ethnohistorian
/ˌɛθnoʊhɪˈstɔriən/
noun
- A scholar who studies the history of a particular ethnic group or culture, often using both written records and oral traditions.
- The university hired a new ethnohistorian to lead research on indigenous communities in the Amazon.
- The ethnohistorian spent years interviewing elders to document the tribe's migration stories.
- As an ethnohistorian, she combined archaeological findings with colonial letters to reconstruct daily life.