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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon,Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri,
Hernan Astudillo, Jennifer Cosham, Hank Kratt, Jona Lendering,
Stan Nadel,Richard Campbell, Richard C. Griffiths, and
Ross W. Sargent for headses upses thisweek (as always hoping
I have left no one out).
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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Analyzing prehistoric female figurines:

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/02/seeking-meaning-in-the-earliest-.html?rss=1
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AFRICA
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Turns out most of those Tibuktu manuscripts were saved:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/majority-of-timbuktu-manuscripts-were-smuggled-to-safety-a-885408.html

Evidence of 70 000 years bp settlements in the Sudan:

http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/127828%2CPolish-archaeologists-in-Sudan-claim-unique-human-settlement-discovery
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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The big news this week seems to be the discovery of seven shoes in
pristine condition in the wall of a Luxor temple:

http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/ancient-shoes-turn-up-in-egypt-temple-130227.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/lost-found-ancient-shoes-turn-egypt-temple-125939208.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/612-130228-egypt-luxor-shoes

A previously-unknown Neolithic culture from the Arabian peninsula,
which may have had
something to do with the domestication of the horse:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21538969

Some bricks were stolen from the Ishtar Gate:

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Ancient-Babylonian-bricks-stolen-in-Iraq/28666

A Sasanian �mansion� for Lorestan:

http://www.cais-soas.com/news/index.php/component/content/article/65/371-sasanian-palatial-house-discovered-in-lorestan

Interesting feature on various technologies being used to study Petra:

http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/levy335/

A fair bit of coverage of a Syrian family taking refuge in a Roman
tomb:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/28/syrian-family-takes-refuge-in-an-ancient-roman-tomb/
http://photos.mercurynews.com/2013/02/28/syrians-hide-in-antiquities-photos/
http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/28/17133809-syrians-seek-refuge-in-ancient-roman-tombs?lite

� and there�s video of damage to one of the oldest synagogues in
Syria:

http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=305059&R=R5

A roundup of archaeological goings on in Israel last month:

http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/2013/rep378025.shtml

Apparently practically anyone can dig in the West Bank:

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/02/the-biblical-pseudo-archeologists-pillaging-the-west-bank/273488/

Egypt doesn�t want to rent out its sites to tourism/movie companies:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/65729/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Antiquities-ministry-refuses-to-rent-Egypts-archae.aspx
http://gulfnews.com/news/region/egypt/egypt-snubs-200b-offer-to-lease-antiquity-areas-1.1152425

Egypt and Germany signed a MOU regarding assorted antiquities issues:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201303011415.html

That �tomb of Arsinoe� thing is back in the news, five years later
(nothing new):

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/02/24/2697973/archaeologist-says-bones-found.html

Ongoing concerns for the survival of Aramaic:

http://www.npr.org/2013/02/24/172821796/the-language-of-empires-faces-extinction?sc=17&f=1004

Really vague item on the recovery of a couple of purloined statues:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/two-historic-statues-seized.aspx?pageID=238&nID=42214&NewsCatID=375

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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A pile of coverage for a genetics-inspired study which suggests a date
for
Homer:

http://www.livescience.com/27482-geneticists-estimate-publication-date-of-the-iliad.html
http://phys.org/news/2013-02-homer-great-literary-masterpieces-dated.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183320.htm#.US-YTnV-CCY.twitter
http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/27/17124075-genetic-tricks-used-on-ancient-texts-to-estimate-age-of-homers-iliad?lite
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2013/02/%E2%80%98iliad%E2%80%99-publication-date-revealed-by-geneticists
http://www.insidescience.org/content/geneticists-estimate-publication-date-iliad/946
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/02/geneticists-try-to-figure-out-when-the-illiad-was-published/

Feature on what the �regular� Romans ate:

http://www.livescience.com/27569-ancient-romans-ate-millet.html
http://news.yahoo.com/most-ancient-romans-ate-animals-165353530.html

Suggestion that local folks were kicked out to build Hadrian�s Wall:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/so-what-did-the-romans-do-for-us-new-digs-reveal-truth-about-hadrians-wall-8517925.html
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/03/03/54-Romans-might-have-built-Hadrian-s-Wall-by-forcing-locals-to-move-out.html

The remains of the Temple of Jupiter Stator have been found:

http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/36543/Temple-of--Jupiter-the-Stayer--found.html

Roman remains (maybe) from near London Bridge Station:

http://londonist.com/2013/02/roman-remains-found-beneath-london-bridge-station.php

On the real DNA front, a million Brits can apparently claim Roman
roots:

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/10248600._One_million_British__descended_from_Romans/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9888402/One-million-Brits-descended-from-Romans.html

I think I messed this one last week � a pair of Roman roads from
Chester:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-21530787

