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Prehistory of the Marianas
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Prehistory : The time before written history
Anthropologist : A scientist who studies humans
Archaeology : The study of the remains of ancient people
Excavate : To dig up the earth / to uncover or expose by digging; unearth
Radiocarbon Dating : A scientific method of dating once-living things based on the fact that radioactive carbon-14 decays at a fairly regular rate
Relative Dating : A method of dating objects that were not once living by dating other objects found at the same level underground
Linguist : Study of the languages
Sunda : An ancient land mass which would have Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Celebes, and the Philippines
Sahul : An ancient continental land mass which included what is now Australia and New Guinea
Austronesian Language : A group of related languages spoken by people who originated in Southeast Asia, once referred to as Malayo-Polynesian language
Pile House : A house usually made of logs, to raise the house off the ground
Marianas Red : A type of red clay found in the Marianas Islands and used by the ancient Chamorros to make pottery
Prehistory of the Marianas
Across:4. | A scientific method of dating once-living things based on the fact that radioactive carbon-14 decays at a fairly regular rate | 5. | A scientist who studies humans | 6. | The time before written history | 8. | An ancient land mass which would have Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Celebes, and the Philippines | 10. | Study of the languages | 11. | To dig up the earth / to uncover or expose by digging; unearth | 12. | An ancient continental land mass which included what is now Australia and New Guinea |
| | Down:1. | A group of related languages spoken by people who originated in Southeast Asia, once referred to as Malayo-Polynesian language | 2. | A house usually made of logs, to raise the house off the ground | 3. | A type of red clay found in the Marianas Islands and used by the ancient Chamorros to make pottery | 7. | A method of dating objects that were not once living by dating other objects found at the same level underground | 9. | The study of the remains of ancient people |
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Prehistory of the Marianas
Across:4. | A scientific method of dating once-living things based on the fact that radioactive carbon-14 decays at a fairly regular rate | 5. | A scientist who studies humans | 6. | The time before written history | 8. | An ancient land mass which would have Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Celebes, and the Philippines | 10. | Study of the languages | 11. | To dig up the earth / to uncover or expose by digging; unearth | 12. | An ancient continental land mass which included what is now Australia and New Guinea |
| | Down:1. | A group of related languages spoken by people who originated in Southeast Asia, once referred to as Malayo-Polynesian language | 2. | A house usually made of logs, to raise the house off the ground | 3. | A type of red clay found in the Marianas Islands and used by the ancient Chamorros to make pottery | 7. | A method of dating objects that were not once living by dating other objects found at the same level underground | 9. | The study of the remains of ancient people |
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