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Keywords: Fossil, Ancestors, Beingsby, Prehistory, Anthropology

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the study of the fossil record and archaeology.

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the scientific study of human fossils

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Paleoanthropology ( meaning "study of ancient man") is the study of the origins and the ancestors of human beingsby examining fossil remains (and other ancient evidence). A paleoanthropologist studies paleoanthropology.

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the study of human origins, the study of the fossil and cultural remains of extinct human ancestors.

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