� and possibly this one � a very interesting Eros mosaic from Turkey:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eros-mosaic-found-in-southern-turkish-city.aspx?pageID=238&nID=41523&NewsCatID=375

Aristotle�s Lyceum is apparently going to open to the public this
summer:

http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite4_1_21/02/2013_484049

Feature on Archestratus:

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2013/03/03/archestratus-and-the-secrets-of-ancient-greek-gastronomy/

Nice Herculaneum slideshow (part of the hype for the BM�s exhibition):

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/interactive/2013/feb/24/herculaneum-pompeii-british-museum-archaeology-interactive

What Brent Shaw is up to:

http://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/princeton-classicist-brent-shaw-to-lecture

In case you missed the (five-year-old) Arsinoe thing in the ANE
section:

http://www.livescience.com/27459-cleopatra-sister-discovery-controversy.html

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/02/24/2697973/archaeologist-says-bones-found.html
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/02/24/3872185/archaeologist-says-bones-found.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2285449/Have-bones-Cleopatras-murdered-sister-Archaeologists-discovery-says-hope-positive-ID.html
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/cleopatra-sister-bones-found-130226.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1
http://www.insidescience.org/content/geneticists-estimate-publication-date-iliad/946
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0226/Were-those-the-bones-of-Cleopatra-s-murdered-sister

Robert Garland�s Gods and Heroes course is going to be live soon:

https://www.udemy.com/ancient-greek-religion/
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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Plenty of coverage of a study of Richard the Lionheart�s mummified
heart:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21609783
http://phys.org/news/2013-02-richard-lionheart-mummified-heart.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2286122/Richard-Daisyheart-Leader-Third-Crusade-flowers-mint-frankincense-stuffed-inside-heart.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/richard-lionheart-had-mummified-heart-150103145.html

Earliest evidence of whale consumption comes from Spain:

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2013/barnacles-point-to-whale-meat-consumption-in-prehistory

� while a metal detectorist in Spain was found with quite a collection
of antiquities:

http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2013/03/01/actualidad/1362132552_935992.html

A Medieval Reading Manuscript has gone on display:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-21608555

A �secret chamber� with possible links to freemasonry has been found:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-21577807

� while the remains of a club where Friedrich Engels used to hang out
has
also been found:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-21640392

Latest Bronze Age boat recreation:

http://www.culture24.org.uk/history%20%26%20heritage/transport/maritime%20history/art421923

They�re still discussing the reburial of Richard III, apparently:

http://news.discovery.com/history/richard-iii-burial-up-to-university-130226.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9903487/Duke-of-Gloucesters-concern-for-Richard-IIIs-dignity.html

A Hollandia shipwreck coin was stolen from a house:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-21594626

Fixing Ludlow town wall is going to cost a pretty penny:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-21585091

Feature on Castel Gandolfo:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/castel-gandolfo-history-of-the-summer-residence-of-the-pope-a-886181.html

More on that warrior tomb from the Caucasus:

http://www.news.com.au/world/caucassus-tomb-reveals-warrors-golden-treasure/story-fndir2ev-1226585583352
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Archaeology in Europe Blog:

http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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Feature on Mungo Man:

http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/the-discovery-of-mungo-man.htm#.USx-JxyGO8U.twitter

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East Asian Archaeology:

http://eastasiablog.wordpress.com/

Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog:

http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/

New Zealand Archaeology eNews:

http://www.nzarchaeology.org/netsubnews.htm
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NORTH AMERICA
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Earliest evidence of tobacco use comes from the Pacific Northwest:

http://phys.org/news/2013-03-uncover-earliest-tobacco-pacific-northwest.html

Some War of 1812 remains:

http://warof1812archaeology.blogspot.ca/2013/02/parks-and-recreation-pg-county-edition.html

Remains of a plaster-covered adobe floor from Dana Adobe:

http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/archaeologist-makes-historic-discovery-at-dana-adobe/article_67d3d49c-817f-11e2-af9d-001a4bcf887a.html

Interesting whistle from Jamestown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H64cFlC82Mo

They�ve shut down a ring in Florida that was selling PaleoIndian
artifacts:

http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/FWC-Recovers-Thousands-of-Stolen-Artifacts-193670681.html
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/03/2013/florida-crime-ring-selling-palaeoindian-artefacts-shut-down

Trying to identify bodies on the USS Monitor:

http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=72397

Not buying into the Comet/Clovis theory:

http://news.yahoo.com/did-comet-really-chill-kill-clovis-culture-165411831.html
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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Eleven pre-Inca tombs from near Lima:

http://phys.org/news/2013-02-pre-hispanic-bodies-peru-sports-center.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/607-130227-tomb-peru-lima

People were eating maize in Peru some 5000 years b.p.:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130225153124.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21573875
http://phys.org/news/2013-02-maize-diets-people-coastal-peru.html

