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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Edit: wrote bullshit, but the link is still interesting.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

History as an academic term usually goes hand in hand with writing, not civilization. When I write, I refer to earlier periods as "prehistoric." This is because historians primarily use written text and similar as their subject of study.