Pre-history refers to the history of a people or race in a region,country or nation before they had any knowledge of writing.The history of such a group of people is unrecorded as they were preliterate people.The primary cultural accomplishment of pre-historic man was tool-making.Archaeologists have divided the pre-historic culture in three stone ages which are Paleolithic,Mesolithic and Neolithic.
Proto history refers to the history of people who has an oral literary tradition although they did not take to literary writing.For example in India there was well-developed oral tradition which is amply demonstrated by the existence of the Vedas and Sutras that were handed down from generation to generation by oral repetition and memory retention.The Indus Valley Civilization reveals rudimentary writings on the seals.
Information regarding pre-history and proto-history of people is obtained through evidences supplied by geological,palaentological,geographical,archaeological and other such sources.Based on these evidences the prehistory and proto history of people are constructed.
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