write information about historiography in the ancient period of india
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The historiography of India refers to the studies, sources, critical methods and interpretations used by scholars to develop a history of India. In recent decades there have been four main schools of historiography in how historians study India: Cambridge, Nationalist, Marxist, and subaltern
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In the ancient period, stories of great deeds of ancestors, mythological lore, memories of social transitions were preserved through oral traditions.
The art of writing was mastered by Indians as early as 3rd millennium B.C.E. But Harappan script is not decided yet.
The earliest written documents found in India where in the form of inscriptions that are as old as 3rd century B.C.E. during the period of emperor Ashoka his edicts are inscribed on natural rocks and stone pillars.
inscriptions started to occur on coins metal images and sculptures and also and copper plates from the 1st century B.C.E.
Epics like Ramayana ,Mahabharata puranas, Jain and Buddhist text are important sources of ancient Indian literature.
historical accounts by Indian authors and travelogues by foreign travellers are also important sources of history.