Question

What are primary sources?

• A. Primary sources provide first-hand information about a particular area or event.
• B. Primary sources are the sources that are found first by an archaeologist.
• C. Primary sources can be written matter, like textbooks, which tell us about the past.
• D. Primary sources can only be physical remains like bones, pottery, weapons, etc.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Primary sources provide first-hand information about a particular area or event.

Primary sources are the sources that were recorded in, or present in the period that we are researching about. They can be both written matter and physical remains.