ethnohistory

[ eth-noh-his-tuh-ree ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• eth·no·his·to·ri·an [eth-noh-hi-, stawr, -ee-, uh, n, -, stohr, -], noun
• eth·no·his·tor·i·cal [eth-noh-hi-, stawr, -i-k, uh, l, -, stor, -], ethno·his·toric adjective
• ethno·his·tori·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ethnohistory¹

First recorded in 1950–55; ethno- + history

Example Sentences

“I’ve been fighting for this project for 40 years, and it has gone nowhere,” said Johnson, president of the Parting Ways Museum Corp. of African American & Cape Verdean American Ethnohistory Inc.

From Washington Times

Such inquiry has often attempted to compare Plains societies of the horse period with those of the pre-horse era, revealed through archaeology and ethnohistory.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg