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Palaeontology vs Prehistory - What's the difference?

palaeontology | prehistory |

As nouns the difference between palaeontology and prehistory

is that palaeontology is while prehistory is the history of human culture prior to written records.

palaeontology

English

Noun

(-)
    • English words suffixed with -ology British English forms

    prehistory

    English

    Noun

  • The history of human culture prior to written records.
  • The history of the events that led up to something (e.g. a crisis, a reconciliation, etc).

    • Related terms

    * prehistoric

    Antonyms

    * posthistory

    See also

    * archaeology English retronyms