Protohistory
[proh-toh-his-tuh-ree, -his-tree] /ˌproʊ toʊˈhɪs tə ri, -ˈhɪs tri/
noun, plural protohistories.
1.
a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
2.
the period in a culture immediately before its recorded history begins.
protohistory
/ˌprəʊtəʊˈhɪstərɪ; -ˈhɪstrɪ/
noun
1.
the period or stage of human development or of a particular culture immediately prior to the emergence of writing
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