What is the main way for us to understand history? Why?

The characteristics of these three methods are as follows:

Literature: It basically reflects the real situation of history and is an important material for understanding history.

Physical data: fill in the gaps in the literature and verify the authenticity of the literature.

Oral materials: there may be fictional content, but it can make up for the lack of literature.

So the main way is literature, because it can basically reflect the real situation of history.

Hope to adopt.