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prehistory Definition

pre·his·tory (prē his′tə rē)

noun

  1. history before recorded history, as learned from archaeology, etc.
  2. the background of incidents, etc. leading to an event, crisis, etc.

prehistory Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Stalinist revolutionism from above had a prehistory in the political culture of Russian tsarism; it existed as a pattern in the Russian past.
  • include: Now it is extending its range back to the Paleolithic and will be including far more prehistory in its undergraduate syllabus than previously.
  • cover: Current Archeology: Prehistory Here are some of the latest discoveries in prehistory covered in the magazine Current Archeology.
  • develop: Armed with these records, Pichel developed a whole prehistory for a new group he founded or with which he was connected.
  • base: An analysis of the nature of farming in prehistory based upon the archeological data and the constraints of climate and natural materials.
  • study: He suggests that people may not have been aware of the bigger changes that we identify when studying prehistory.

Adjective modifier

  • Indo-Pacific: Misra & P. Bellwood, Eds. ) Recent Advances in Indo-Pacific Prehistory.
  • Aegean: The Sheffield venue saw two trends, a major one toward Aegean prehistory, and a minor one toward Western Mediterranean archeology.
  • late: The conference will review the evidence, past and present, for round houses in Scotland during later prehistory.
  • British: A new chapter in British prehistory has now been opened.
  • European: Current Research / Responsibilities European prehistory, Orcadian archeology.
  • early: Indeed, without its role as a provider of origins, early prehistory would have little purpose.

Modifies a noun

  • park: Any excursion into the prehistory of Grampian should start at Scotland's unique prehistory park, at Oyne.
  • unkown: Wood Farm Enigma Project April 2006 onwards Focus of attention on several sites maily prehistory unkown dates or origins.
  • date: Wood Farm Enigma Project April 2006 onwards Focus of attention on several sites maily prehistory unkown dates or origins.

Modifying Another Word

early: In A. Pollard & A. Morrison ( eds ), The Early Prehistory of Scotland, pp.

Preposition: of

  • sex: Books Stephen Moreton reviews The Prehistory of Sex: Four Million Years of Human Sexual Culture, by Timothy Taylor.
  • region: The exhibition shows finds from the prehistory of the region.

Preposition: for

group: Armed with these records, Pichel developed a whole prehistory for a new group he founded or with which he was connected.