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, England, erected by Neolithic peoples ca. 4500-4000 years ago.
Archaeoastronomy is often an important field when it comes to understanding prehistory.
Prehistory (Latin,
præ = before Greek language, ιστορία = history) is a term often used to describe the period before Recorded history.
Paul Tournal originally coined the term
Pré-historique in describing the finds he had made in the caves of southern France. It came into use in French language in the 1830s to describe the time before writing, and was introduced into
English language by Daniel Wilson in
1851.
Prehistory can be said to date back to the beginning of the universe itself, although the term is most often used to describe periods when there was life on Earth;
dinosaurs can be described as prehistoric animals and
caveman are described as prehistoric people.
Because, by definition, there are no written records from prehistoric times, (or at least there are none known to still exist down to this day) the information we know about the time period is informed by the fields of
paleontology, biology,
palynology,
geology,
archaeoastronomy, anthropology,
archaeology and other natural and social sciences.
The term became less strictly defined in the 20th century as the boundary between history (interpretation of written and oral records) and other disciplines became less rigid. Indeed today most historians rely on evidence from many areas and do not necessarily restrict themselves to the historical period and written, oral or other symbolically encoded sources of communication; in addition, the term "history" is increasingly used in place of "prehistory" (e.g.
History of Earth, history of the universe). Nevertheless, the distinction remains important to many scholars, particularly in the social sciences. The primary researchers into
Human prehistory are prehistoric archaeologists and physical
anthropologists who use excavation, geographic survey, and scientific analysis to reveal and interpret the nature and behavior of pre-literate and non-literate peoples.
Human prehistory differs from
history not only in terms of
chronology but in the way it deals with the activities of
archaeological cultures rather than named nations or
individuals. Restricted to material remains rather than written records (and indeed only those remains that have survived), prehistory is anonymous. Because of this, the reference terms used by prehistorians such as Neanderthal or Iron Age are modern, arbitrary labels, the precise definition of which is often subject to discussion and argument.
The date marking the end of prehistory, that is the date when List of languages by first written accounts records become a useful academic resource, varies from region to region. In Egypt it is generally accepted that prehistory ended around
3200 BC whereas in New Guinea the end of the prehistoric era is set much more recently, 1900.
See also
External links
- Submerged Landscapes Archaeological Network
- The Neanderthal site at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater, Belgium.
- North Pacific Prehistory is an academic journal specialising in Northeast Asian and North American archaeology.
- Prehistory in Algeria and in Morocco
, England, erected by Neolithic peoples ca. 4500-4000 years ago. Archaeoastronomy is often an important field when it comes to understanding prehistory.
Prehistory (
Latin,
præ = before Greek language, ιστορία = history) is a term often used to describe the period before
Recorded history. Paul Tournal originally coined the term
Pré-historique in describing the finds he had made in the caves of
southern France. It came into use in French language in the 1830s to describe the time before writing, and was introduced into
English language by
Daniel Wilson in
1851.
Prehistory can be said to date back to the beginning of the universe itself, although the term is most often used to describe periods when there was
life on Earth;
dinosaurs can be described as prehistoric animals and
caveman are described as prehistoric people.
Because, by definition, there are no written records from prehistoric times, (or at least there are none known to still exist down to this day) the information we know about the time period is informed by the fields of
paleontology, biology, palynology,
geology,
archaeoastronomy,
anthropology,
archaeology and other natural and social sciences.
The term became less strictly defined in the
20th century as the boundary between history (interpretation of written and oral records) and other disciplines became less rigid. Indeed today most
historians rely on evidence from many areas and do not necessarily restrict themselves to the historical period and written, oral or other symbolically encoded sources of communication; in addition, the term "history" is increasingly used in place of "prehistory" (e.g. History of Earth,
history of the universe). Nevertheless, the distinction remains important to many scholars, particularly in the social sciences. The primary researchers into
Human prehistory are prehistoric archaeologists and physical
anthropologists who use excavation, geographic survey, and scientific analysis to reveal and interpret the nature and behavior of pre-literate and non-literate peoples.
Human prehistory differs from
history not only in terms of chronology but in the way it deals with the activities of
archaeological cultures rather than named
nations or
individuals. Restricted to material remains rather than written records (and indeed only those remains that have survived), prehistory is anonymous. Because of this, the reference terms used by prehistorians such as Neanderthal or Iron Age are modern, arbitrary labels, the precise definition of which is often subject to discussion and argument.
The date marking the end of prehistory, that is the date when List of languages by first written accounts records become a useful academic resource, varies from region to region. In Egypt it is generally accepted that prehistory ended around
3200 BC whereas in New Guinea the end of the prehistoric era is set much more recently, 1900.
See also
External links
- Submerged Landscapes Archaeological Network
- The Neanderthal site at Veldwezelt-Hezerwater, Belgium.
- North Pacific Prehistory is an academic journal specialising in Northeast Asian and North American archaeology.
- Prehistory in Algeria and in Morocco
