User:Simone Saulnier/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) Ancient DNA - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this topic because I was looking for something pertaining to genetics, and it caught my eye. I think this topic is rather interesting with a lot of cool applications like the study of evolution and adaption of species but can also be used to study the migration of ancient people groups around the world.

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.)

The overall appearance of the article is well structured and flows from one aspect of the topic to the next very well. The individual sections are well written however they are not that in depth, just offering a small summary that I think would be better with a more thorough explanation. Also, a topic about verifying the results of the aDNA would do well in this article. This article was written with a neutral point of view and none of the claims seem biased or outdated. There is an extensive list of sources that is almost as long as the article itself that include mostly scientific articles and some news articles. The pictures aren't that appealing though as there are only two that you have to click on to get a clearer image. I do like how at the end it offers links to the pages of both scientists in the field and other topics pertaining to aDNA to allow you to continue reading on the subject.