Archaeology – study of past human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data Archontology – study of historical offices and important positions in state, international, political, religious and other organizations and societies Art history – study of changes in and social context of art Chronology – locating events in time Cultural history – study of culture in the past Diplomatic history – study of the historical foreign policy and diplomacy of states History of science – study of the emergence and development of scientific inquiry Economic history – the study of economics in the past Environmental history – study of natural history and the human relationship with the natural world Futurology – study of the future: researches the medium to long-term future of societies and of the physical world Historiography – both the study of the methodology of historians and development of history as a discipline, and also to a body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiography of a specific topic covers how historians have studied that topic using particular sources, techniques, and theoretical approaches. Intellectual history History painting – painting of works of art having historical motifs or depicting great events Military history – study of warfare and wars in history Naval history – branch of military history devoted to warfare at sea or in bodies of water Paleography – study of ancient texts Philosophy of history – philosophical study of history and its discipline.