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As past civilizations go, ancient greece has left us a comparatively rich. Many aspects of society and culture, even in the most well-documented periods of antiquity, cannot be viewed. New discoveries are made that continue to enlarge our fund of information, and new ways of looking at the old sources have broadened our perspectives. Sources: how we know about the ancient greeks. Just about everything preserved from the ancient world is a potential source for the history of antiquity. Sources are either physical (anything material) or written (by the greeks or about them) remains. The line between them is often blurred, ie words scratched on pottery. Most of the primary sources out there are nearly 2 thousand years old, and likely require rehabilitation or reconstruction before they can be of use. Archaeologists have to excavate, classify and interpret most of the material evidence found parchment. Paleographers have to decipher and elucidate text written on papyrus and.
