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I think what you're describing is archaeology. History is more of a scholarly endeavor while archeology is the one digging up sites and trying to explain thing
by SketchySeaBeast 4y ago
I think what you're describing is archaeology. History is more of a scholarly endeavor while archeology is the one digging up sites and trying to explain things without context from contemporary writings.
- Waterluvian 4y agoKind of, yeah! I definitely feel it strongly with archaeology. But let me posit this: The further back into history you go, the harder it is to definitively figure out what, where, why, when, how. And the larger the blind spot, the easier it is to get creative with your explanations. Ie. it's a function of time. And archaeology is the study of history from a long time ago.