1) Archaeology 2) Archeology 3) Historical era 4) Protoanthropology 1) Proto anthropology 2) Protoarchaeology 3) Protoarcheology 
Protohistory refers to a period between prehistory and history, during which a culture or civilization has not yet developed writing, but other cultures have already noted its existence in their own writings. For example, in Europe, the Celts and the Germanic tribes may be considered to have been protohistoric when they began appearing in Greek an...
Period following prehistory but prior to the appearance of history as documented in written records. ...
[n] - the study humans prior to the invention of writing
protohistory, protohistoric period, protohistoric era 1. The period in any area following prehistory and preceding the appearance of coherent history derived from written records. It is a transitional time period between prehistory and recorded history, for which both archaeological and historical data are employed. 2. A time when non-literate abo...
protoanthropology noun the study humans prior to the invention of writing
a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history. · the period in a culture immediately before its recorded history begins.