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When did history begin?

History began around 6000 B.C. when humans developed writing to record events. According to modern scientists, the use of writing indicates the emergence of a culture or civilization. The term prehistoric (before history) is applied to events that took place before the advent of writing.

Further Information: Institute of Human Origins. [Online] Available http://www.asu.edu/clas/iho/, October 20, 2000; Ronen, Avraham. Stones and Bones! How Archaeologists Trace Human Origins. Minneapolis, Minn.: Lerner, 1993; Sept, Jeanne. Human Origins and Evolution in Africa. [Online] Available http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/, October 20, 2000.

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