Since Herodotus, Has History Been a Valid Concept
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2575391 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T Cuyler Young (Royal Ontario Museum, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-12 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/281150 |
| OpenAlex | W2326228195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
This paper argues: (1) that there is no meaningful philosophical and practical distinction between history and prehistory until sometime in the Lower Paleolithic; and (2) because history as we practice it is a human invention (usually attributed to Herodotus), perhaps prehistory should be reserved as a term to describe how humans dealt with the past prior to the fifth century B.C. Philosophical underpinnings for the argument are taken from Collingwood; practical examples are drawn from personal experiences in the archaeology and history of Greater Mesopotamia
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2008 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |