indirect evidence
noun
: evidence that establishes immediately collateral facts from which the main fact may be inferred : circumstantial evidence
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Unlike studying living sharks, paleontology relies on indirect evidence.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
There has been little direct evidence of such garments, but bone needles and the bones of the fur-bearing animals used to make pelts provide some indirect evidence of this early tailoring.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
No examples of Paleoindian clothing have survived, so researchers look to indirect evidence to determine what such garments may have looked like.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Previously, the Clovis people's diet had been determined only by analyzing indirect evidence, such as the remains of prey animals and stone tools, or from speculative studies.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
There has been little direct evidence of such garments, but bone needles and the bones of the fur-bearing animals used to make pelts provide some indirect evidence of this early tailoring.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
No examples of Paleoindian clothing have survived, so researchers look to indirect evidence to determine what such garments may have looked like.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Previously, the Clovis people's diet had been determined only by analyzing indirect evidence, such as the remains of prey animals and stone tools, or from speculative studies.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Indirect evidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indirect%20evidence. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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