Talk:Ceremonial shield from the Tombs of Vergina

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Hi Andrew this is Robert T. from class. Your article looks like it's off to a great start. The style the article is written in is very good. Your references also look good/reliable. I would suggest adding a few more pictures. The picture of the tomb is helpful, but I found myself wondering what exactly the shield looked like while reading the description. Also some links to other Wikipedia pages would be great. I would also suggest finding a few more sources so that your article has a little more variety/reliability. Lastly, it might be interesting to elaborate more on where the shield was found and the context of those tombs and the time period. Maybe add a paragraph/section on what is going on in history at that time. Otherwise, your article is looking great!

Comments from Prof. Paga[edit]

Hi Andrew - this is a great start! I have a couple suggestions for how to make your article even better:

Consider including a map that indicates where Vergina / Aigia is.
Briefly indicate that Vergina / Aigai are the same, but one is the modern name & is the ancient name. Otherwise this could be quite confusing!
In the "Background" section, you mention that Aigai was mostly abandoned -- when? Do you have a source for this? (check our textbook Neer for more details)
In the "Background" section, you say that "others argue" the shield (and therefore the tomb) was for Philip III -- you need a citation for this
If possible, consider including an image of a Greek shield to help illustrate your description, as Robert also suggested. You might not be able to find an image of the specific shield from the tomb, but another Greek shield would be helpful to see.

Jpaga (talk) 15:45, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Andrew! Your article is looking really good so far. I particularly like how you discuss what different scholars think about the shield. Keep up the good work! Robert Y. Rob6820 (talk) 22:38, 26 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! To add to this, I think that this needs more sourcing that specifically goes over this shield - especially if it states whether or not it's held in a museum. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:24, 4 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]