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How are history and archaeology similar? How are they different?​

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The aim of both archaeology and history is the research of the human past. The difference between these two disciplines derives from the source materials: historians use written sources while archaeologists concentrate on physical remains. ... Archaeology is challenging results made by the historical research.

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