This text explores the origins and prehistory of philosophy, arguing that its emergence was not a sudden event but the result of a long developmental process. The author highlights the unique challenges of researching the birth of philosophical thought compared to scientific disciplines like archaeology or paleontology, which rely on tangible material evidence. Philosophical archaeology, however, depends almost entirely on theoretical constructions for two primary reasons. First, there is a significant lack of direct literary records from the formative period in 6th and 5th-century BC Greece, leaving researchers dependent on fragments and citations by later authors. Second, literary remains differ fundamentally from material relics because they demand active interpretation. Unlike geological formations or artifacts, texts represent intentional messages that require an encounter between the author’s and the reader’s contexts. Consequently, the study of philosophy's origins is inherently tied to the hermeneutic act of understanding, distinguishing it from purely empirical historical investigations.