(i). Locating the pre-historic sites.
(ii). Excavating /digging the sites.
(iii). Dating the fossils and artifacts.
(iv). Recording the findings.
Define the term Prehistory as used in History and Government
Prehistory refers to the unrecorded history- those activities that humans engaged in before writing and drawing were invented as ways of storing information.
Such information is gained from songs, myths, stories, artifacts, fossils and the language of a people.
A historical event needs to have recorded evidence in order to be referred to as a historical fact Characteristics of historical events
They must have evidence.
Historical information must be written or unwritten.
Historical events only concern man.
Historical events dwell mainly on the past happenings.
Historical events must contain elements of truth.
steve williams answered the question on November 25, 2017 at 11:19
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