-How do we know what we know about the “first peoples” (Homo sapiens, migration out of Africa, Paleolithic life) and “first farmers” that we read and learned about this week? What evidence do historians (and archeologists) rely on? (HINT: together, let’s work to come up with as many answers to this as we can!)
-What roles do technology and science play in discovering the past, and how have new technological and scientific innovations impacted our ability to learn more?