I don't study history or archaeology myself, but according to common sense, I think that in philology and archaeology, the physical objects obtained by archaeology should be the ultimate basis for people to restore the historical truth. Because documents are made by later generations after all, even if they are legends, people's ability to distinguish the authenticity of documents is far less than that of real objects.

For example, the Xia Dynasty, although recorded in Historical Records and other historical documents, has been controversial because there are no archaeological relics unearthed. Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed in Yin Ruins almost completely confirmed the lineage of Wang Shang recorded in Sima Qian's Historical Records, and the existence of Shang Dynasty became an indisputable fact.

However, it does not rule out that some things recorded in the literature are finally lost in the torrent of time because of various objective reasons, and no physical evidence can be found. In this case, if the documents can confirm each other, I think it will be more credible, that is, a considerable number of rigorous history books have recorded this matter. Of course, this is only relatively credible. In the absence of final confirmation of the physical object, it can only be considered as "possible".

The most important thing in studying history is to be eloquent. Archaeology provides us with irrefutable evidence.

Of course, the above is just my opinion, non-professional, for reference only ~ ~