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explorator 25.42 February 5, 2023
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You can read explorator online at:

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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo,
Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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A site in Germany reveals the elephant-hunting activities of Neanderthals:

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2023/02/archaeological-breakthrough-evidence-that-neanderthals-hunted-giant-elephants
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-neanderthals-butchered-massive-elephants.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/01/pit-find-in-germany-reveals-how-neanderthals-hunted-huge-elephants
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/science/archaeology-neanderthals-elephants.html
https://www.rfi.fr/en/science-environment/20230201-neanderthals-hunted-butchered-massive-elephants-study
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1237/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1237/pub/1237/page/48/article/NaN
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-hunted-and-butchered-massive-elephants-125000-years-ago-180981578/

cf: https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthals-lived-groups-big-enough-eat-giant-elephants

Meanwhile, also in Spain, the Cueva del Arco provides evidence of cave bears as well as hominids:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/03/bear-clawed-cavern-discovered-in-spain-opens-new-door-on-prehistory

Studying the physical implications of the Neanderthal's high-meat diet:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-02-05/ty-article/the-neanderthals-and-the-mystery-of-the-missing-zinc/00000186-20c8-d442-a18f-afc96f5a0000
https://the-past.com/news/the-feasibility-of-using-zinc-isotopes-as-a-proxy-for-diet/

More on the 1.2 years bp obsidian workshop from Ethiopia:

https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/obsidian-handaxe-workshop/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11166-230201-ethiopia-obsidian-axes

More on the herbivore skulls apparently collected by Neanderthals in the Cueva Des-Cubierta in Spain:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-01-31/ty-article/archaeologists-report-anomalous-collection-of-animal-skulls-by-neanderthals-in-spain/00000186-07a4-d2bd-a3df-a7e6a53a0000
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/neanderthal-skull-cave/
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/neanderthals-may-have-used-animal-skulls-as-decor
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/neanderthals-kept-animal-skulls-as-hunting-trophies/146069
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/02/study-confirms-that-neanderthals-possessed-symbolic-capacity/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11172-230202-neanderthal-trophy-skulls

More on the possible homo erectus skull recently found in China:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ancient-skull-found-in-china-might-be-homo-erectus

Feature on Olduvai Gorge:

https://face2faceafrica.com/article/exploring-olduvai-gorge-a-rich-archaeological-site-in-east-africa-where-evidence-of-the-first-humans-was-found

Feature on the Rift Valley:

https://aeon.co/essays/the-rift-valley-tells-the-entire-human-story-from-the-start

Rethinking the 'one place' homo sapiens origin story:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/human-evolution-east-africa/
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AFRICA
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Possible identification of water management structures at Great Zimbabwe:

https://geo.au.dk/en/collaboration/water-in-africa/great-zimbabwe
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-medieval-city-in-africa-had-a-genius-system-to-survive-drought
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11169-230202-zimbabwe-water-management

Evidence of LSA meat, milk, and marine resource processing from Namaqualand (South Africa):

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-28577-1

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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Not sure if we mentioned this group of Second Intermediate Period family burials from the Dra' Abu al-Naga necropolis:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/122226/Egyptian-archeological-mission-uncovers-family-burials-from-the-2nd-intermediate

Archaeologists have located the site of the Great Revolt mentioned in the Rosetta Stone (and elsewhere):

https://www.livescience.com/rosetta-stone-ancient-egyptian-battle-site

A study of mummification practices based on finds from a 'workshop' found a few years ago:

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-mummy-ancient-egyptian-workshop-clues.html
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/487395/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Unveiling-the-nature-of-the-materials-used-in-mumm.aspx
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/ancient-egypts-mummification-ingredients-came-far-flung-locales-2023-02-01/
https://apnews.com/article/science-germany-religion-68735c4de698a1662897910e8879e283
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11701781/How-make-mummy-Ancient-Egyptian-workshop-new-clues.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/02/01/egyptian-mummy-ingredients/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-02-01/ty-article/how-to-make-a-mummy-archaeologists-reveal-ancient-recipe-for-embalming-in-egypt/00000186-0775-df90-a3cf-f7f5fc150000
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/researchers-reveal-secrets-to-ancient-egypts-mummification
https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/03/mummy-mixtures-egypt/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-egypt-mummy-saqqara-necropolis-burial-chamber-journal-nature-rcna68759?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-goo-spills-the-secrets-of-how-the-egyptians-mummified-their-dead
https://www.zmescience.com/science/ancient-egyptian-mummification-ingridients/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/teasing-out-the-secret-recipes-for-mummification-in-ancient-egypt/
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/egyptian-mummy-chemical-mixtures
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2357581-ancient-egyptians-used-exotic-oils-from-distant-lands-to-make-mummies/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/secrets-of-ancient-egyptian-mummification-materials-revealed/146081
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-oldest-known-gold-covered-mummy-in-egypt-180981567/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/02/the-chemistry-of-mummification-traces-of-a-global-network/

