The communication of Prehistory through social networks: The case of Twitter

Abstract

The aim of this work is to investigate the treatment given to Prehistory in the social network Twitter. To do this, the messages that contain the hashtag #prehistory, together with its possible variants, have been analyzed during a period of one year. In this way, it has been possible to access their content, identify who are the most active and influential authors, analyze their centrality within the network and detect the   implicit in it. It is evident, among other things, a scarce presence in the network of people and institutions with authority in the matter, the existence of chronicled myths in many of the discourses and an unequal treatment of the different cultural stages, in favor of the Bronze Age.