Human Origin

             Human Origins in Africa
    What were the earliest humans like? Many people have asked themselves this question. Because there are no written records of prehistoric peoples, scientists have to piece together information about the past. Terms of scientists use a variety of research methods and techniques to learn more about how, where, and when early humans developed.
        Scientists Search for Human Origins
   Writing documents provide a window to the distant past. For several thousand years people have recorded information about their beliefs, activities, and important events. Archaeologists are scientists who learn about early people by excavating and studying the traces of early settlements. An excavated site called an archaeological dig, provides one of the richest sources of clues to the prehistoric way of life. ARTIFACTS are remains, such as tools, jewelry, and other human-made objects. This objects might hint at how people dressed, what work they did, or how they worshiped.
    While some scientists called anthropologists study CULTURE, or people's unique way of life. Other scientists, called PALEONTOLOGISTS, study fossils - evidence of early life preserved in rocks. Human fossils often consist of small fragments of teeth, skulls, or other bones. Paleontologists use complex techniques to date ancient fossils remains and rocks.
    Archaeologistss, anthropologists, paleontologists, and other scientists work as a team to make new discoveries about how prehistoric people lived.