Talk:Carn Brea

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Contents 1 References 2 Categories 2.1 Hierarchy of categories 3 Template:Megalith

[edit] References

This text could do with some hard references to substantiate dates and history. I have seen and heard various factoids (then repeated on websites) but the history of Carn Brea is often retold and can drift from documented fact.

I also doubt the statement These provided the first evidence in Britain of permanent Neolithic settlement..., what about the permanent Neolithic settlement at Skara Brae excavated by 1930?
Ashley VH 19:24, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Categories

I have just put back in Category:Archaeological sites in the United Kingdom, Category:Iron Age Britain, Category:Stone Age Europe, Category:Neolithic. These still seem relevant for a site that has had extensive Archaelogical surveys and digs and is a site with finds relevant for each of the age categories, not just prehistory. Was there a rationale for removing them? -- Ashley VH 15:56, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Just put these in for a second time - what's going on? If you are totally desperate to remove all references to Britain and Europe, please at least create similar sub categories for Cornwall.-- Ashley VH 16:20, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry Ashley. Missed reading your first comment above. Yes indeed, these categories are still relevant to this article. However, the article is already under Category:Prehistoric sites in Cornwall and the categories I removed are ancestral categories to that category (except Category:Neolithic which I left in second time). You'll see that, at present this article is the only one listed under Category:Archaeological sites in the United Kingdom because everything else is under a sub-category. The categories really need removing from this article as they are damaging the integrity of the hierarchy. Walgamanus 16:39, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation, I'll have to invest some time in surfing the categories...-- Ashley VH 17:19, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

So are there any objections to me removing them again? Walgamanus 19:34, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Not from me if you are clear about the logic.-- Ashley VH 19:36, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hierarchy of categories

Just working through the category logic (which is definitely confusing, for example "Iron Age" being a parent of "Prehistory" (issue raised in Category talk:Prehistoric sites in England)), I thought it would be useful to put the hierarchy here for reference (not exhaustive). Bold shows where Carn Brea has been added. -- Ashley VH 12:34, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Category: Archaeology

• Category:Periods and stages in archaeology
  • Category:Prehistory
    • Category:Stone Age
      • Category:Neolithic
• Category:Archaeological sites
  • Category:Archaeological sites by country
    • Category:Archaeological sites in the United Kingdom
      • Category:Archaeological sites in England
        • Category: Prehistoric sites in England
          • Category:Prehistoric sites in Cornwall
        • Category:Archaeological sites in Cornwall (Does not exist but fits the logic...)

Category:Iron Age Britain is no longer a parent category of Category:Prehistoric sites in England. There is a new Category:Iron Age sites in England. Same for Stone Age and Bronze Age - Walgamanus 23:30, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Megalith

I've created a new template for megalithic sites, Template:Megalith, as used on Pikestones and Round Loaf. Some instructions on the template talk page, to show how to use it. Cheers! --PopUpPirate 13:29, 23 February 2007 (UTC)