1. anthropology
2. archaeology
3. artifacts
the study of humans
4. etymology
5. historical method
6. linguistics
7. scientific method

the study of the lives of early human communities through the examination of the remains
objects made by people that are later unearthed
the processes and procedures by which we acquire information
the collecting, classifying, analyzing, and interpreting of data
the study of human language
the study of the origins of words