Prehistory Civilization Gregg Halkuff FVHS Archaeological Digs Once
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Prehistory & Civilization Gregg Halkuff FVHS
Archaeological Digs �Once archaeologists find a site that is likely to have artifacts or fossils, they set up a “dig. ” �At a dig in 1959, Mary Leakey found a skull of a hominid Replica of the skull Mary Leakey found in Tanzania
Prehistory � The time period before written records � Hominids are a prehistoric group that walked upright. • Lucy and Ardi Archaeologists study � Fossils – remains of living thing like a skeleton, footprint, or impression � Artifacts, - man-made remains like pottery, weapons, or tools
Neolithic Revolution PALEOLITHIC ERA � Nomads followed their food • Men hunted & fished • Women gathered berries NEOLITHIC ERA Sustained farming • Planted crops � Domesticated animals • Kept food source close � � � They depended on their environment � Lived in small groups How did lifestyles fundamentally change?
Early Civilizations � Characteristics • Cities • Government • Religion • Social Structure • Writing • Technology (Art) � Early civilizations formed around rivers Tigris and Euphrates Indus Nile Huang He • • Mankind: The Story of Us
Characteristics of Civilizations ? ? ?
Civilizations must have cities that are centers of trade for large areas
Civilizations must have technologies that make their lives easier
Civilizations must have writing in order to keep records of taxes, laws, or trade
Civilizations must have specialized workers that create a class system
Civilizations must have complex institutions like government & religion to keep order
Is the United States a civilization? � Cities? � Government? � Religion? � Social structure? � Writing? � Art? CAN YOU CREATE YOUR OWN?
- Digs framework
- 3 sig digs
- Rules significant figures
- Cactus hill artifacts
- Archaeological resources protection act
- Potassium argon dating method
- Archaeological museum of delphi
- Archaeological site of mycenae
- Archaeological sources
- An archaeological dig turns up large numbers
- Prehistory for primary school
- The lecture from prehistory
- The term prehistory refers to