Protohistory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Protohistory is a noun meaning (archaeology, history) The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.
Meaning
(archaeology, history) The period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings.
Example Sentences
And at all times, now as in proto-history, the membrum virile is the symbol of creation, the ultimate basis and source of life.
Word Forms
- protohistories
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prehistory, archaic, antiquity, prehistorian, palaeohistory, palaeochronology.
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