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Can some part of the origin section be split into Periodization — the periodization article would benefit from the well-sourced content, and this article could focus on the three-age system. (For example Rowley-Conway has a detailed introduction of this background history).Seraphim System ^(talk) 00:44, 14 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't seem a great idea to me - this account is very detailed, and does "focus on the three-age system" as a concept. The actual archaeological accounts are in the various period articles, which is surely right. You can always copy over (making clear in the es where stuff came fom) but too much of this would rather overwhelm Periodization. Johnbod (talk) 02:05, 14 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In the section Three-age system resumptive table added in 2006, mention is made of "caves, huts, tooth or skin hovels". The editor who added the mention of tooth hovels stopped contributing seven years ago. I have flagged the "tooth hovel" as requiring explanation and citation, as I am puzzled by the idea of a dwelling made from teeth, or if it is to be taken seriously. — O'Dea (talk) 20:58, 24 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Tusks, maybe? Tusks are technically teeth, but it is odd why they would not just say tusks if that were meant. 2600:1702:4960:1DE0:D42D:C988:6781:A80A (talk) 16:20, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Origin section mentions Hesiod's five ages from Works and Days and references Ages of Man. But "Ages of Man" also has an entire section on Ovid's four ages as described in Metamorphoses 1.89. I think either Metamorphoses also deserves a mention, or the Origin subsection on Hesiod should be generalized and expanded to include it. 77.124.207.235 (talk) 01:19, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Metal Age has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 July 5 § Metal Age until a consensus is reached. cogsan _{(nag me) (stalk me)} 16:11, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This article's a rambling mess. Just a random example:

Kathleen Kenyon was a young photographer then with a natural talent for archaeology. Solving a number of dating problems she soon advanced to the forefront of British archaeology through skill and judgement. In World War II she served as a commander in the Red Cross. In 1952–1958 she took over operations at Jericho as the Director of the British School, verifying and expanding Garstang's work and conclusions.[85] There were two Pre-pottery Neolithic periods, she concluded, A and B. Moreover, the PPN had been discovered at most of the major Neolithic sites in the near East and Greece. By this time her personal stature in archaeology was at least equal to that of V. Gordon Childe. While the three-age system was being attributed to Childe in popular fame, Kenyon became gratuitously the discoverer of the PPN. More significantly the question of revolution or evolution of the Neolithic was increasingly being brought before the professional archaeologists.

Perhaps a tenth of that has anything to do with the subject of this article. The entire article's like this. EEng 10:23, 16 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Citation #9 is terribly sourced , only the archived version is even readable. That is to say, not only is the content rambling, but there’s a good chance the citations for the content are garbage as well. Garbage here means no authorship listed, just facts on a page that can’t be navigated without only fans related pop up ads. ~2026-23762-23 (talk) 22:21, 17 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]