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Ancient history

The study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, starting with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC.

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Fossil

History; Ancient history

The hardened remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago. Fossils are found in sedimentary rocks.

Fossil fuel

History; Ancient history

A source of energy that was formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants and animals.

Leakey

History; Ancient history

British scientist who discovered fossils of early humans in 1959. Those fossils are estimated to be 2 million years old.

Lyell

History; Ancient history

Scottish scientist who studied the history of the Earth and made many contributions to our understanding of fossils.

Neolithic Period

History; Ancient history

The final period of the Stone Age that began around 10,000 years ago in the Middle East and ended when humans began to use metal tools.

Cretaceous Period

History; Ancient history

The period of time during the history of the Earth starting about 144 million years ago and ending about 65 million years ago.

Cro-Magnon

History; Ancient history

An early form of modern human. They lived in parts of Europe from about 35,000 to 10,000 years ago.

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