Talk:Mark Lehner

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Needs to cleaned up, referenced and maybe some capitals would be good

It's very poor we don't know when he was born.--Mychele (talk) 11:42, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I also found this article to be extremely sparse. Little work has been done to make it authoritative. None of his books are reviewed, and it seems as though there is a general disinterest in the life of this person.

While it seems that he is mentioned solely to give authoritative stance to a reference, he appears to have done a significant amount of research. Of the few items mentioned about his career, one of them is 'entering into a debate'. This is in no way a career move. People enter into debates in and out of professions. No summary of the debate is given, neither are there references to any of the related information being debated with. It's basically an academic form: One person takes a particular stance while the other takes the opposite, regardless of how ludicrous it is. Contributors don't seem to be going for quality of articles, only quantity. I protest. Isn't there anyone in the Wiki hierarchy who is concerned about such matters? Isn't there anyone who has read his books willing to contribute? BRealAlways (talk) 14:04, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In Need of Information[edit]

Mr. Lehner, I only want to ask one small question. What is the average season for an archaeological dig in the Theban Necropolis? That is...the time period (ex. October to April?). I don't mean the kind amateurs come to participate in. I mean a genuine, working, excavation by Egyptologists. Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.183.83.17 (talk) 01:20, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]