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Prehistory

Any book tagged with this topic is about the study of prehistory or about people and/or events which took place in prehistory. Prehistory refers to the span of time beginning with the evolution of the first human-like species, and ending with the appearance of the first writing systems. It is the study of human history before humans recorded their own history (circa 3200 BC). Prehistory is often studied through a combination of disciplines such as archaeology, physical anthropology, genetic sciences, biology, and geology, to name a few.