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Prehistory
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Span of time before recorded history
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Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of symbols, marks, and images appears very early among humans, but the earliest known writing systems...

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Historical period
Periodization
Subclass of
Archaeological culture
Followed by
Ancient history
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