Sources

                                                                  Primary Sources              Secondary Sources  

Information provided by people who were involved in,                     Records of people who did not directly participate in, nor 
or witness a historical event.                                                                           witness the events they describe. These records are the                                            They can be classified into:                                                                              result of the study and investigation of Primary Sources                                               

• Written Evidence - i.e. Newspapers, diaries, etc.                         i.e. Books, Journal articles, Essays, Films, etc.
• Pictorial Evidence - i.e. Paintings, Posters, etc.
• Oral Evidence - i.e. Recorded Interviews, etc.
• Artifacts - i.e. Tools, Jewellery, etc.
  

Examples of Primary Sources(Written Evidence)

This is an example of a written evidence, and it depicts a diary.













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