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00094-1
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04400-1
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00292-x

More on the 4300 years bp gold-wrapped mummified person found at Saqqara:

https://www.livescience.com/oldest-gold-covered-egyptian-mummy
https://cairoscene.com/Buzz/Egyptian-Archaeologists-Discover-4-300-Year-Old-Intact-Mummy
https://hypebeast.com/2023/1/egyptian-archaeologists-uncover-hekashepes-mummy-cairo
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-egypt/earliest-mummified-remains-found-in-egypt/
https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-mayve-discovered-the-oldest-and-most-complete-egyptian-mummy-yet

More on the Roman-era city found near Luxor:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-residences-with-pigeon-towers-discovered-in-luxor-egypt
https://www.westernjournal.com/intact-1800-year-old-city-discovered-luxor-look-stunning-photographs/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11163-230131-egypt-roman-luxor

More on all the finds announced in Egypt last week (compendium articles):

https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-unveils-ancient-tombs-of-secret-keeper-tomb-gold-leaf-covered-mummy/
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/egypt-unveils-incredible-discoveries-including-130230627.html
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/01/30/egypt-unveils-new-incredible-discoveries-including-two-tombs-and-gold-covered-sarcophagus
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11158-230130-egypt-saqqara-tombs

More on the copy of the Book of the Dead from Saqqara:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-book-of-the-dead-papyrus-found
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11167-230201-saqqara-papyrus-tomb

More on the 20 Late Period burials found at the Tell el-Deir necropolis:

https://the-past.com/news/new-tombs-and-golden-amulets-found-in-new-damietta/

More on the Thutmosid-era royal tomb found in the Valley of the Kings:

https://the-past.com/news/royal-tomb-discovered-near-valley-of-the-kings/

The latest finds from Saqqara are apparently heading to the GEM:

https://see.news/gem-to-house-saqqaras-latest-archaeological-discoveries

Zahi Hawass on the Rosetta Stone:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1207/487317/AlAhram-Weekly/Heritage/Can-you-believe-the-Rosetta-Stone-is-not-in-Egypt.aspx

Feature on Nefertiti:

https://www.livescience.com/who-is-nefertiti-ancient-egypt

Feature on what Egyptian pyramids originally looked like:

https://www.livescience.com/how-egyptian-pyramids-originally-looked

Feature on all the dog burials at the Catacombs of Anubis:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-is-an-ancient-egyptian-mass-grave-of-dogs-stumping-archaeologists
https://www.iflscience.com/8-millions-dog-mummies-were-buried-within-the-catacombs-of-anubis-67277

Feature on sex in Egyptian religion:

https://www.salon.com/2023/01/29/ancient-egyptians-were-so-into-oral-sex-they-put-it-in-their-religion--and-religious-art/

Feature on the earliest mention of Sinai as a place name:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/02/sinai-journeys-khety

The foundations of two very large structures (date?) were found near Persepolis:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481399/Foundations-of-two-giant-structures-unearthed-near-Persepolis

Evidence of a seasonal settlement of a nomadic people (date?) from near the Chamshir Dam site:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481390/Nomadic-settlement-discovered-near-hydraulic-dam

Plans for a survey in Babylon:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481389/Iranian-archaeologists-to-perform-survey-in-Babylon

A study of the shield of the Urartian king Argishti has revealed the name of an unknown country/nation/people:

https://arkeonews.net/urartian-king-argishtis-shield-reveals-the-name-of-an-unknown-country/

Study suggests metal working on the Tehran plain dates back to the 5th millennium BCE:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481441/Earliest-evidence-of-metalworking-on-Tehran-plain-dates-back

