What is the difference between a primary source and an artifact? a. primary sources are studied by archaeologists; artifacts are studied by historians. b. primary sources are written sources; artifacts are objects. c. primary sources are made by people; artifacts are made by machines. d. primary sources are studied by historians; artifacts are not.

Primary sources are studied by historians; artifacts are not.

Explanation:

The historical sources are any testimony (written, oral, material) that allows the reconstruction, analysis and interpretation of historical events. Historical sources constitute the raw material of History.

The diversity of historical sources can be object of different classifications according to their origin, the support in which they are found, the topic they address or to which they refer, intentionality (if they have one), etc.

Because of their origin, historical sources are classified as primary or direct sources and secondary, indirect or historiographic sources.

The PRIMARY SOURCES come from the time that is being investigated. They are contemporary testimonies of the facts: laws, treaties, memories, population censuses, newspaper articles, images, objects of daily life ...

The SECONDARY SOURCES have been elaborated after the period under study and are the work of historians. Fundamentally they are the text books, the manuals, the scientific studies and articles of specialized magazines ... They are also secondary sources the graphs and thematic maps made with primary data.

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