It’s often because of political influence campaigns that history is actually destroyed, and in such periods there is no appetite for objective historical resear

It’s often because of political influence campaigns that history is actually destroyed, and in such periods there is no appetite for objective historical research. If you are a Muslim ruler trying to convert your subjects and the Sun Worshippers are leading a resistance then destroying their 700 year old temple that reinforces their identity is a no brainer. This type of thing is widespread throughout the world [1] so there’s no reason to doubt it has a much longer history than records can follow. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_destroyed_heritage https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_destroyed_heritage