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The result was redirect to Post-medieval archaeology. (non-admin closure) –Davey2010^Talk 03:22, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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"Post Medieval" can be used in many contexts, not just archaeology. The archaeological usage is already discussed at Post-medieval archaeology. In Western history, the Renaissance comes to mind as "post-medieval". As a WP:DICDEF of an adjective, I don't see this as worth holding on to. BDD (talk) 20:19, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Europe-related deletion discussions. BDD (talk) 20:21, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. BDD (talk) 20:21, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Post-medieval archaeology. The use of the term is primarily archaeological. 60 years ago, no one paid attention to archaeology after Prehistoric and Roman (yes, probably an exaggeration), so the Society for Medieval Archaeology was formed. The question of what to do about later periods led to the foundation of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology. Terminology on periods has followed. Historians normally talk about the "early modern period". I accordingly regard BDD as wrong. Alternatively, the article should be transwikified to the dictionary. Peterkingiron (talk) 20:22, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

• Redirect to Post-Medieval Archaeology for now. I'll note that Post-medieval already redirects. I've added a redirect hatnote to the article for clarity. The term "post-medieval" does look to be most commonly used -- when used specifically -- to talk about post-medieval archaeology. I don't know that's the best way to handle it, but it seems like a sensible way to go. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 15:52, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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