Ethnoarchaeology

• The study of the social organisation and other ethnological features of present-day societies on the basis of their material culture, in order to draw conclusions about past societies from their material remains. [link]

Holocene

• The more recent of the two epochs of the Quaternary Period, beginning at the end of the last major Ice Age, about 
  10,000 years ago. It is characterised by the development of human civilisations. [link]

Quadrupedal

• An animal, especially a mammal, that has all four limbs specialised for walking [link]

Arboreal

• Living in or amongst trees [link]

Ideograms

• Written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character. [link]