adjective
- of or relating to the study of the history and culture of ethnic groups, especially indigenous peoples, using both historical documents and ethnographic methods
Usage: academic; scholarly
Examples
- The ethnohistorical research examined how Native American communities adapted to European contact.
- Her ethnohistorical approach combined archival records with oral traditions from the community.
- Ethnohistorical studies have revealed much about pre-colonial African societies.
- The museum's ethnohistorical collection includes artifacts and written accounts from multiple time periods.
- Scholars used ethnohistorical methods to reconstruct the daily life of ancient civilizations.
- This ethnohistorical analysis draws on both written sources and archaeological evidence.