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- For earlier periods, much of what we know comes from archaeological evidence .
- From at least the second millennium BCE , we also begin to find literary sources .
- The Rigveda is the earliest literary source highlighted in this chapter.
What sources help us understand this period?
Evidence about early India
Two kinds of sources
Archaeological evidence
material remains, objects, structures and inscriptions
Literary sources
texts that tell us about ideas, institutions and practices
Together, these sources give us a richer picture of social and political realities, ideas, institutions, practices, culture and moral life .
