Talk:Prehistoric art in Scotland/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: FunkMonk (talk · contribs) 03:34, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

• Hi there, I'll review this article. Been reading some relevant literature lately. FunkMonk (talk) 03:34, 6 September 2015 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for taking this on. I will try to find time to deal with the points over the week.--SabreBD (talk) 07:27, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

• It seems the "Definitions and meanings" is about prehistoric art in general? Is it cited to works about Scottish art, and if so, is it possible to make it more specific to that, with examples or similar?

It is general. Unfortunately, there is unlikely to be a separate definition for Scottish art.--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• "Cup and ring marks have been suggested to have a variety of meanings" Could this caption be a bit more specific? You wouldn't know from reading that the subject was even from Scotland.

 Done I added a bit more detail and linked the topic.--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• Also, some images have dates and museums for the subjects, some don't, perhaps it should be consistent?

 Done--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• "and which are found across Europe from about the same time." Though it is obvious, maybe add "similar stones" or such, as the preceding part of the sentence specifically refers to stones introduced on Scotland.

 Done--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• "built on an artificial islands." Is "an" needed here?

 Done Nope, its a typo.--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• "There are grave goods of a copper dagger" Seems oddly structured?

 Done--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• "The "Ballachulioddess" You don't use quotation marks for other artifacts with nicknames.

Its because, although she is called this, we cannot know if she was a goddess.--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• "from when there are the first finds of iron artifacts in hoards" Sentence seems a bit awkward.

 Done--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• "both showing a local Celtic influence." Does this indicate that locals built it, or was it out of some sort of courtesy to them?

 Done--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

It just means it is Roman but has local elements to the style. The source didn't speculate on what that means.--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• "By this period Scotland had been penetrated by the wider La Tène culture." Perhaps mention where it originated?

 Done--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

• The intro says "From the first century CE, Roman influence on material culture can be seen in stone carvings." But shouldn't it also mention the Roman made artifacts the article includes?

 Done--SabreBD (talk) 15:53, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Ok, looking good now, passed! FunkMonk (talk) 05:17, 14 September 2015 (UTC)