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Evaluation Article of Xin Zhui
'''This article recounts the short life, death, and preserved remains of Xin Zhui. I chose to evaluate this article specifically because it is a discovery that not many people are familiar with unlike other famous mummies that have been found. It also falls under my field of interest of anthropology and history.'''

Lead

The introductory sentence for this article clearly states a significant amount of information for readers. It gives a short description about Xin Zhui and who she is affiliated with. Additional information explains her importance and location of her preserved body. In addition, the contents clearly highlights each section and the subcategories in which they are divided into. This categories include Life and Death, Discovery, and Significance respectively. The lead also gives a broad summary of what the contents are about, while the rest gives specific details, dates, and other accounts. While the lead does include some information regarding Xin Zhui, it does not clearly give details about her life history or reign. The lead overall is very short and very limited. It also lacks sufficient descriptive information and knowledge about her despite her body being discovered until recently. However, the overview of this article is clear, concise, and to the point in regards to the topic.

Content

When looking at this Wikipedia article, the contents are specific and correspond to the subject matter. There are only three categories listed under her Xin Zhui's history, which significantly shows that there is either not enough information about Xin Zhui. Yet, it does show significant revision and edits being made recently in the month of September. The information regarding her family or legacy is mainly missing from this article of her life. The contents that are listed in this article breaks down the categories in which information is registered in more details. While the contents are clearly shown in the article, it does not show that there is sufficient categories to illustrates the history behind this historical figure. Having more contents allows more information to be added and expanded on through its corresponding sections.

Tone and Balance

This article does not show any form of bias or opinions. It is also supported by peer-reviewed journals and other credible sources. References are also included after some sentences to show where this evidence came from. Though there may only have thirteen sources listed, there may be other unbiased references that support evidence regarding Xin Zhui. This is mainly an informative article from beginning to end. Various details points are relied mostly on the research and data analysis that have been uncovered through the biopsy and dissection of the body. The tone and balance do not appear to shift from facts to opinions but it also remains consistent.

Sources and References

The article has various secondary sources listed under References. This includes credible sources like scholarly journals regarding her body, tomb, and preservation. Most of the sources are fairly recent, dating back to 2013 to present. There is also citations and its corresponding links that direct to these journals and other sources, Through these citations, they present some of the most recent information and resources that reflect the Marquise of Dai.

Organization

The structure of the article is separated through the main headings that are clearly listed below the introductory lead. It follows a sequence of numbers alongside its contents. There is also no grammatical or spelling errors that distracts from the overall content of the article. This creates a clean structure and format of the contents and its information.

Images and Media

What captures the attention of readers the best are represented and reflected through the images of Xin Zhui. They shows two clear image of her reconstructed face when she was once living, followed by an image of her persevered body that is in a museum. The last image shows the diagram of layers in which her body was found. They are appealing to the eye due its great picture quality as well as a brief concise description about the image. Each image also reflects and guides the content that is being talked about in regards to Xin Zhui.

Overall impressions

While I do believe that the the information on Xin Zhui remains unbaised due to credible cited references, I also feel that there is still room for improving this article. This includes adding content sections for missing information such as her childhood, marriage, ancestors, documentations, and other published research papers that have been written regarding her autopsy. The article does not have an enormous amount of information regarding Xin Zhui, but it still stays on topic that is relevant to her life and death history. The layout of the contents and the images help strengthen this article. Overall, it is on the road to being well-developed mainly because more research is being conducted about preserved body and other archaeological findings are possibly being discovered and studied.