History means the time of recorded events, the 10 kya to present day, they used the word correctly. Anatomically modern humans are prehistory.
replyHistory certainly does not predate sedentary farming. It seems reasonable to put at around ~8kya.
replyCertainly, some people still live as hunter gatherers. I presume people can deduce I do not refer to them.
I think specifying "recorded history" would remove the confusion. Human history could refer to the history of anatomically modern humans, including before farming.
replyHistory is recorded, that's the definition of the word. Prehistory is not recorded which is what the 500 kya to 10 kya refers to.
replyHistory is a bit of a confusing word that way; I suppose I can see it can be used in an informal sense to refer to any timeline outside of just historiography, which does tend to refer to a distinct study from archaeology and anthropology. Noted.
replyYou used the word correctly don't worry. Seems like the initial replyer meant prehistory.
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