More on remains of a 5000 years bp 'tavern' with furniture and other features (including food remains) from Lagash:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/5000-year-old-tavern-iraq-archaeology-intl-scli-scn
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-730454
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/5000-year-old-tavern-in-iraq-1234655867/
https://arkeonews.net/5000-year-old-public-eating-space-with-food-still-inside-discovered-in-ancient-lagash/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/30/at-a-southern-iraq-site-unearthing-the-archaeological-passing-of-time/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/5000-year-old-tavern-discovered-in-iraq-180981564/

18th/19th century remains association with the Golestan Palace in Tehran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481580/Centuries-old-ruins-discovered-in-UNESCO-designated-palace-downtown

A pair of 4000 years bp cuneiform tablets written in the Amorite language:

https://www.livescience.com/tablets-with-lost-canaanite-language
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/lost-canaanite-language-decoded-on-ancient-clay-tablets/146110

On using AI to read cuneiform texts:

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-ai-texts-thousands-years-readable.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-730612

Still not sure of the circumstances these 756 artifacts from various periods were found in Basra:

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/more-than-750-artifacts-discovered-in-basra/

Overview of archaeological finds in Turkey in January:

https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/january-2023-turkish-archaeology

Feature on Smyrna:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/01/31/smyrna-history-asia-minor-2/

More on the 1000 years bp moat and handprint from Jerusalem:

https://www.archaeology.org/news/11162-230131-jerusalem-crusades-moat

Again we read of Israeli forces taking artifacts from Sebastia:

https://imemc.org/article/wafa-israeli-forces-steal-artifacts-from-archeological-site-near-nablus/
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/133081
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230130-israel-steals-artefacts-from-palestinian-site-in-nablus/

... and a related OpEd:

https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/r1rr89p2s
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https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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Evidence of a Roman legion in central Cornwall:

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/celebs-tv/digging-britain-reveals-evidence-10000-8088137

Remains of a section of Roman road and other finds from Sherford (Plymouth):

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-64512968
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/history/gallery/fascinating-roman-road-uncovered-underneath-8107495

A pair of amphoras washed ashore at Sant-Antioco (coverage in Italian):

https://www.castedduonline.it/santantioco-due-antiche-anfore-portate-a-riva-dalle-mareggiate/

A study of a 3rd century Roman tiles from a factory in Corby:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-64411756

A 4th century (?) personified image of Roma found during Metro C construction:

https://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/it/notizie/rubriche/cultura/2023/02/02/dagli-scavi-metro-c-emerge-roma-donna-simbolo-della-citta_91f85e6a-673f-4e68-beac-2a65a1b05c0e.html?idPhoto=1
https://storiearcheostorie.com/2023/02/04/archeonews-scavi-metro-c-su-un-raffinato-vetro-dorato-riemerge-il-volto-della-dea-roma-simbolo-della-citta/

More on the remains of the Augustan aqueduct system at Naples:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-roman-aqueduct-discovered-naples
https://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/world/article271936102.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article271936102.html
https://arkeonews.net/a-previously-unknown-subterranean-tract-of-an-augustan-era-aqueduct-has-been-rediscovered-in-naples/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66353
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11174-230203-naples-roman-aqueduct

More on the statue of someone in the guise of Hercules (increasingly identified as Decius this week) found during sewer work near the Appian Way:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64504306
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/oddly-enough/roman-sewer-works-reveal-statue-emperor-posing-hercules-2023-02-02/
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/02/03/sewer-ancient-statue-roman-hercules-emperor-contd-orig-zt.cnn
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/27/ancient-statue-of-hercules-emerges-from-rome-sewerage-repairs
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-03/roman-sewer-repair-reveals-statue-of-emperor-posing-as-hercules/101930192
https://tvpworld.com/66025619/italy-statue-of-roman-emperor-uncovered-during-sewer-repairs
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/hercules-statue-discovery-roman-sewer-2249303
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-emperor-statue-found-sewer-repair-appian-way-1234656238/
https://hyperallergic.com/797413/life-size-hercules-statue-unearthed-from-roman-sewer/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66313
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66366
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/31/life-sized-statue-of-hercules-found-on-the-appia-antica/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11160-230130-rome-hercules-statue

