Explain three limitations of using the following I) Oral tradition ii)Archaeology

      

Explain three limitations of using the following
I) Oral tradition
ii)Archaeology

  

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samuel
i) Oral tradition

Information may be exaggerated and this may distort history
Some information may be forgotten/omitted due to loss of memory
Some information is based on dominant groups such as leaders/heroes; this may not correct bias
It is difficult to give correct dates and chronology of events/wrong dates
Some information may be deliberately concealed by informants
Information given may be false
It is an expensive and time consuming method
ii) Archaeology

It is an expensive method because one has to hire labourers to excavate the sites and take artifacts and fossils to the laboratory
It is time consuming to organize visits to museums and archaeological sites where information can be obtained
It is difficult to locate archeological sites
Some of the fragile artifacts and fossils are destroyed by weather or by man during the process of excavation
It is limited to the study of ancient period
It is not easy to determine the date when events took place; it can only be estimated through carbon dating system/carbon 14 dating
Sometimes the information is inaccurate as it is based on inferences/scanty information
lemass answered the question on March 19, 2019 at 07:28


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