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prehistory, period of human evolution before writing was invented and records kept. The term was coined by Daniel Wilson in 1851. It is followed by protohistory, the period for which we have some records but must still rely largely on archaeological evidence to provide a coherent account. The study of prehistory is concerned with the activities of a society or culture, not of the individual, and is limited to the material evidence that has survived. |
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It's one of the dew works to analyze and illustrate Aleut art and artifacts, weaving a cultural history with fresh insights on Aleutian heritage and adding new rare photos and analysis of contemporary Aleut artists and prehistory. Williams says this novel telling of a prehistoric girl capturing and taming a wild horse could be considered science fiction, since looking back into prehistory is about the same as looking forward into the future we don't know. Although music is ubiquitous, its origins have been neglected or flat-out ignored by anthropologists and others studying the human mind and its evolution, contends Mithen, a professor of early prehistory. |
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