ALL meanings of protohistory
pro·to·his·to·ry
P p - noun plural protohistory a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history. 1
- noun plural protohistory the period in a culture immediately before its recorded history begins. 1
- noun protohistory the period or stage of human development or of a particular culture immediately prior to the emergence of writing 0
- noun protohistory archaeological history in the period immediately preceding recorded history 0