Protohistory

What do we mean by protohistory?

The study of a culture just before the time of its earliest recorded history. noun

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. noun

The study humans prior to the invention of writing noun

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word protohistory. Define protohistory, protohistory synonyms, protohistory pronunciation, protohistory translation, English dictionary definition of protohistory.

Words that are spelled similarly to protohistory:
protohistory, protohistoric.

Words that rhyme with protohistory:
history, mystery, life history, case history, natural history, medical history, department of history, history e, mr e, sister he.

Adjectives that are often used to describe protohistory:
pre, indian, italian, european, asian, mesopotamian, south, linguistic, american, temperate.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective protohistory:
history.

Words that sound like protohistory:
protohistory, prehistory, protectory, credit history, brutality, biochemistry, bio chemistry, spruce tree, biometry, stratocaster.