LateInTheAfternoon t1_ix6nuq2 wrote
Reply to comment by mandianansi in An archaeologist's rebuttal against Graham Hancock and Netflix's Ancient Apocalypse by MeatballDom
Prehistory is an accepted term and quite harmless as well. It just means the time before we have written sources (which can vary for different places). Why he would need to repeat it often is weird but as with so many cranks it might be just to pad the run time; when there's not much substance to a theory (and there never is with conspiracy theories) there is always a need for repetition, redundancy and futile exercises in pedantry.
mandianansi t1_ix6ocyy wrote
Nice answer. Yeah he just said it like 5 times per episode. I got through grad school, not a history major, but took my fair share of history classes and never heard the term before. Just sounded weird.
LateInTheAfternoon t1_ix6ozqz wrote
If that's the case, then it seems a bit off and I can see how it can come across as cringe-y. Kinda suggests to me that he's using it as a crutch.
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