What are material sources and their importance?

Instructions:
Define material sources
Explain how various types of materials sources give information about different things.

Solution:
Physical objects from the past which help us to study and understand the life of our ancestors are called material sources.
Material objects which are used in day-to-day life are called artifacts.
Artifacts that were used by our previous generation can be used to obtain different information.
Ornaments can be used to understand the social interaction between various groups.
Buildings and monuments can be studied to obtain information about architectural techniques that were used by the ancient people.