History and Auxiliary Sciences Auxiliary Science Philosophy Chronology

History and Auxiliary Sciences Auxiliary Science Philosophy Chronology Philology Paleography Epigraphy Graphology Sigillography Diplomatic Numismatics Archaeology

History and Auxiliary Sciences History and Philosophy → study of the fundamental nature of knowledge and its existence → philosophical studies assist historians to realize an attitude that guides one’s behaviour History and Chronology → chronology arranges the significant events which took place in the past in their time order, and fixes the intervals the elapsed between them History and Paleography → systematic study of Old handwriting → describes the evolution of each letter in time and in space

History and Auxiliary Sciences History and Graphology → science of estimating the character of a person by studying his handwriting → Graphologist forms a judgment about the character of a person by analyzing few factors such as the material used for the writing, the place and the position of the person who wrote the mood or circumstance under which the writing was done History and Sigillography → scientific study about Seals History and Diplomatic → systematic study of the form of the official pattern of behaviour and writing

History and Auxiliary Sciences History and Archaeology → the study of ancient history by examining objects dug up from the ground History and Epigraphy → systematic study and readings of Inscriptions History and Numismatics → scientific study about coins History and Philology → study of languages both in their past and present conditions

History and Auxiliary Sciences Other auxiliary Sciences and History • Paleo- Botany can help to decide the age of fossils and of dead wood • Medical Science is helpful in determining the nature and possibly the age of skeletal remains. • Natural Science can be useful in historical research as they give an insight into evolutionary process • Botany& Agronomy is helpful to determine the possibility of certain vegetables cultivated in certain areas. • DNA Studies is one of the branches of medical studies helps to study dead bodies and mapping the database of the dynastic relationship. • Photography & 3 D Scanner microscope and certain process of photography help to reveal forgeries • Psychology is of great help to history in training a historian in the detection of motives and intentions and in drawing inferences from strange behaviour.