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Identification of sarchofagi of Tutankhamun's daughters

I came across these images 1/2 on Flickr which state that they're of child-sarchofagi from Tomb of Tutankhamun, but as far as I know the two daughter's of Tut's sarchofagi look like this with both nestled sarchofagis looking almost identical. This image which also claims to be of one of the daughter's sarchofagi on Commons looks more like the the pictures from Flickr. ★Trekker (talk) 19:10, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See Talk:Wade's Causeway"

Where a teacher is described as an archaeologist. I don't think this meets GA anymore since at lest [1] I also can't find all the sources, including an English Heritage source. Doug Weller talk 14:24, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just looking at Maxim, the source was published posthumously so the description in the text isn't especially relevant. The book is available on the Internet Archive. The English Heritage website has been rearranged, probably more than once, but may be fixable. I'll take a look. Richard Nevell (talk) 17:45, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think Maxim is an RS, do you? Doug Weller talk 07:50, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not as it's self-published. At the very least it would need to be caveated as Maxim's opinion, which to be fair it is. If Maxim's view is mentioned in other texts on Blackstone Edge that might indicate his opinion has had some impact. Poulter (2010, p. 63) doesn't mention Maxim's interpretation, relying on the more recent work of the Greater Manchester Archaeological Unit. Given the key point is that the road is later than Roman, I think it is worth condensing the text to that and dropping Maxim.

I also don't think the current amount of information is needed on a site that isn't the main topic. It could be cut in half and still convey the important information. Richard Nevell (talk) 18:55, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. I think I’ll call for a GA review which actually might help the article. Doug Weller talk 19:17, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds reasonable to me. I've started taking a more in-depth look and there appear to be some issues with the sources not containing all the information in the text they appear to support. I've highlighted two instances but expect there will be more. I don't think it was done to be deceptive, my guess is the editor who added the information has included the references elsewhere but the attribution isn't clear. The citation system is a tad convoluted. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:28, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, a GA review requires an attempt to clear it up first. Doug Weller talk 08:43, 24 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Karahan Tepe worst sourced archaeological article ever?

Here's the version I looked at an hour or so ago. I've cleaned up some, must remove Miniminuteman also. And maybe others. So far I've only found one decent source, "A New Early-Neolithic Settlement: Karahan Tepe" by Bahattin Qelik (University of Harran) [2] published in [3]. User:Joe Roe perhaps you can help? I'm not sure I have time. Doug Weller talk 10:05, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:Acropolis of Athens#Requested move 7 August 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Acropolis of Athens#Requested move 7 August 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 23:15, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Machu Picchu at peer review

User:JustEMV has taken the article on Machu Picchu to peer review, with the goal of preparing the article for GA and perhaps FA. I'm in the process of reviewing the page (slowly) and over views would be useful. It is the 4th most-read article within the project's remit so it's important to get right. Richard Nevell (talk) 17:42, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Labyrinth of Egypt I need a review of this edit

[4] Thanks. Their first attempt used a UFO nut as a source Doug Weller talk 14:11, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]