Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Archaeology

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Archaeology

Farmingdale Statue: wait

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:A Google Scholar search was a bust. While it appears that the statue originated in southeast Africa in the 17th century, the proposed explanations in the article for how and when it reached Long Island, although supported by the cited sources, are pure speculation. Without reliable sources criticizing or contradicting the existing cited sources, I don't see much that can be done with the content of the article (the formatting can certainly be improved). [[User talk:Donald Albury|Donald Albury]] 15:15, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
:A Google Scholar search was a bust. While it appears that the statue originated in southeast Africa in the 17th century, the proposed explanations in the article for how and when it reached Long Island, although supported by the cited sources, are pure speculation. Without reliable sources criticizing or contradicting the existing cited sources, I don't see much that can be done with the content of the article (the formatting can certainly be improved). [[User talk:Donald Albury|Donald Albury]] 15:15, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
::The "custodian" of the statue just stated a thread at [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]] ([[User talk:Johnbod|talk]]) 15:17, 22 April 2026 (UTC)