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    Material evidence and oral evidence are two important types of non-written sources of history. [1] Material evidence such as pottery, jewelry, dwellings, and artifacts can provide information about past ways of life, culture, and socio-cultural connections. [2] Oral evidence including tales, folk songs, and interviews can also offer historians insights into premodern periods. [3] Both material and oral evidence are essential for reconstructing meaningful aspects of history alongside written sources.

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    Material evidence and oral evidence are two important types of non-written sources of history. [1] Material evidence such as pottery, jewelry, dwellings, and artifacts can provide information about past ways of life, culture, and socio-cultural connections. [2] Oral evidence including tales, folk songs, and interviews can also offer historians insights into premodern periods. [3] Both material and oral evidence are essential for reconstructing meaningful aspects of history alongside written sources.

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    Material evidence and oral evidence are two important types of non-written sources of history. [1] Material evidence such as pottery, jewelry, dwellings, and artifacts can provide information about past ways of life, culture, and socio-cultural connections. [2] Oral evidence including tales, folk songs, and interviews can also offer historians insights into premodern periods. [3] Both material and oral evidence are essential for reconstructing meaningful aspects of history alongside written sources.

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    NON-WRITTEN SOURCES OF HISTORY

    Unwritten sources are as essential as written sources. They are two types: the material

    evidence and oral evidence. 

    1. Material evidence, also known as archaeological evidence is one of the most

    important unwritten evidences. This include artistic creations such as pottery,

    jewelry, dwellings, graves, churches, roads, and others that tell a story about the

    past. These artifacts can tell a great deal about the ways of life of people in the

    past, and their culture. These artifacts can also reveal a great deal about the

    socio-cultural interconnections of the different groups of people especially when

    an object is unearthed in more one place. Commercial exchange may also be

    revealed by the presence of artifacts in different places. Even places that are

    thought to be insignificant, such as garbage pits, can provide valuable

    information to historians as these can be traces of a former settlement. 

    Sometimes, archaeological sites that are of interest to historians are

    unearthed during excavations for roads, sewer lines, and big building structures.

    Known historical sites are purposely excavated with the hope of reconstructing

    and understanding their meaningful past. Moreover, archaeological finds such as

    coins or monies can provide historians with significant information relating to

    government transactions during which the currencies were in circulation.

    Similarly, historians can get substantial information from drawings, etchings,


    paintings, films, and photographs. These are the visual representations of the

    past. 

    2. Oral evidence is also an important source of information for historians. Much

    are told by the tales or sagas of ancient peoples and the folk songs or popular

    rituals from the premodern period of Philippine history. During the present age,

    interviews is another major form of oral evidence. 

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