Historical Evidence

The work of the historian (and archaeologist) is like a time detective.

• True

• False

Historians excavate and examine the past.

• True

• False

Historical sources are any materials that can be used to investigate the past.

• True

• False

Historians pose questions about the past to frame and focus an investigation.

• True

• False

Historians and archaeologists use evidence from sources to support their interpretations of the past.

• True

• False

A secondary source provides a firsthand account of events under study.

• True

• False

Evidence is the information obtained from sources that is valuable for a particular investigation.

• True

• False

There are no puzzles about the past anymore.

• True

• False

What type of source is a castle?

• Primary

• Secondary

What type of source is a history text book?

• Primary

• Secondary