Includes the development of life on earth up to the time of modern man, as well as changes on the Earth itself.
"Prehistory" is the period of history before writing was invented and records kept. The term was coined by Daniel Wilson in 1851. The study of prehistory is concerned with events and developments for which material evidence survives. Adapted from The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Features collections, illustrations, and fact sheets of extinct fauna.
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Broadband documentary offers a journey through human evolution; also includes activities and lesson plans.
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The Bronze Age was a time in history when people started making tools and weapons from a special metal mix called bronze.
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The Iron Age was a time in history when people started using iron to make tools and weapons.
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Online exhibit by the Illinois State Museum depicting the environments, plants, and animals of the late Pleistocene.
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An interactive tour of this archaeological dig in Turkey. Includes a timeline and photographs of the project, and details of the techniques used.
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Offers links categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research on early man.
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Prehistory is the long time before people started to write things down. The word comes from two Ancient Greek words: "pro" (meaning "before") and "historia" (meaning "history").
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Brief history of early man's culture and development.
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The Stone Age was a very long time in history when people mostly used stone to make their tools.
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Profile of Mary Leakey from the Scientific American.
(December 16, 1996)
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The Bronze Age was a time in history when people started making tools and weapons from a special metal mix called bronze.
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The Iron Age was a time in history when people started using iron to make tools and weapons.
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The Stone Age was a very long time in history when people mostly used stone to make their tools.
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Prehistory is the long time before people started to write things down. The word comes from two Ancient Greek words: "pro" (meaning "before") and "historia" (meaning "history").
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Features collections, illustrations, and fact sheets of extinct fauna.
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Online exhibit by the Illinois State Museum depicting the environments, plants, and animals of the late Pleistocene.
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Brief history of early man's culture and development.
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Broadband documentary offers a journey through human evolution; also includes activities and lesson plans.
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An interactive tour of this archaeological dig in Turkey. Includes a timeline and photographs of the project, and details of the techniques used.
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Offers links categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research on early man.
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Profile of Mary Leakey from the Scientific American.
(December 16, 1996)
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