More on the assorted 2000 years bp gemstones found in a bathhouse drain near Hadrian's Wall:

https://www.livescience.com/roman-bathhouse-gemstones-england
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/28/roman-bathers-gems-carved-stones-archaeologists-hadrians-wall
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-64458322
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-730516
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/carved-gems-down-the-drain-1234655704/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/carlisle-roman-bathhouse-gems-intaglios-2249378
https://arkeonews.net/archeologists-discovered-a-treasure-trove-at-the-bottom-of-an-ancient-roman-bathhouse-drain-near-hadrians-wall/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/archaeology-project-uncovers-roman-gems-near-hadrians-wall/146060
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-gems-over-2000-years-old-found-in-roman-baths-180981566/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11170-230202-jewels-bath-drain

More on the search for the oldest section of the Appian Way:

https://www.thelocal.it/20230127/rome-archaeologists-continue-search-for-start-of-appian-way/

More on Roman self-repairing concrete:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-01/the-self-repairing-concrete-that-keeps-the-colosseum-standing.html

More on the dodecahedron found in Belgium:

https://www.livescience.com/roman-dodecahedron-discovered-belgium
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fragment-roman-dodecahedron-found-belgium-1234656082/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11168-230201-belgium-roman-dodecahedron

More on using AI to figure out Greek inscriptions:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/28/greek-inscriptions-ai-deep-neural-networks/

The stadium at Nemea reopened to tourists this week:

https://greekherald.com.au/news/ancient-nemea-stadium-in-greece-reopens-to-visitors/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1203585/ancient-nemea-stadium-to-reopen/
https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/01/greece-stadium-ancient-nemea/

Feature on Laurie Reitsema's work with the human remains from the battle of Himera:

https://news.uga.edu/anthropologist-weighs-in-on-ancient-greek-history/

Joel Christensen on women and witchcraft in Greek myth:

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/01/31/women-witchcraft-and-greek-myth-academic-minute

Feature on Elizabeth S. Greene:

https://www.archaeological.org/member-spotlight-elizabeth-s-greene/

Review of Caroline Freeman-Cuerden, *Battle Elephants and Flamin Foxes: Animals in the Roman World:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/butchered-to-make-a-roman-holiday-cruelty-to-animals-in-and-out-of-the-colosseum/

Review/extract of Christopher Hadley, *The Road*:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/roman-roads-history-england-culture-archeology-b2270677.html

Feature on Phillis Wheatley's Greek-inspired poetry:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/31/first-african-american-poet-love-ancient-greece-phillis-wheatley/

OpEd on keeping the Parthenon Sculptures in the UK:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/case-keeping-elgin-marbles/

Feature on how the Parthenon Sculptures ended up in the British Museum:

https://www.openculture.com/2023/02/how-the-parthenon-marbles-ended-up-in-the-british-museum.html

Feature pondering when Rome fell:

https://www.livescience.com/when-did-rome-fall

Feature on Greek mathematics:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-vexing-problem-of-ancient-greek-mathematics/

Feature on the Kritios Boy:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/29/who-beheaded-kritios-boy-masterpiece-ancient-greek-art/

Feature on funding the arts in ancient Athens:

https://retrospectjournal.com/2023/01/29/funding-the-arts-in-ancient-athens/

Feature on ancient warrior women:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/29/warrior-women-gamers-ancient-world-female-fighters/

Feature on Greek colonies in south Asia:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/02/ancient-greek-colonies-south-asia/
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http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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Remains of a Neolithic era settlement at Lough Foyle:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64505669

7000 years bp (maybe) cave paintings from Bestazovca Cave in Slovenia:

https://english.sta.si/3133520/mysterious-cave-paintings-in-slovenia-hidden-in-bestazovca-cave

A metal detectorist in Bexhill came across a 3500 years bp bronze hoard:

https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/3500-year-old-bronze-age-8113416

A study of a cremation site in Derbyshire suggests Vikings brought their horses and other animals with them:

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-solid-scientific-evidence-vikings-brought.html
https://www.livescience.com/burial-reveals-vikings-brought-animals-to-uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64431142
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64500686
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23293763.vikings-brought-animals-say-york-archaeologists/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/01/vikings-animals-england-research-derbyshire-cremation-baltic-shield
https://news.sky.com/story/vikings-brought-dogs-and-horses-to-the-uk-12801259
https://www.inverse.com/science/at-least-one-viking-warrior-brought-his-horse-dog-to-britain
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vikings-brought-horses-and-dogs-to-england-study-finds-180981569/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/02/evidence-suggests-vikings-brought-animals-to-britain/

