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Archaeology was one of the good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
December 9, 2005	Good article nominee	Listed
April 16, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
October 28, 2006	Good article reassessment	Delisted

Current status: Delisted good article

Archaeology Top‑importance

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Anthropology Top‑importance

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History Mid‑importance

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Wiki Education assignment: Slavery in Latin America

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 29 August 2023 and 16 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Michaelmccalla (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Michaelmccalla (talk) 00:21, 16 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Egyptology

While we don't want the article (in particular, the historical part) to be too long, shouldn't we include the work of Napoleon's savants, like Denon? Kdammers (talk) 16:51, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Volunteering in Scottish Archaeology

I am a Scottish Archaeologist and regularly organise free volunteer events for the public. I would like to propose an addition to the page about volunteering in Scotland, but am aware of the perceived COI. Is there a consensus that I could add the element or get someone to do it for me?

thanks

murray Stirlingdigger (talk) 15:33, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Really one for Prehistoric Scotland, and maybe pages on later periods, rather than this global overview page. You should ask there, & it would no doubt help if you had done something to improve what appears at first glance to be a rather brief and under-referenced page. You could also talk to the Wikimedia UK Scottish Wikimedian in residence, still I think in post (in Edinburgh). Johnbod (talk) 01:23, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

thanks very much, good plan.

murray Stirlingdigger (talk) 05:38, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

SUBMERGED DWARKA UNDERWATER

Warm greetings, one of the precious monuments in India's culture is underwater submerged Dwarka. excavation started by respected and renowned archaeologist dr.sr rao and therefore this is about to know more about the underwater city, i.e, are the excavations still going on? what things are newly founded that are not exposed to the people and yes there's something extraordinary in that submerged city that I know about but first how it is being excavated? Is something else like something related to the Mahabharata (which is often called an epic) is founded??and was it really the Golden city?~2026-10157-33 (talk) 08:33, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Principles of Archaeology

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 15 January 2026 and 6 May 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Oren Byrne (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Moon6e4m (talk) 17:55, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]