The primary distinction between historic archaeologists and prehistoric archaeologists is that the former have access to

The primary distinction between historic archeologist and prehistoric archeologist is that the former have access to written records.

Historic archeologist deals with the archeology if the recent past, with a short period of time. While the prehistoric archeologist deals with the time period prior to written records, it deals with a longer span of time.

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