History
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History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explai
Fragment of the Histories by Herodotus, an Ancient Greek historical text
Archives preserve large quantities of original sources for researchers to access.
Auguste Comte articulated positivism, advocating a science-based approach to history.
Historians draw on evidence from various fields to examine prehistory, including fossils like Lucy.
Human history
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Human history, or world history, is the record of humankind from prehistory to the present. Modern humans evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago and initially lived as hunter-gatherers. They migra
A pillar at Neolithic Göbekli Tepe
Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Olmec colossal head, now at the Museo de Antropología de Xalapa
Standing Buddha from Gandhara, 2nd century CE