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Prehistory vs Historiography - What's the difference?

prehistory | historiography |

As nouns the difference between prehistory and historiography

is that prehistory is the history of human culture prior to written records while historiography is the writing of history; a written history.

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

    historiography

    English

    (wikipedia historiography)

    Noun

  • the writing of history; a written history
  • the study of the discipline and practice of history and the writings of past historians

    • See also

    * historiographical * historiographer