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| archaeology | the study of remains of past cultures |
| excavate | to carefully dig up |
| prehistory | the period before events were recorded in history |
| history | the story or record of what has happened in the past |
| oral tradition | the passing on of history, beliefs, or customs by word of mouth |
| artifact | an object made by someone in the past |
| primary source | a first hand account of an event or an artifact created during the period of history being studied |
| secondary source | a record of the past, based on information from primary sources |
