Question 4 — How is archaeology helpful in understanding our past - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 4 - Early Humans and Beginning of Civilisation

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How is archaeology helpful in understanding our past?

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  • The period before writing is understood mainly through archaeological evidence .
  • Archaeological evidence comes in several kinds:
  • Only the first group are artefacts . Humans did not make bones or fossils.
  • Archaeologists also experiment by making and using similar tools .
  • Fossils and discarded tools buried in the earth are the major sources of evidence .
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