Individual #protohistory__protoanthropology  the study humans prior to the invention of writing
  >part:  protoarcheology  the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils
  >part of:  archeology__archaeology  the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
     >part of:  anthropology  the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
        >part of:  social_science  the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society

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