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Evaluation of article: Madjedbebe

This article is relevant to the content of the course, as this is one of the sites we have learned about in class. This site is the oldest in Australia and has been a source of debate for archaeologists when understanding the peopling of Australia (the dates are what is in question- ranging from 50,000 years ago to 65,000 years ago).

This article is neutral and sports a range of citations, nearly taking more space than the article itself.

Each claim has a citation. Each sentence has a citation, really. The author of this made sure to only impart the findings of archaeologists when writing this article.

While the author does cite the same authors multiple times, it is because they are experts within their fields. The oldest citation is from 1990 and the most recent is 2021; this article contains both up-to-date information and foundational information on the Madjebebe site.

This article is speaking on Ancestral Aboriginal archaeology, which is not spoken about much within the United States and European archaeology. It is important for archaeologists to widen our horizons and learn more about Australian archaeology, as we would Classical.

Only one contribution was made. A wikipedian named Fendragon57 suggested to include older excavations within the site by Clarkson in 1973 and 1989, and how those impacted understanding at the time and presently, of the site.