Talk:The Skeleton in Armor

United States: Massachusetts Low‑importance

	United States portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. Template Usage Articles Requested! Become a Member Project Talk Alerts United StatesWikipedia:WikiProject United StatesTemplate:WikiProject United StatesUnited States articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	Massachusetts portal This article is supported by WikiProject Massachusetts (assessed as Low-importance).

Poetry Low‑importance

	Poetry portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Poetry, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of poetry on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PoetryWikipedia:WikiProject PoetryTemplate:WikiProject PoetryPoetry articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

typo?[edit]

In the first quotation, the word "alla" appears. Is this a typo for "all"? Kdammers 06:08, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'll double-check my sources when I get a chance, but as it is a direct quote it might have been a typo in the original source, or perhaps a word construction we no longer user.--Caliga10 12:40, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Brass[edit]

The article states that the material makes an Indian source problematical unless trade items are involved. since the artifacts are destroyed (how, when?), perhaps they were actually of copper. A number of copper items from Michigan have on occasion been called brass and bronze. Kdammers 06:10, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"how" - fire, "when" - 1843. I guess that is a possibility, but since the artifacts were examined by archaeologists at the time one would hope they thought to check whether the material was copper or brass.--Caliga10 12:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism?[edit]

These sentences appear at the end of Dr. Leland's description:

We would fain believe that these were the remains of some noble old chief, once master of the beautiful and rich valley through which the dark waters of the Titicut (Indian name of Taunton River) still rot. We would believe so, for we dove to think that humanity once warmed the heart of him whose bones have excited so much our wonder and curiosity.

I have yet to find a description of a river rotting through a valley. This and the use of the word dove makes me think that this is a result of some subtle vandalism. Possibly the word run was replaced? The word dare could fit where dove is. Please advise. --Auric (talk) 23:39, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not vandalism as that version was in the earliest version. But there is a more important problem. Far, far too much of this article is taken up by these two quotes, the first of which isn't even sourced. Not only that, the mainstream view is minimised. A major overhaul is needed and that would fix the problem you've found. Dougweller (talk) 06:46, 30 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Source[edit]

See [1] or [2]. Dougweller (talk) 13:07, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]