prehistory
type: Concept
definition: The earliest period of world human history, which is often regarded also as constituent part of cultural and/or social anthropology, prehistory is aimed at reconstruction of world diversity of forms, and ways of human being's and human society's development since their origin until the formation of early political structures. The perspective purpose of prehistoric studies is the detection of general and particular regularities in anthropological, social, ethnic, economic, and mental evolution of humankind at the early stages of its existence. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Prehistory]
broader: archaeology

archaeology
type: Concept
narrower: prehistory

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: prehistory