, and innovations to satisfy their needs—by using their intelligence.
Quarry workers in Germany's Neander Valley discovered fossilized bone fragments while working for limestone in 1856.
- These were the remains of Neanderthals, whose skeletons had previously been unearthed in Europe and Southwest Asia
