A history teacher wants to teach his students about religious practices in the Harrapan civilization. Which of the following sources would be the 'primary source' for this?

Option 3 : A museum with a collection of artifacts from the Harappan period

The correct answer is a museum with a collection of artifacts from the Harappan period.

• Sources of history can be classified as:
  • Primary sources 
  • Secondary sources
  • Tertiary sources
• Primary sources of history contain artifacts or documents, diaries, interviews, plays, novels etc.
• Secondary sources include books and articles about the topic like Early India- a book by Romila Thapar.
• Tertiary sources are publications that summarize and digest the information in primary and secondary sources to provide background on a topic.

Thus, we can say that a museum with a collection of artifacts from the Harappan period is the primary source of history.