Monuments are non-written archaeological sources of history that provide important information regarding our past heritage. The ruins of old buildings, temples, palaces, stupas, caves, old towns, etc., are monuments. They throw light not only on the development of architecture but also on the social and religious life of the people. Some monuments of India are the Ajanta and Ellora caves and the Qutub Minar.

Inscriptions are non-written archaeological sources of history. It is a piece of writing carved on a surface or a marking or engraved matter on stones, rocks, copper plates etc., that throw light on the past. The rock edicts of Ashoka, the Sanchi inscriptions, the Allahabad Pillar Inscription, the Iron Pillar Inscription at Mehrauli in Delhi tell us about important events, the personal qualities of the rulers, important dates, specimens of art and the mutual relations of different rulers.

The organic remnants of the past life forms preserved on the sedimentary rocks in the earth is called fossils. They are the best and direct evidences of organic evolution. The age of fossils is calculated by radio-carbon dating and many other methods, which tells us about the era when the life form were alive. Fossils are of many types, like: Actual remains like the cryopreserved Woolly mammoth (of Siberia) or insects preserved in amber. Petrified plants and animals. Skeletal elements like bones, teeth, etc. of an animal. Moulds are the hardened encasements formed in the outer parts of organic remains which later decayed leaving cavities. Casts are hardened pieces of mineral matter deposited in the cavities of moulds.

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Rasheeda sat reading the newspaper. Suddenly she read a small headline: “One Hundred Years Ago.” She wondered if anyone knew what had happened many years ago?

Return to Rasheeda's question. Can you think of some answers to it? How can one know what happened in the past?