Chapter 1: History

Was There Singapore Before 1819?

→Malay Account: Sejarah Melayu(Malay Annals)
  -A famous Malay literary work, which is believed to be written around the 16th century. It contains records of early Singapore often in the form of anecdotes - short, entertaining accounts/stories.

→Chinese Account: Dao Yi Zhi Lue(Description of the Barbarians of the Isles) by Wang Dayuan
  -It was written in the 14th century. It is the travelling accounts of a well-known merchant named Wang Dayuan.

→Archaeological evidence
  -Artefacts found underground which explains of the previous owner.


Definition of Archaeology: Archaeology is the scientific study of past cultures and the way people lived based on the things they left behind.


Sources


→Archaeology
  -artefacts
  -treasure

→Textual
  -books
  -letters(personal/private)
  -emails
  -text(SMS)
  -newspapers
  -diaries


→Pictorial
  -maps
  -photographs
  -paintings
  -books
  -cartoons
  -posters

→Oral(mouth)
  -lyrics(songs)
  -speech
  -records
  -(recorded) conversation

3 steps for evidence
1. Describe the artefact.
2. Guess the artefact.
3. Guess what it is used for(function).