ethnohistory
[ eth-noh-his-tuh-ree ]
noun
a branch of anthropology dealing with the development of cultures, as through the analysis of archaeological findings.
Origin of ethnohistory
1Other words from ethnohistory
- eth·no·his·to·ri·an [eth-noh-hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-], /ˌɛθ noʊ hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-/, noun
- eth·no·his·tor·i·cal [eth-noh-hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor-], /ˌɛθ noʊ hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-/, eth·no·his·tor·ic, adjective
- eth·no·his·tor·i·cal·ly, adverb
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In this volume, we attempt to approach the problem through both ethnohistory and a type of controlled comparison.
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