A dig at the Borders is hoped to provide some light on stories associated with Merlin:

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/23284233.archaeologists-shed-light-mystery-merlin/

LiDAR has revealed a large early medieval fortress site in Spain:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/lidar-reveals-sprawling-medieval-fortress/146077

A study suggests anglo-saxon monasteries were 'more resilient' to Viking invasions than previously thought:

https://rdg.today/uni-of-reading-dig-shows-anglo-saxon-monks-were-more-resilient-to-vikings-than-we-thought/
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-viking-brutality-monastery.html
https://arkeonews.net/anglo-saxon-monasteries-were-more-resilient-to-viking-attacks-than-thought/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/anglo-saxon-monastic-communities-were-resilient-to-viking-raids/146065
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/01/viking-brutality-failed-to-wipe-out-community-dig-finds/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11177-230203-monastery-viking-raid

cf: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280589

Rethinking some 'pagan masks' found in a medieval site back in the 1960s:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-02-01/ty-article/ancient-pagan-masks-debunked-by-archaeologists-in-poland/00000186-0bde-dd5c-a987-1fffbd7d0001

An examination of the Hambleden Hoard has revealed some gold coins of Edward III:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64512980
https://www.bristolworld.com/news/bristol-dad-of-three-among-group-of-detectorists-to-find-ps150k-hoard-of-medieval-coins-4013659

A metal detectorist came across a Tudor jewel (in 2019) with connections to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon in Warwickshire:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/31/metal-detectorist-tudor-gold-pendant-henry-viii-katherine-of-aragon-warwickshire
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/world/europe/detectorist-pendant-henry-viii.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-64469038
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/henry-viii-gold-necklace-katherine-aragon-b2272710.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cafe-owner-unearths-tudor-bling-with-henry-viii-at-heart-gp39rcjcl
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-beep-beep-beep-and-id-found-henry-viiis-bling-0cwzwtm5x
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/tudor-jewel-discovered/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/detectorists-find-gold-necklace-wedding-henry-viii-catherine-of-aragon-b1056810.html
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/amateur-detectorist-tudor-pendant-scli-intl-scn/index.html
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2023/02/shrieked-like-a-little-schoolgirl-man-makes-astonishing-find-with-metal-detector.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66341
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/detectorist-finds-tudor-jewellery-inscribed-with-initials-of-henry-viii-and-catherine-of-aragon/146072
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/01/tudor-jewel-associated-with-henry-viii-and-katherine-of-aragon/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-detectorist-discovers-rare-gold-pendant-celebrating-henry-viiis-first-marriage-180981557/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11173-230203-tudor-gold-heart

A study of bones from the Battle of Waterloo site:

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-two-century-old-mystery-waterloo-skeletal.html

A mudlarker came across this 'Roman' cup but it seems rather later:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64468180

Latest finds during work at Calverley Old Hall include children's shoes and a 'witch bottle':

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/calverley-old-hall-centuries-old-bonnet-childrens-shoes-and-witch-bottle-found-behind-walls-of-yorkshire-manor-house-4010377

More on bog bodies over the ages:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/science/archaeology-bogs-mummies.html
https://the-past.com/news/bog-bodies-part-of-burial-tradition-spanning-millennia-study-finds/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/01/bog-dead-bodies-preserved-ny-times-peat-moss-headlines.html

More on the Iron Age votive deposit of bronze items from near Chelmo:

https://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/world/article271833407.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/02/place-of-sacrifice-from-2500-years-ago-years-found-near-chelmno/

More on the !ron Age chariot axle from Sizewell:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-64401388
https://www.suffolklive.com/news/suffolk-news/exceptionally-rare-iron-age-chariot-8079356
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11164-230131-england-wooden-axle

More on the xray of a 1300 years bp block of soil revealing a silver cross and garnet:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-64428086
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66323
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11171-230202-england-silver-cross

More on the Civil War-related finds from Coleshill Manor:

https://arkeonews.net/excavations-at-coleshill-may-rewrite-english-civil-war-history/

