"The historical method is the collection of techniques and guidelines that historians use to research and write histories of the past."
The process of gathering and analyzing primary and secondary sources to build a historical narrative, often involving critical evaluation of sources and construction of arguments based on evidence.
"Secondary sources, primary sources, and material evidence such as that derived from archaeology may all be drawn on."
"The historian's skill lies in identifying these sources, evaluating their relative authority."
"The purpose is to construct an accurate and reliable picture of past events and environments."
"In the philosophy of history, the question of the nature, and the possibility, of a sound historical method is raised."
"The sub-field of epistemology raises questions about the nature and possibility of a sound historical method."
"The study of historical method and different ways of writing history is known as historiography."
"Primary sources may be drawn on in historical research."
"Secondary sources may be drawn on in historical research."
"Material evidence, such as that derived from archaeology, may be drawn on in historical research."
"The historian's skill lies in identifying these sources, evaluating their relative authority."
"The purpose is to construct an accurate and reliable picture of past events and environments."
"The historian's skill lies in identifying these sources, evaluating their relative authority."
"The purpose is to construct an accurate and reliable picture of past events and environments."
"The question of the nature and possibility of a sound historical method is raised within the sub-field of epistemology."
"Historiography is the study of historical method and of different ways of writing history."
"Material evidence, such as that derived from archaeology, may be drawn on."
"The historian's skill lies in identifying these sources, evaluating their relative authority."
"The purpose is to construct an accurate and reliable picture of past events and environments."
"The historian's skill lies in identifying these sources, evaluating their relative authority."