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prehistorian|priːhɪˈstɔərɪən|
[f. as next, after historian.]
One who studies the remains, customs, and conditions of prehistoric times.
1893Amer. Cath. Q. Rev. Oct. 728 This has been either ignored or rejected..by the new school of prehistorians. 1902Nation (N.Y.) 20 Nov. 398/1 Prehistorians had long known of a gentleman..who had long excavated on his own responsibility. 1936Discovery Jan. 23/1 Its interest and importance are of equal..moment to prehistorian, archaeologist, and the student of religious beliefs. 1947[see distribution map s.v. distribution 9]. 1952G. Sarton Hist. Sci. I. i. 6 Prehistorians have proved beyond doubt the existence of sophisticated cultures at very early times in many places. 1970Nature 12 Dec. 1019/2 The very early carbon-14 dates..for the megalithic tombs of Brittany..have been regarded suspiciously by prehistorians. 1975Sci. Amer. Feb. 41/3 A major French archaeological discovery that was declared fraudulent by many prehistorians in the 1920's has now regained credibility as a result of dating studies conducted at three independent laboratories. 1980Early Music Jan. 85/1 Various groups of specialists: historians of theatre-décor, pre-historians of opera, analysts of court spectacle, experts on renaissance instruments. |