Talk:Denise Schmandt-Besserat

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This article (posted substantially as it still is by rmeyermn in August 2006, is virtually an exact copy of Dr. Schmandt-Besserat's home page at the University of Texas. See this.Brett epic 17:05, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The site is also credited "Website Design by Rifkind © rmeyermn@yahoo.com". My main concern is the image, but it may well be within User:Rmeyermn's power to release it into PD. I shall let others challenge its presence on Wikipedia. -- Yamara ✉ 06:12, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Is this article balanced?

The criticism section, the longest section of the article, strongly implies that Schmandt-Besserat has taken credit unfairly, ignores the work of others, or makes exaggerated claims as to her contribution. It may be that the media coverage of this subject (the origins of language, the use of the tokens and bullae) may have exaggerated Schmandt-Besserat's contribution to make a good magazine article or TV doc, and in the process ignored important work done by others. If that's the case we should say so, and not blame her for grabbing the limelight and being a glory hound. As it stands now, I find the article to be somewhat lopsided. At the very least I'll add a few sentences about her work, her methods and how they may have been different from what had come before. Sam Perkins (talk) 19:19, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Having begun reading the scholarly challenges to DSB's findings, it's clear that she made claims that have been questioned, and in some cases strongly rebutted. Untangling her real contributions from her more questionable assertions and hypotheses will take some work. Sam Perkins (talk) 19:31, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]