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degotoga t1_ix6t1aq wrote

Reply to comment by rookieseaman in An archaeologist's rebuttal against Graham Hancock and Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse by MeatballDom

it's generally accepted to be a regional term. prehistory in mesopotamia is not the same as prehistory in europe

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rookieseaman t1_ix6u4er wrote

Meh. Prehistory is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as the period of time before the use of writing. There was no writing before ancient Sumer, thus, anything before ancient Sumer is prehistory, regardless of where you are.

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degotoga t1_ix72cdj wrote

the development of writing in sumer is irrelevant to someone studying the history of europe

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rookieseaman t1_ix72z56 wrote

Okay? The prehistory of humanity begins at Sumer, by definition. Dunno what that has to do with studying history in Europe but okay.

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