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prehistoryczny

Prehistoryczny is a Polish adjective meaning prehistoric, used to describe things related to prehistory—the period of human history before written records. In scholarly use it appears in archaeology, anthropology, and related disciplines to label cultures, artefacts, landscapes, and periods that precede the invention of writing.

Prehistory ends where written records begin, a boundary that varies by region. In many parts of the

Research into prehistory relies on archaeology and related sciences to reconstruct lifeways from material remains. Methods

world
writing
emerges
in
the
4th
to
3rd
millennium
BCE
(for
example
in
parts
of
the
Near
East
and
Egypt),
while
other
regions
reach
literacy
later.
Some
scholars
distinguish
protohistory
for
times
when
external
written
sources
mention
peoples
without
a
script
of
their
own.
Prehistory
encompasses
a
range
of
phases
that
are
named
differently
across
regions,
such
as
the
Paleolithic,
Mesolithic,
Neolithic,
Bronze
Age,
and
Iron
Age,
with
dates
that
differ
by
geographic
area.
include
stratigraphic
analysis,
typology
of
tools
and
pottery,
and
dating
techniques
such
as
radiocarbon
dating
and
dendrochronology,
as
well
as
paleoenvironmental
studies
and
bioarchaeology.
Findings
shed
light
on
human
evolution,
subsistence
strategies,
technological
developments,
social
organization,
and
cultural
practices
in
times
before
literate
civilizations.