HISTORY

the past of mankind

HISTORIAN'S PERSPECTIVE HISTORIAN'S METHOD

> SELECTION of a subject.
OBJECTIVITY SUBJECTIVITY > COLLECTION of sources.
> EXAMINATION for genuineness.
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS > EXTRACTION of credible parts.

TESTS OF AUXILLIARY IDENTIFICATION OF HISTORICAL SOURCES

AUTHENTICITY SCIENCE FOR AUTHOR & DATE
HISTORIANS PRIMARY SECONDARY
SOURCES SOURCES
paleography anachronism > Egyptiologists External Internal
& diplomatics Criticism Criticism
> Assyriologists DOCUMENTATION
seals
> Biblical Criticism
> Philology "HUMAN" "PERSONAL"
> Classical Epigrapher DOCUMENT DOCUMENT

> Paleographer
> Archaelogist HISTORICAL TESTIMONIES
FACTORS ON REASONS FOR CREDIBILITY
WITNESS RELIABILITY DISHONESTY FAVORS
> Nearness >Propaganda >Indifference
> Competence >Bias >Prejudicial statements
> Degree of attention >Desire to please >Common knowledge
> Leading questions >Literary style >Probable statements
> Reasoning in a circle >Laws & conventions >Contrary to expectations
> Egocentrism >Inexact dating
>Witness expectation