Missing evidence in the study of ancient cultures : methodological reflections and case studies on fragmentary sources /
Ancient cultures are studied through literary sources and artefacts, both of which are limited and often contradictory.Scholarly traditions often privilege one type of evidence over the other, depending on their research questions and the stories they want to tell.As a result, our understanding of t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2025.
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| Series: | Studies in manuscript cultures ;
50 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Ancient cultures are studied through literary sources and artefacts, both of which are limited and often contradictory.Scholarly traditions often privilege one type of evidence over the other, depending on their research questions and the stories they want to tell.As a result, our understanding of the past may be shaped by bias. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| ISBN: | 9783112215968 3112215966 9783112215692 3112215699 |