History GCSE
Provenance
What Provenance means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Provenance
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The nature, origin and purpose of a source, weighed against the specific focus of the investigation to determine its overall value.
Topics that use Provenance
- Option 12: The historic environment - 2 Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Analytical questioning
- Community experience
- Evidence gaps
- Evidence selection
- Historical enquiry
- Source evaluation
- Source utility
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