The Origins of Humans

Unlocking the history of the past
- Historians must gather as much data as possible, from a wide variety of sources before they can make conclusions
- Primary documents: written by people of the period
- Secondary documents: written about past events
- Historians almost never unearth all the facts so there is always a bias
- They must think about economic developments, to figure out the way in which people survived or made a living. This is based on such things as social developments (art, music etc.)
- Many times, scientists and historians find themselves studying people who did not have a written language
- Fossils: are the recognizable remains of an animal/plant or impressions left by them
- Anthropologists: are scientists who study the origin, development, distribution, social habits, and culture of a certain race of people
- Paleontologist: examines the fossil remains of animal and plant life to understand past geological periods
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Title: Ancient Humans And Early Civilizations Notes
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Approximate Pages: 13 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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