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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: closed as no longer acceptable (article no longer a GA after being stripped of copyright violations) by Fram (talk) 13:24, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

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Archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu[edit]

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Bronze ceremonial vessel in form of a Triton shell, decorated with four frogs being swallowed by four snake heads, relief sculptures of crickets and flies and covered by a network of parallel lines, crosshatchings, and granulations typical of Igbo-Ukwu

  • ... that the archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu in Nigeria revealed bronzes (example pictured) dated to the 9th century AD comparable to the finest rococo jewelry and more advanced than European bronzes of the same period?

Improved to Good Article status by Ochiwar (talk). Self nominated at 08:30, 6 November 2014 (UTC).

  • I reviewed this article for GA, so I apologize if it is inappropriate for me to review it for DYK. I'm proposing an alternate hook, so the editor who signs off on approving that can double-check if I have acted in error.


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Offline sources accepted AGF. I've reviewed the article, but need another editor to sign off on my proposed alt below. --¿3family6 contribs 16:24, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

ALT 1 ... that archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu in Nigeria unearthed bronzes (example pictured) which are among the most technically accomplished and inventive castings ever made?

ALT1 verified at 183 characters. Previous reviewer's results accepted in good faith. GTG.Georgejdorner (talk) 17:49, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
  • The latter half of ALT1 is a direct quote from the source. Putting it in quotes, though, seems to detract from it. Could you suggest something else? Yoninah (talk) 23:37, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
I'm fine with the original hook as well, just to be clear. But I've modified the Alt below.--¿3family6 contribs 00:24, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

ALT 2 ... that archaeology of Igbo-Ukwu in Nigeria unearthed bronzes (example pictured) ranked among the most inventive and accomplished castings ever made?

ALT2 checks out. Article GTG.Georgejdorner (talk) 18:16, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
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