More on the identification of a 17th century Dutch shipwreck off Eastbourne:

https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-730016
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66328
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/01/scientists-and-archaeologists-confirm-identity-of-17th-c-dutch-warship/

More on the Victorian lead coffin burial of a surgeon found at Leicester Cathedral:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-64415265
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11165-230201-leicester-lead-coffin

More on the Nescliffe Hill carving puzzle:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-64426061

Thornborough Henges is opening to the public:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/feb/03/thornborough-henges-north-yorkshire-gifted-england-heritage
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1237/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1237/pub/1237/page/40/article/NaN
https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2023/feb/03/the-thornborough-henges-drone-footage-shows-enormous-ancient-burial-site-in-north-yorkshire-video

Erosion concerns for some sites in Ireland:

https://www.buzz.ie/culture/photos-show-irelands-archaeological-heritage-29085651

Seeking a home for the remains of Saxon St Eanswythe:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1236/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1236/pub/1236/page/39/article/NaN

Feature on megalithic tombs of Ireland:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0dzbtgw/the-megalithic-tombs-of-ancient-ireland

Feature on the growing popularity of metal detecting in the UK:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/05/metal-heads-the-thriving-detectorist-scene-digging-up-britains-past

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Archaeology in Europe News:

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

Medievalists.net:

https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/

Viking Archaeology Blog:

http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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21 Western Han Dynasty burials of 'subordinates' from Changsha:

http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2023-01/31/content_85081756.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-02/01/content_85082651.htm

More than 10 000 Han Dynasty bamboo scripts and seal impressions from Yunnan:

https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2302035792/
http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_P17xPyOO.html

A possible 'guarding household' site (Song-Yuan Dyansty) from Henan:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2023-02/02/content_85084876.htm

Muon scans of 650 years bp walls in Xi'an reveal assorted anomalies:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/muon-scan-mystery-ancient-chinese-wall
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11175-230203-china-xian-muon

More on the 4th century sword and mirror from a burial in Nara:

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230126/p2g/00m/0na/004000c
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/japan-iron-sword-archaology-nara-b2273383.html
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/archaeologists-discover-8ft-iron-sword-083121037.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11161-230131-nara-sword-mirror

Cambodian martial art reliefs from the Angkor Archaeological Park:

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501230115/archaeologist-shows-cambodian-martial-art-sculptures-at-khmer-temples/

A pair of 1200 years bp idols from Nalanda:

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/1-200-year-old-idols-found-in-nalanda-archeological-body-seeks-possession-3749438

A 1000 years bp Dwarapala sculpture from Talangana:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/1000-year-old-dwarapala-sculpture-cries-for-attention/article66446929.ece

Illegal mining in Tamil Nadu threatens an Uzhakudi archaeological site:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/feb/03/uzhakudi-archaeological-remains-threatened-by-illegal-mining-in-tamil-nadu-2543798.html

Restoration of a colonial building in India:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64300791

Excavations have resume at Purana Qila:

https://theprint.in/features/purana-qila-is-being-dug-up-again-asi-wants-to-reach-all-the-way-to-the-mahabharata-era/1352926/

Feature on the origins of the Indian kurta:

https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-voices/tracing-the-origins-of-the-indian-kurta

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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A study of the populating of Australia and New Guinea over 10 000 years:

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-remapping-superhighways-australians-reveals-year.html

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379123000197
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NORTH AMERICA
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The Manis bone projectie point is the oldest bone weapon in the Americas (13 900 years bp):

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-oldest-bone-spear-americas.html
https://arkeonews.net/research-team-identifies-oldest-bone-spear-point-in-the-americas/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/researchers-find-oldest-projectile-point-in-the-americas/146113
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/03/oldest-bone-spear-point-identified-in-the-americas/

cf: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade9068

A study of the Grand Plaza of Cahokia:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/02/study-reveals-changes-in-the-development-of-downtown-cahokia/146125

Feature on the Bluefish Caves butchery site (Ice Age):

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bluefish-caves-yukon-first-americans

Feature on the Plum Bayou mounds:

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/feb/04/the-plum-bayou-mounds/

... and one on the Newark Earthworks:

https://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinion/columnists/2023/02/05/lepper-burial-mounds-are-important-part-of-newark-earthworks-story/69858806007/

Feature on the waters of Saratoga Springs:

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-york/small-town-with-unique-history-ny/

