Everything about Protohistoric Archaeology totally explained
Protohistory refers to a period between
prehistory and
history, during which a
culture or
civilization hasn't yet developed
writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence 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.
Usage of the term
In
The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe, an article by
Timothy Taylor says,
In the abstract of a later paper on "slavery in the first millennium Aegean, Carpatho-Balkan and Pontic regions", Taylor, who is primarily an archaeologist, says,
For other examples, see also the writings of
Brian Fagan on the protohistory of North America and the work of Muhammed Abdul Nayeem on that of the Arabian Peninsula
Chronology
As with prehistory, determining when a culture may be considered prehistoric or protohistoric is sometimes difficult for the
archaeologist. Data vary considerably from culture to culture, region to region, and even from one system of reckoning dates to another.
In its simplest form, protohistory follows the same chronology as prehistory, based on the technological advancement of a particular people with regard to
metallurgy:
Civilizations and peoples
The best known protohistoric civilizations and
ethnic groups are those for whom the term was originally coined: the European
barbarian tribes. Many of these peoples of course also experienced periods of prehistory and history.
Alans
Bulgars
Celts or Gauls
Dacians
Germans
Helvetii
Huns
Magyars
Numidians
Parthians
Sarmatians
Scythians
Slavs
ThraciansFurther Information
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