NOUN | cognition | protoanthropology, protohistory | the study humans prior to the invention of writing |
---|
Meaning | The study humans prior to the invention of writing. | |
---|---|---|
Synonym | protohistory | |
Narrower | protoarcheology, protoarchaeology | The study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils |
Broader | archeology, archaeology | The branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures |
Spanish | protohistoria | |
Catalan | protohistòria |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact