Limitations of the historical record: what didn't survive
The historical record has real limitations, because different kinds of sources survive unevenly over time. Some perspectives, especially those of people who left behind little or no writing, are underrepresented, and some events are documented in far more detail than others simply because more sources happened to survive. Recognizing these gaps is part of judging what the historical record can and can't tell you.
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