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What is the difference between archaeological and literary sources?

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The difference between archaeological and literary sources are:

Archaeological sources include buildings, artefacts, coins etc while literary sources include books and biographies.

Archaeological sources are the primary sources while literary sources are primary as well as secondary sources.

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