History is the field of knowledge that deals with the investigation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of the past by studying a variety of historical documents and sources. It provides interpretive tools for the discovery, collection, organisation and presentation of information about past and present events. History offers many distinctive perspectives on key facts, ideas and values that have shaped civilisations as well as the evolution of today’s complex and rapidly evolving technological society. It combines a range of research and analytical techniques that can be used to address defined needs of governments, businesses, NonGovernmental Organisations and historical associations. Historians are adept at using not only written documents but oral communication and objects such as buildings, artefacts, paintings and photographs to establish, interpret or dispute historical phenomena. History is very wide-ranging and spans the study of specific geographic regions, topical and thematic elements of historical investigation. Popular specialty areas include: Ancient History, Art History, Comparative History, Cultural History, Economic History, Modern History, Natural History, Psychohistory, Social History and World History.