Question

1. How are inscriptions useful to historians?​

Answer 1

Inscriptions are considered an important source of history because the can provide information related to historical places or materials. They can be written on rocks, stones, barks of trees, etc. They are useful to historians as:

1. They help historians date the events in proper time.

2. Approximate information on the kingdoms, kings, people, economy, cultures, lifestyle, religious practices, beliefs and much more about that certain period can be found.

Extra information: Inscriptions are, a lot of times, treated as original records, since they date to a really long time back. These are also used to verify or confirm already known information.