Feature on a 'mysterious' shipwreck on North Carolina's Outer Banks coast a century or so ago:

https://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/national/article271867482.html

Connecticut may be next to exonerate past accused witches:

https://apnews.com/article/politics-connecticut-state-government-massachusetts-9a85bbfc5b8726d729d66c243cb10f15

Southport Park is seeking induction to the National Registor of Historic Places for its role in the Pequot War:

https://www.wshu.org/connecticut-news/2023-01-31/southport-park-to-be-nominated-as-a-historic-site-in-the-pequot-war

Feature on Thomas Commeraw pottery:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/thomas-commeraw-new-york-historical-society-exhibition-1234655995/

A US court has ruled that the effects of drilling near Chaco near to be considered:

https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-bureau-of-land-management-climate-and-environment-business-f4aaa217511adc62cac313d0ea5bd0f5

A roundup of this month's Ancient Americas Zoom events:

https://mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com/

... and the latest Aztlander Magazine of the Americas:

https://aztlander.wordpress.com/2023/01/31/february-2023-aztlander-magazine-of-the-americas/

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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:

http://goo.gl/1VdeA

Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas lecture channels on Youtube:

https://mikeruggerisyoutube.tumblr.com/

Ancient MesoAmerica News:

http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/

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SOUTH AMERICA
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More concerns arising from the Maya Train project:

https://apnews.com/article/central-america-endangered-species-mexico-climate-and-environment-65808b5a88d76c639a540385da073b4d

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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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AI has uncovered a lost Lope de Vega play:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/05/artificial-intelligence-uncovers-lost-work-by-titan-of-spains-golden-age

Review of a biography of the Wife of Bath:

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/04/1146691833/wife-of-bath-canterbury-tales-chaucer

On the attractions of archaeology:

https://theconversation.com/what-makes-archaeology-useful-as-well-as-exciting-it-offers-lessons-from-the-past-197539

On a long search for purported Nazi loot in the Netherlands:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/world/europe/nazi-treasure-dutch-village.html

On the history of 'lorem ipsum':

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/01/lorem-ipsum-history-origins.html

On possible 'triggers' at Canadian battle sites:

https://tnc.news/2023/01/30/parks-canada-survey/

Not sure where to put this item on a deceased Vatican cleric's art collection:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/30/vatican-canons-lauded-art-collection-under-new-scrutiny

Plans to 'bring back' the dodo:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/world/dodo-bring-back-from-extinction-colossal-scn/index.html
https://apnews.com/article/science-oddities-dallas-business-d6ebba58ba92c03c46418c0c68276ed8

A 17th century notebook of a major Shakespeare fan is going on display:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/feb/04/tiny-notebook-by-first-shakespeare-geek-show-stratford-first-folio-exhibition

On the history of distraction:

https://aeon.co/essays/google-didnt-break-your-brain-a-history-of-distraction

On assorted 'traditions' still celebrated in the UK:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230203-the-unruly-ancient-rituals-still-practised-today

Feature on Colette:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230125-colette-the-most-beloved-french-writer-of-all-time

Feature on warrior women in the ancient world:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/29/warrior-women-gamers-ancient-world-female-fighters/

On the history of tamales:

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-candlemas-day-tamales-b75cc93957118cac8230ea238de6ba8e

On a different reading of the Great Gatsby:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/great-gatsby-book-fitzgerald-race-interpretation/672778/

19th century paintings are being used to document increasing air pollution:

https://phys.org/news/2023-02-air-pollution-visible-19th-century-artists.html

cf: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2219118120

Pondering the purpose of literary criticism:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/arts/john-guillory-literary-criticism.html

More on 17th century aristocratic gold dental work:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/archaeologists-uncover-gold-wire-mouth-anne-dalegre-17th-century-socialite-bad-reputation/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11159-230130-france-dental-work

On whether to publish unprovenanced items or not:

https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2023/2023.02.05/

If anyone is interested, the debate between Graham Hancock and Flint Dibble on Rogan is going to happen:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/archaeology-v-graham-hancock-joe-rogan-hosted-showdown
https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2023/01/graham-hancock-has-questions-i-have-a-few-answers/
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Russian art curators are apparently aiding in the looting of Ukraine museums:

https://nypost.com/2023/02/04/russian-art-curators-have-raided-dozens-of-ukraine-museums/

