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n archaeologist, or archeologist, is a person who studies the human past through its

material culture and environmental data. That sounds complicated, but all it really means is that
archaeologists study what humans before us have left behind to learn about our past.

4 Early humans had evolved upright posture and the ability to walk upright on short legs. Male
canine teeth were about equal in size to females', which indicates a significant shift in social life. By 4.1
million years ago: Broad knee joints indicate clear adaptation to regular bipedal walking