Stone Age Vocabulary

Prehistory

Long period of time before people developed systems of writing.

Archaeology

• study of past cultures through the things that remain such as buildings, tools, or pottery.

Artifact

• an object made by people long ago

Excavation Site

• Site where archaeologist uncover artifacts

Migrate

• to move from one place to another

Domesticate

• To Tame

Harvest

• To Gather

Agriculture

• Raising of plants and animals for human use

Technology

• The way humans produce the items they use

Nomad

• Person who travels from place to place, without permanent home