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Ancient History: Primary Sources

Helps you find, evaluate and document sources for your papers and projects.

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See also our Getting Started Guide for Primary Sources in History

  Primary Sources

Primary sources are the records of events, eyewitness accounts, or other materials such as scrolls or artwork, etc. produced at the time of the event or period being researched.   

There are some subject headings and subdivisions that are particularly useful: Sources, Manuscripts

Examples                  

·         History, Ancient  Sources

·         Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri)

·         Rome History Empire, 284-476 Sources.

To find primary source information written by a specific person:

·         Look up individuals as authors to find out what they wrote.

·         Scan the list of titles looking for terms such as papers, addresses, letters, speeches, writings, debates, diaries, correspondence, complete works, autobiographies, etc.

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