ethnohistory

[ eth-noh-his-tuh-ree ]

/ ˌɛθ noʊˈhɪs tə ri /

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noun

a branch of anthropology dealing with the development of cultures, as through the analysis of archaeological findings.

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Origin of ethnohistory

First recorded in 1950–55; ethno- + history

eth·no·his·to·ri·an

[eth-noh-hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-], /ˌɛθ noʊ hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/, nouneth·no·his·tor·i·cal

[eth-noh-hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor-], /ˌɛθ noʊ hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-/, eth·no·his·tor·ic, adjectiveeth·no·his·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb

In this volume, we attempt to approach the problem through both ethnohistory and a type of controlled comparison.
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