Question

how do we find out about the history of an area​

Answer 1

The points mentioned under are the ways and methods to find the history of an area:

1. One of the most particular ways to determine the history of a place is to study the cultural practices of the respective area
2. As people tend to hierarch values and cultural practices, festivals we can easily find the history and culture of an area.
3.   The National Registry of Historic Places which is managed by the National Park Service contains the official list of homes that are registered and designated as “historic” due to their age, architectural style.
4. The advent of various techniques in the modern world has made it easier to study the history of an area.
5. Archaeology, geology, planetology, etc have proved to be important methods.
6. Archaeology is the study of human history through the remains of material and identifying their origin.
7. Planetology is the study of fossil remains. As fossils keep the specimen for years in the same condition. It is useful for knowing history of a particular area.
8. Example: Dinosaurs existence was put forward by this technique.
9. Also, DNA testing in recent years has been useful to find the period it belonged to.
10. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are the ancient civilizations that were discovered by using the above-mentioned methods.