When did scientists 1st discover evidence of historic people?

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When did scientists 1st discover evidence of historic people?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: All people are historic, aren't they? If you are referring to ancient civilizations, the Europeans always knew of the Greeks and Romans and traced many of their traditions to them, whereas modern archaeologists have helped discover older, Eastern civilizations for the Western world. Not until the 20th century did Archaeologists really understand how far human history stretched. This knowledge was accumulated beginning in the 19th century, when archeology first became a discipline, and still continues.