Recorded history
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Recorded history or written history describes historical events recorded in written form or other documented communication which are subsequently evaluated by historians using the historical method. F
Linear A etched on tablets found in Akrotiri, Santorini
Palenque Glyphs that has a total of 92 glyphs on the tablet
Sumerian inscription in monumental archaic style, c. 26th century BCE
Ancient history
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Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the development of
Recorded history
…which are subsequently evaluated by historians using the historical method. For broader world history, recorded history begins with the accounts of the ancient world around the 4th millennium BCE, and it coincides with the invention of writing. For some geographic regions or cultures, written history is limited to…
The Standard of Ur (Sumerian)
The Mask of Tutankhamun (Egyptian)
The Priest-King (Indus Valley)
The Venus de Milo (Greek)