Talk:Glastonbury Lake Village/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Midnightblueowl (talk · contribs) 22:38, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

I have some experience with British archaeology articles here at Wikipedia, so I feel qualified to field this one, Rodw, if you don't mind ? Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:38, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. I have added a page number for Cunliffe (and updated the isbn to the 13 digit format). I've expanded the caption about the bowl - do others need more? I'm not sure what to do about the picture of the excavation. It comes from this page where it gives date taken as being between 1892 and 1907 and I have seen it reproduced in books etc but I don't know of any way to identify the photographer or find his date of death etc. Any suggestions about how to proceed with this appreciated. I would like to keep one of the images of the excavation in the article. Alternatives are: File:Excavation of Glastonbury Lake Village 2.jpg, File:Excavation of Glastonbury Lake Village 3.jpg etc but I think the same issues about unclear date and unknown photographer are going to apply.&mdash; Rod talk 08:28, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm happy with the captions and the Cunliffe reference; thanks for correcting those. The issue of the excavation image is more complex. I'd like to see it retained, because it is a great image, but frankly we just can't be sure whether it is in the public domain or not (thankfully it will fall into the public domain in the next decade or so, I'd have thought). On the link provided it does specify that it is "Reproduced by permission of English Heritage", which makes it seem like it may still be in copyright. Realistically, I think that it will have to go, although perhaps could be included under a "unique historic image" license ?
 * Do you think would apply?&mdash; Rod talk 12:35, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * That looks like it should do the trick! I'd never come upon that one before, so I may use it myself in future. Midnightblueowl (talk) 19:49, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Changed (and I did the other two while I was there).&mdash; Rod talk 19:54, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Although not directly related to the GAN, it would be nice to see this article expanded with more detail in future (particularly if it is to head to FAC). In particular I think it could do with more background on the Iron Age southwest, and on Iron Age lake villages more generally (if I may be so bold, I'd recommend that you take a look at a British archaeology article that I authored, Coldrum Long Barrow, to see what I mean). Of course, that is no impediment to this article passing GAN, but is something to bear in mind. Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:06, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * A valid point. I could add a "context" type section some which could be adapted from sections of History of Somerset, however I think there is a balance to be struck between lots of more "general" content and giving readers the opportunity to follow links for more context. (Slightly off topic but seeing your excellent work on Coldrum Long Barrow would you be willing to take a look at Stoney Littleton Long Barrow which is fairly local to me.)&mdash; Rod talk 12:35, 9 March 2015 (UTC)