Direct historical approach
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Direct historical approach
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The direct historical approach to archaeology was a methodology developed in the United States of America during the 1920s-1930s by William Duncan Strong and others, which argued that knowledge relating to historical periods is extended back into earlier times. This methodology involves taking an archaeological site that has historical accounts relating to recent periods of occupation and then excavating it to establish continuity back into prehistoric times. The historical data then becomes the
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Archaeological methodology seeking historical continuity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_historical_approach
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2022-03-17T02:27:32Z
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