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'''Historical source''' (also known as historical material or historical data) is original source that contain important historical information. These sources are something that inform us about history at the most basic level,<ref>[https://www.historyonthenet.com/what-are-historical-sources What Are Historical Sources?]</ref> and these sources used as clues in order to study | '''Historical source''' (also known as historical material or historical data) is original source that contain important historical information. These sources are something that inform us about history at the most basic level,<ref>[https://www.historyonthenet.com/what-are-historical-sources What Are Historical Sources?]</ref> and these sources used as clues in order to study | ||
Historical sources include [[historical document|documents]], [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]], [[Archaeological site|archaeological sites]], [[Feature (archaeology)|features]]. oral transmissions, stone inscriptions, paintings, recorded sounds, images (photographs, motion pictures), and oral history. Even ancient [[relic]]s and [[ruins]], broadly speaking, are historical sources.<ref>[http://www.ndl.go.jp/modern/e/guidance/whats01.html What Are Historical Materials? ]</ref> | Historical sources include [[historical document|documents]], [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]], [[Archaeological site|archaeological sites]], [[Feature (archaeology)|features]]. oral transmissions, coins, monuments, stone inscriptions, paintings, recorded sounds, films, government reports, letters, diaries, interviews, newspapers, autobiographies, maps, images (photographs, motion pictures), and oral history. Even ancient [[relic]]s and [[ruins]], broadly speaking, are historical sources.<ref>[http://www.ndl.go.jp/modern/e/guidance/whats01.html What Are Historical Materials? ]</ref> | ||
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Historical source (also known as historical material or historical data) is original source that contain important historical information. These sources are something that inform us about history at the most basic level,[1] and these sources used as clues in order to study
Historical sources include documents, artifacts, archaeological sites, features. oral transmissions, coins, monuments, stone inscriptions, paintings, recorded sounds, films, government reports, letters, diaries, interviews, newspapers, autobiographies, maps, images (photographs, motion pictures), and oral history. Even ancient relics and ruins, broadly speaking, are historical sources.[2]