User:Ell.S.'22/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Experimental archaeology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I took an experimental archaeology class last term, so I'm interested in seeing how it is represented on Wikipedia. I didn't know what it was before taking the class, so I'm sure I've visited this page many times and want to see if what the article is accurate. My first impression is that it is much shorter than I think it should be given how much work has been done with experimental archaeology. It also seems like many of the sections are formatted with bullet points rather than paragraphs.

Evaluate the article
The first sentence of the lead section provides a definition, but it is dense and would be difficult to understand for someone without archaeological training. The section is overly detailed without clear connections to the body of the article which makes the relevance of the information unclear. The content of the article is mainly just examples of experimental archaeology. There is no background on the history of the field or why these examples are considered part of experimental archaeology. Additionally, many of them are not cited which makes it difficult to learn more about them. The article would benefit from edits that bring together the information and provide more background. The section about pop culture does not seem as necessary as the information that is missing. The variations section is well done, but missing citations. The sources listed are current and have full citations with functioning links. The article is very neutral because of the limited analysis. From the Talk page, there seem to be multiple editors who have worked on the article since 2018, but many of the edits are grammatical errors rather than content. The article as it stands is a good start, but could use more text explaining the significance of the examples, more citations, and less technical definition.