Pre history
The word Prehistory has been formed of two words - Pre (Latin) which means 'before' and Greek word 'historia' which means History. the term is often used to describe the period before written history. Paul Tournal originally coined the term Pré-historique in describing the findings he had made in the caves of southern France. It came into use in French in the 1830s to describe the time before writing, and was introduced into English 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 cavemen are described as prehistoric people.
Proto history
Protohistory refers to a period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its istence in their own writings. For example, in Europe, the Celts and the Germanic tribes may be considered to have been protohistoric when they began appearing in Greek and Roman texts.Protohistoric may also refer to the transition period between the advent of literacy in a society and the writings of the first historians. The preservation of oral traditions may complicate matters as these can provide a secondary historical source for even earlier events. Colonial sites involving a literate group and a non-literate group, are also studied as protohistoric situations.
4 comments:
A very informative post indeed. We all read history - the major events, the battles, the upheavals etc. but very rarely do we try to understand the concept of History itself. Thanks for sharing!
Harneet,
I suggest that you must give further references and sources of the information.
I must insist that digital references is good way to join with you reader.
I understand, blog is a journal but if it leads to further information then it is more satisfying for the reader as well the blogger.
sumir
Thanks for your suggestions sir. I will try to follow them in future.
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