1. Archaeologists are scientists that learn about the past
Chapter 1.3 – “How Archaeologists Study the Past” Section 1: Finding Clues to the past
Archaeologists are scientists that learn about the past
They dig and study traces of early remains
They search for bones and other items
Artifacts- human-made objects
Anthropologists study people’s culture
They make connections between the past & present
Fossils- remains of early life

2. Section 2: The search for early humans
Earliest humans found in Africa
Australopithecines are the earliest hominids
Hominids- human or humanlike beings that walk on 2 feet
Homo habilis “man of skill” 2.5 million-1.5 million B.C.
Homo erectus “upright man” 1.6 m-250,000 B.C.
Homo sapiens “wise man” 400,000 BC – present
Humans migrated from Africa to Europe & Asia
Lucy was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 (3.5 million years old)

4. Section 3: The Stone age
Humankind’s most important achievements were inventing tools, mastering fire, language, & farming
Stone Age divided into 3 stages:
Paleolithic Age: (old stone age) 2.5million-8,000BC
-hunters/gatherers, simple stone tools
Mesolithic Age: (middle stone age) 10,000-6,000BC
-hunters/gatherers, advanced tools
Neolithic Age: (new stone age) 8,000-3,000BC
-hunters/gatherers, more advanced tools, farming
FARMING made it possible to build communities