Some of the sources cited in Wikipedia on recent Indian history include: Christopher Hibbert: The Great Mutiny (1980); Wilhelm von Pochhammer: India's Road to Nationhood (1981); S.A. Wolpert: Morley and India (!967) -- just to name a few.
Some bad sources include: A few pages on Wikipedia Or even magazines like 'OK!' with facts in them.
Primary sources, secondary sources, and oral history.
You need sources to be able to unravel history.
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Archaeologists study written sources to study human life and historians study artifacts to find more about history.
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Archaeologists study written sources to study human life and historians study artifacts to find more about history.
Books about history;encyclopedia, world atlas and stories from people who related to that sector like teachers and professors.
Historians were influenced by scientists to evaluate their sources more critically
The main sources of history can be summarized by the following: * archaeological findings which reveal many aspects of history; * the writings of prior historians; * the writings of primary figures in history such as the works of Plato; and * studying oral history that was later placed in writing.