prehistorian
noun
pre·his·to·ri·an
ˌprē-(h)i-ˈstȯr-ē-ən 
: an archaeologist who specializes in prehistory
Examples of prehistorian in a Sentence
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The scholarly study of Ice Age art began in the 1920s with the great French prehistorian Abbé Henri Breuil, who saw it as an expression of hunting magic.
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Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The overthrow of this hypothesis in the 1960s was led by another French prehistorian, André Leroi-Gourhan.
—Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The Grotte du Renne was excavated between 1949 and 1963 by the late French prehistorian André Leroi-Gourhan, who found 15 levels of hominid occupation ranging from about 45,000 to 28,000 years ago.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2010
As an amateur prehistorian then my interest in populations such as the Mbuti, Bushmen, and Andaman Islanders has been piqued.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2011
One French prehistorian has a theory that painting the handprints was a form of sacred ritual, according to the report.
—Fox News, 5 May 2017
Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The overthrow of this hypothesis in the 1960s was led by another French prehistorian, André Leroi-Gourhan.
—Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The Grotte du Renne was excavated between 1949 and 1963 by the late French prehistorian André Leroi-Gourhan, who found 15 levels of hominid occupation ranging from about 45,000 to 28,000 years ago.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2010
As an amateur prehistorian then my interest in populations such as the Mbuti, Bushmen, and Andaman Islanders has been piqued.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2011
One French prehistorian has a theory that painting the handprints was a form of sacred ritual, according to the report.
—Fox News, 5 May 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Prehistorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prehistorian. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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