Talk:Khirbet Kurkush

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 11:54, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

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The central tomb at Khirbet Kurkush

• ... that it has been proposed that Jewish craftsmen who fled the Roman siege of Jerusalem designed the ancient necropolis at Khirbet Kurkush and other necropolises in western Samaria? Source: Raviv D., 2013, "Magnificent Tombs from the Second Temple Period in Western Samaria - New Insights", In the Highland's Depth - Ephraim Range and Binyamin Research Studies, Vol. 3, Ariel-Talmon ,pp. 126-127. (Hebrew)
  • ALT1: ... that despite being in ancient Samaria, Khirbet Kurkush, an archeological site in the West Bank, features a necropolis in a Jewish Jerusalemite style? Source: Raviv D., 2013, "Magnificent Tombs from the Second Temple Period in Western Samaria - New Insights", In the Highland's Depth - Ephraim Range and Binyamin Research Studies, Vol. 3, Ariel-Talmon ,pp. 109-142. (Hebrew)
  • ALT2: ... that archeologists disagree about whether the ancient necropolis discovered in Khirbet Kurkush was used by Jews, Samaritans or pagans? Source: Raviv D., 2013, "Magnificent Tombs from the Second Temple Period in Western Samaria - New Insights", In the Highland's Depth - Ephraim Range and Binyamin Research Studies, Vol. 3, Ariel-Talmon ,pp. 109-142. (Hebrew)
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Created by Tombah (talk). Self-nominated at 18:01, 30 January 2023 (UTC). Note: As of October 2022, all changes made to promoted hooks will be logged by a bot. The log for this nomination can be found at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Khirbet Kurkush, so please watch a successfully closed nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

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• Other problems: - other problem with alt1

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Tombah: Good article. AGF on foreign sources. However, I do have a problem with alt1 in that it provides insufficient context imo. I don't exactly know from reading the hook or much of the samaria article that samarian and jerusalemite are different styles. Would like some clarification. Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:16, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: Thanks for your kind words! Regarding alt1, during the period we're talking about, Jews constituted a majority in Judea (including Jerusalem) and the Galilee, while Samaria, an area located in the middle, was dominated by Samaritans. Therefore, it is especially remarkable to find a luxurious tomb in a rural area with a significant Samaritan population, similar to those of Jewish urban elites in Jerusalem. This is what sparked the debate about the identity of the architects and the people buried there. However, perhaps the alternate options are clearer and require less explanation. Tombah (talk) 20:34, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

@Tombah: Understandable, though I think it's because that isn't stated in alt1 is the problem. i was thinking about something like "that despite being in ancient Samaria, a place once populated by samaritans, Khirbet Kurkush, an archeological site in the West Bank, features a necropolis in a Jewish Jerusalemite style?" this. Though, there is the problem that the hook could get too long. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:49, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

@Onegreatjoke: How about: "that Khirbet Kurkush, although being in ancient Samaria, a region then dominated by Samaritans, has a necropolis in a Jewish Jerusalemite style?" Tombah (talk) 10:20, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Better. Onegreatjoke (talk) 15:10, 22 February 2023 (UTC)