African Human Origins
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Objective
I can describe the key discoveries and locations in Africa that provide evidence for human origins.
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Practice
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Explain the difference between the roles of archaeologists, anthropologists, and paleontologists in studying prehistory.
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Exit ticket
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“Name one country in East Africa where early human remains have been discovered. What type of discovery did Mary Leakey and her team make in Tanzania? ”
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