What does pre-history mean?

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Looking at some of the 'history' questions, it could be as late as the US declaration of Independence!

gerald · Accepted Answer

pre what we know went on we guess then or have theories like man originated in Africa now new evidence says  he didn't

Grillparzer · Answer

Pre-history is the period of human development before the invention of writing.

Anonymous · Answer

As you well know it varies right across the globe because not all cultures adopted a method for recording history at the same time.

? · Answer

Before written history.

Randy the Atheist · Answer

Usually it means before the Roman Empire. Rome is generally considered to be the period when "Officially Recorded History" begins.

megalomaniac · Answer

Pre-history means the period of human activity before written language.  History is primarily based on the study of written documents, whereas Archaeology studies "pre-history" before written documents were made.

What does pre-history mean?

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