WHAT IS HISTORY? History means ‘To Enquire’ This means to ‘Ask questions about the past and help make sense of it’ A person who studies the past is called an ‘HISTORIAN’

How do we find out about the Past? Firstly an historian gathers EVIDENCE This Evidence could be either PRIMARY EVIDENCE or SECONDARY EVIDENCE

PRIMARY EVIDENCE PRIMARY EVIDENCE is evidence produced at the time Oral History Diaries Letters Newspapers Maps Films Cartoons Artefacts Old Photographs

SECONDARY EVIDENCE SECONDARY EVIDENCE is evidence produced AFTER the time Internet Books Magazines

THE TOLLAND MAN HISTORY MYSTERY Symbol- CSI – Do they know what it is? What does it involve? In History we use the same detective skills to help us understand events Can you Solve it?

In Tolland Bog in Denmark, 2 men are digging peat… when…. May 1950 In Tolland Bog in Denmark, 2 men are digging peat… when….

A Murder?! They discovered this!

The Body The Body lay on right hand side He wore no clothes except a pointed cap and smooth hide belt His hair was short Round his neck was a rope

Scientific Report Last Meal – Soup made from Grain – some of it rare Moss found under the body dated from Iron age! Over 3 thousand years ago!

DETECTIVE TASK Can you help solve the mystery? Read the Report you have been given and answer the questions.

Chronology After the Historian has got their Evidence he has to sort it He can do this by putting it in the order of time (Date) This is called CHRONOLOGY

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W5 DETECTIVE QUESTIONS WHY? WHO? HISTORY QUESTIONS WHERE? WHAT? WHEN? Why was the Source written? Did the Author have an aim? WHO? Who wrote the Source? Did they have any beliefs or attitudes that may affect their views HISTORY QUESTIONS WHERE? Where was the Source created? WHAT? What Information does the Source give? Is it only fact or are opinions being given? WHEN? When was the Source Created? Did the Writer have first hand experience?