User:Sarpayton/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Tham Lod rockshelter

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the article about Tham Lod because it sounded interesting and I wanted to learn more about this specific topic. As well as it being a long article and I wanted to review content to see how well the article was written and the way the article was organized by sections.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

As said above, the first section should give the reader all they need to know about the site. Within the first sentence, paragraph and section you are told in-depth details about the site, the work done and by who. The article gives insight on to why the location is important and current research taking place today as it is current.

The author of the page make sub-sections and included three sections under the section of human activity. Making this page really straightforward and easy to read. You are able to understand what you are about to read and if need be pick and choose what sections would be most helpful. Under human activity, there is human occupation, hunting and tool making, and burials.

The author also included a section about Paleoenvironment, which covers studies describing the environment of the site. By including this the reader gets to understand better the climate and habitat of this site to better understand the human activity that took place.

The author was detailed in their writing, giving an unbiased understanding to the site by stating factual evidence without giving any idea of the thoughts and feelings of the author. The content of the article is accurate and presents a well-rounded description of the site. The strengths of the article would be how hell organized it is and the details the author added to the content.

The lead section is strong, the content is thorough and well organized, and the tone is unbiased. The author uses proficient references and sources to ensure no plagiarism. There are not many images, the author included a map of where the site is located so it may be helpful to include a picture or two of the site. My overall impressions were that this was a well written page that had good content, backed up by sources, providing an unbiased explanation of the site and its importance.