Pre- and Protohistoric Archeology investigates the remains of cultural expressions of pre-literate, non-literate and mostly non-literate (proto-historic) eras of human history which are accessible via archaeological methodology. The main focus in research and teaching of the Goethe University's Department of Pre- and Protohistoric Archeology lies on European and African Pre- and Protohistory and Archaeobotany.