Paths to the Ancient Past

by Tom B. Jones

Striving to share the methodology of history, Tom B. Jones shares how historians gather, validate, and distribute information.

This introduction to the craft of history serves to share what histories do and how they work in an attempt to better help students understand how history is collected and recorded.

From information on archaeology to use and importance of documents, both private and public, in the discipline of history, Paths to the Ancient Past provides insight on how we have come to learn what we know so far about the history of the human existence.

Genres: Archaeology, History

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967