Template:Did you know nominations/Benin Moat

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 12:06, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Benin Moat

  • ... that the Benin Moat was built by the Edo people over several centuries, starting from around 800 AD and continuing until 1460 AD? Source: EGBON, Ikponmwosa Nathaniel and OSABUOHIEN, Iyegbekosa Progress (2022). First Checklist, Species Richness and Diversity of Leaf-Litter Dwelling Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Ancient Benin Moat, Nigeria. Animal Research International 19(3) pp. 4634–4642. ISSN 1597–3115

Created by Vanderwaalforces (talk) and FuzzyMagma (talk). Nominated by Vanderwaalforces (talk) at 18:12, 17 October 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Benin Moat; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

  • Recent GA with no indications of copyvio. Hook is quite interesting - I cannot access the exact source used to cite in the article, but a cursory Google Books search indicate that the 800-1460 date is mentioned by several sources. QPQ is not needed for what I believe is the nominator's first DYK. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 10:28, 18 October 2023 (UTC)