� but the Norte Chico people preferred anchovies, apparently:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/25/172896292/to-build-an-empire-hold-the-anchovies?ft=1&f=1053

They�re looking at a sacrificial stone from the Templo Mayor:

http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=60989#.UTNZyjfupQJ

Interesting feature on a Dominican shipwreck:

http://hetq.am/eng/news/24053/300-year-old-shipwreck-traced-back-to-armenians-of-india.html

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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:

http://goo.gl/1VdeA

Ancient MesoAmerica News:

http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Franz Ferdinand�s diary looks interesting:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/diary-of-archduke-franz-ferdinand-details-1892-journey-around-world-a-886196.html

Philip Beale is now raising money to show the Phoenicians could have
sailed to the
Americas:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2286356/One-mans-mission-prove-ancient-Semitic-civilization-discovered-Americas-thousand-years-Columbus.html

The British pm caught some flack for comments on repatriation issues:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21623965

A lousy way to track human migration:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130227183454.htm
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/02/nitpicking-the-lice-genome-to-track-humanitys-past-footsteps/

Charles Robertson was a rather interesting scientist:

http://phys.org/news/2013-02-footsteps-19th-20th-century-naturalists.html

Studying cardinals:

http://phys.org/news/2013-02-papal-election-history-cardinals.html

Feature on a couple of real witch hunters:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/21548716

On Darwin�s �timing�:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21729062.800-timing-was-everything-when-darwins-bombshell-exploded.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|magcontents

On dog domestication:

http://phys.org/news/2013-02-agriculture-wolves-dog-evolution.html

A Thomas Carlyle letter has been reunited with its envelope:

http://phys.org/news/2013-02-letter-envelope-years.html

Criticizing genetic testing services:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/feb/25/viking-ancestors-astrology

Analyzing authorship based on words:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130221104150.htm

In case you�ve never heard of the Los Lunas stone business:

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/125339/the-mystery-stone
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Orvieto:

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/the-miracles-of-orvieto-20130228-2f7gc.html
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CRIME BEAT
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Looting Matters:

http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/

Illicit Cultural Property:

http://illicit-cultural-property.blogspot.com/

SAFE:

http://www.savingantiquities.org/blog/
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A medieval shoe full of medieval money:

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2013/02/rotterdam_archaeologists_find.php
http://www.rotterdam.nl/topvondst__schat_in_een_schoen

Yale University Art Gallery�s collection:

http://artgallery.yale.edu/pages/collection/permanent/pc_coins_over.php

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v16n08.html

� and the one which should appear later today:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v16n09.html

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Ancient Coin Collecting:

http://ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com/

Ancient Coins:

http://classicalcoins.blogspot.com/

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/
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EXHIBITIONS, AUCTIONS, AND MUSEUM-RELATED
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Pompeii and Herculaneum (BM):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/pompeii/9902606/Pompeii-exhibition-Alastair-Sooke-behind-the-scenes-at-the-British-Museum.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/pompeii/9850077/Pompeii-exhibition-the-food-and-drink-of-the-ancient-Roman-cities.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/pompeii/9848646/Pompeii-exhibition-at-the-British-Museum-glorious-pictures-from-frescoes-to-mosaics.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/pompeii/9848596/Pompeii-exhibition-Mary-Beard-on-life-in-Pompeii-and-Herculaneum.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/24/british-museum-pompeii-herculaneum

Pompeii (CMoA):

http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2013/03/cleveland_museum_of_arts_big_p.html

Threshold to the Sacred:

http://thewalters.org/eventscalendar/eventdetails.aspx?e=2568

Shaped by the Ancients:

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/arts/hc-artweek-0228-20130226,0,2553510.story

Mesopotamia:

http://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/mesopotamia

Followup to those claims on Iranian artifacts in US museums:

http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/appeals-court-wont-let-terrorism-victims-claim-persian-artifacts-from-harvard/56313?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
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OBITUARIES
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Julien Ries:

http://www.lesoir.be/196488/article/actualite/belgique/2013-02-23/cardinal-belge-julien-ries-est-d%C3%A9c%C3%A9d%C3%A9-%C3%A0-93-ans
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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ArchaeoNews Podcast:

http://www.stonepages.com/podcast/archaeo-news-2013-02-24.mp3

Audio News from Archaeologica:

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/MP3/audnews20130224.mp3
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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS
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Archaeology Magazine News Page:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/

About.com Archaeology:

http://archaeology.about.com/

Ancient Digger:

http://www.ancientdigger.com/

Archaeology Briefs:

http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/

Past Horizons:

http://www.pasthorizons.com/

Stonepages:

http://www.stonepages.com/news/

Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:

http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/

Time Machine:

http://heatherpringle.wordpress.com/
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PODCASTS/VODCASTS
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Archaeosoup:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch

The Book and the Spade:

http://www.radioscribe.com/bknspade.htm
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