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Why do historians continue to gather historical evidence for even well-known events?

1. They want to find artifacts to sell.
2. They are looking for evidence to predict the future.
3. They know that new evidence may lead to new interpretations.
4. They assume that new technology will prove all of the old theories incorrect.

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They know that the new evidence may lead to new interpretations.
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