Complex sentence: In the ancient and medieval periods, the authenticity of a document was considered to derive from the document's place of preservation and storage, in, for example, temples, public offices, and archives.
Split into simpler sentences: In the ancient and medieval periods, the authenticity of a document was not seen to be intrinsically tied to its creation or format. Authenticity was considered to derive from the document's place of preservation and storage, in, for example, temples, public offices, and archives.