prehistory

(noun)

The span of time before recorded history; all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing.

Related Terms

  • Nomad
  • Parietal Art

Examples of prehistory in the following topics:

  • Timeline

    • Much of religious prehistory and the chronology of religious art history is subject to ongoing debates due to the nature of evidence.
    • Much of religious prehistory and the chronology of religious art history is therefore subject to ongoing debates.
    • Create a timeline of religious art and architecture, from prehistory to the modern era.
  • Archaeology

    • Many important developments in human history occurred during prehistory, including the evolution of humanity during the Palaeolithic period.
  • Installation

    • It was coined in reference to a form of art that had arguably existed since prehistory but was not regarded as a discrete category until the mid-twentieth century.
  • Art of the Bronze Age

    • The Bronze Age is part of the three-age system of archaeology, which divides human technological prehistory into three periods: the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age.
  • The Stone Age

    • The Stone Age is the first of the three-age system of archaeology, which divides human technological prehistory into three periods: the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age.
  • Ancient Africa

    • Throughout humanity's prehistory, Africa had no nation states, and was instead inhabited by groups of hunter-gatherers such as the Khoi and San.
  • Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art

    • The Prehistory of Egypt spans the period of earliest human settlement to the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt in ca. 3100 BCE, beginning with King Menes/Narmer.
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