| NOUN | cognition | protohistory, protoanthropology | the study humans prior to the invention of writing |
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| Sounds | prow.towhhih'steriy | |
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| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | The study humans prior to the invention of writing. | |
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| Synonym | protoanthropology | |
| 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 | |
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