Talk:Prehistoric Italy

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i think this web should have some one helping kids that want to do reports and thats all im saying plz help emideatly, yuur mah nigguhh x)

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 * Reply - Try the Reference Desk. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 23:44, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Mainly guesswork
It would almost be better just to delete this article and start over. It is, of course, a juvenile endeavor. The topic is such a large one that it is probably easier just to pass it by without comment, so no one bothers with it, not even in discussion. There is a certain overlap on Peoples of ancient Italy. In both cases the author intends to trace the historic peoples back starting with Kossinna's Law and adding his own guesses abiout what culture represents what language or language group. I used to do that myself in my early academic days. Everyone interested in the subject would like to do it. Nice try, son, you are in with the rest of us. However, it is in fact entirely guesswork, the opinions of the editor. On this scale it is certainly original creation. The editor thinks he wants to throw his hat into the ring with his own guesses and opinions. I'm sorry, my boy, that is exactly what we DON'T want. Kossinna's Law is mainly out now, and even when it was in the scholars could not agree on typing the cultures to the languages. The key giveaway is, no references. That is because none are to be found. I know just how grievous it is to give up your pet opinions or your chance to put it all together. That is what you must do. Be a warrior of the mind, go through the house of your mentality slaying all your ideas. Most of them are devils anyway. There's no other way. Believe nothing. But, if you must be a WP editor, put here only authoritative ideas backed up by references. References, references, references. And, since the field changes so much, you will have to distinguish the dates of the ideas you find. Don't give up. Do it right.Dave (talk) 22:29, 18 August 2010 (UTC)


 * And what is exactly wrong, about Kossinna's Law ? (rethoric question, big smile)
 * "Paris is the capital of France" needs no source, I'll explain you later this statement, Botteville, of course if you have time for a long explanation Cunibertus (talk) 09:15, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Eneolitic
This article is cruelly defective. Thus, 2000 years of Eneolitic or Copper Age are completely missing. HJJHolm (talk) 08:14, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Somewhat better now - thanks so far - however, regrettably without any sources given. HJJHolm (talk) 09:40, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

And the rest?
is prehistory not everything pre-holocene? What about pre-pleistocene Cenozoic? Mesozoic? Paleozoic? etc?142.176.114.76 (talk) 00:45, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Prehistoric (insert nation) articles usually deal with Human history of the said nation. Original European   (ᴛᴀʟᴋ)  00:56, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Perhaps there could be two articles; "Human prehistory of [Insert Location]" and "Prehistory of [Insert Location]", and I think you get my point. The latter would certainly be helpful.142.176.114.76 (talk) 22:11, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Neolithic Italy
Not enough content for its own article, would be best to merge it into the more general one. Bensci54 (talk) 17:53, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, i'm still working on it--Xoil (talk) 18:31, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing merge proposal, having noted that Xoil did indeed significantly expand the article with a day of his note above. Klbrain (talk) 06:17, 4 August 2018 (UTC)