Evaluation of sources

Question 0

Describe treasure hunting style

Answer 0

Sites were looted 
Taken with no record of location 
Loss of information concerning context 
Led to many gaps in our knowledge 
Prohibiting us from making conclusive deductions of lives

Question 1

Leading gap in knowledge

Answer 1

Treasure hunting style of early excavations

Question 2

Describe sources of written evidence

Answer 2

Little found in terms of letters, poetry and stories
Little is known about personal lives

Law system is mostly unknown- 3 documents

Conclusions are derived from tangible evidence
Results in assumptions
Cannot portray personalities, emotions

Question 3

Issues with the Herculaneum excavation

Answer 3

Only partially uncovered
Impenetrable mass of solid molten rock
Presence of modern town resina

Question 4

Issue with skeletal remains

Answer 4

Remains are mixed together

Analysis of demographics may be misleading

Question 5

Is evidence bias

Answer 5

Yes
Most evidence related to the upper class, elite population
Concerns the rich rather than the poor