Do you know what resources a historian can draw on when writing the history of any era in our nation's history? (To find out the answer click here).

Now that you have read the answer to the question, can you provide answers to the following questions:

• Are documents the only resource for the writing of history?
  
  
• Which eras need documents as a resource for writing their history?
  
  
• When was the Egyptian Documentation House established? Was Egypt tardy in establishing a Public Documentation Archive or was it in line with the rest of the world?
  
  

In order to help you understand and answer these questions, we will provide you with a general overview of the epochs and eras of the Egyptian history, followed by a summary in the form of learning units of the main resources of each era (click here).

But as you know, not all types of documentation can be found at the National Archives of Egypt. Some are found in such places as museums, libraries and historical monuments. The NAE is the place where only the papers and documents issued by the divans, ministries and institutions of the state during different historical eras are kept (as per its requirement as a governmental archive). The following is a presentation of the modern historical eras for which documents may be found in the NAE: