User talk:Abirch123/sandbox

So far everything sounds great! Just make sure to create the citation using the "cite" feature. You only have to paste the link and it will create the citation for you.Youngmv (talk) 01:22, 5 October 2020 (UTC)M.Young
 * Thanks, I've made that edit! Abirch123 (talk) 16:24, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

looks really good so far. Your tone is neutral and you have an even amount of information. I am not sure how you and your partner are splitting the work but I might suggest adding a section on laws that protect against archaeological looting. Bonhamme (talk) 20:46, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Hi Alex and Abby, I appreciate the work you've done so far, because this is a reasonably important article that is really bad! I think the idea to include a section on the detection of looting is a good idea, and you might look into some of the work that Sarah Parcak has done with Egyptian sites to extend some of that discussion. I also think broadening the discussion of examples of looting beyond one Syrian site and two famous stolen artifacts from the antiquarian period is a good idea. You might consider some of the discussions in "Plundering Africa's Past" by Peter Schmidt and Rod McIntosh too. The book is perhaps a bit dated now, but would enable you to cover some of that continent as well. Finally, I'd agree with Megan that a section on laws against looting and international bodies working to prevent it would be helpful here too! MP Bwana Msitu (talk) 03:50, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

I agree. I think it is important that you contribute information on Egyptian looting sites. Egyptian sites are arguably the most famous looting sites and it would be important to have a detailed section on this topic. Also, it would be interesting if you explored archaeological looting in the United States.Youngmv (talk) 13:30, 20 October 2020 (UTC)M.Young