Ireland has a new celebration for St Brigid of Kildare:

https://apnews.com/article/travel-ireland-religion-d86f3356778e5c3bc9a8559809b7e1de

The annual items on Roman numerals and the Super Bowl:

https://sports.nbcsports.com/2023/01/31/super-bowl-2023-roman-numerals-naming/

On the history of Groundhog Day:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/01/us/groundhog-day-weird-history-punxsutawney-phil-cec/index.html
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/02/1153728064/groundhog-day-2023-history-science-explained

First item this year on the history of Valentine's Day:

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/why-celebrate-valentines-day-202937084.html

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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICAL
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On skepticism:

https://aeon.co/essays/four-scepticisms-what-we-can-know-about-what-we-cant-know

Feature on the political power of six philosophers:

https://bigthink.com/thinking/philosophers-political-power/
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Vermeer:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/03/vermeer-will-never-look-the-same-amsterdam-rijksmuseum-exhibition
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/03/chance-of-a-lifetime-vermeer-exhibition-to-open-in-amsterdam
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/arts/design/vermeer-rijksmueums.html

Enslavement:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/31/exhibition-lays-bare-church-of-englands-links-to-slave-trade
https://apnews.com/article/anglicanism-religion-dd656463d44d6348750d57cc6c91c0c7

Antakya and other sarcophagi:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/antakya-sarcophagus-on-display-at-hatay-archaeology-museum/news

Afghanistan:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/487293.aspx
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-01/a-race-against-destruction-in-search-of-afghanistans-lost-civilizations.html

Gladiators:

https://the-past.com/review/whats-on/gladiators-a-cemetery-of-secrets/

Labyrinth:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/04/knossos-palace-crete-minotaur-arthur-evans?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
https://www.apollo-magazine.com/labyrinth-knossos-myth-reality-ashmolean-museum/

cf: https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/labyrinth-knossos-myth-reality

Life and the Afterlife (Ancient Egypt):

https://carlos.emory.edu/exhibition/life-and-afterlife

Sacred Buddhist Land of Tay Yen Tu:

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/exhibition-displays-500-buddhist-artifacts-images-in-bac-giang/247719.vnp

Sutton Hoo:

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23292353.new-sutton-hoo-exhibition-suffolks-anglo-saxon-past/
https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/woodbridge/new-exhibition-to-showcase-finds-from-anglo-saxon-dig-9296820/

Donatello:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/01/donatello-queer-identity-london-exhibition

cf: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/donatello-sculpting-the-renaissance

Femme Fatale:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230130-femme-fatale-the-images-that-reveal-male-fears

cf: https://henry-moore.org/whats-on/the-colour-of-anxiety-race-sexuality-and-disorder-in-victorian-sculpture/
https://www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de/en/exhibitions/femme-fatale
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/the-rossettis

Employment in Ancient Greece:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/02/01/life/arts/acropolis-museum-presents-the-world-of-employment-in-ancient-athens/

Feature on the Bicycle Museum of America:

https://apnews.com/article/bicycle-museum-of-america-ohio-cycling-history-new-bremen-d5b1a7b85bef642173e11434b1e734bc

cf: https://www.bicyclemuseum.com/

Feature on the Sanliurfa Museum:

https://expatguideturkey.com/sanliurfa-archeology-museum-takes-its-visitors-back-12-thousand-years/

The debate on whether museums should display mummified human remains:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/should-ancient-egyptian-mummies-british-museums-still-display/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1206/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1206/pub/1206/page/86/article/NaN

More on the use of the term 'mummy' in UK museums:

https://observer.com/2023/01/museums-rebrand-mummy-as-mummified-persons-to-humanize-egyptian-remains/

More details on the planned National Archaeological Museum in Athens:

https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/greek-news/culture/48350-national-archaeological-museum-will-host-125-000-ancient-treasures-in-athens.html

Review of Susan Wels, *An Assassin in Utopia*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/books/review/an-assassin-in-utopia-susan-wels.html

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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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Richard III's car park burial site is going to be auctioned (!):

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-64491329
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1237/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1237/pub/1237/page/41/article/NaN

Coins from assorted shipwrecks are coming to auction:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-64455969

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ON THE DNA FRONT
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On the eihics of ancient human DNA research:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-should-scientists-navigate-the-ethics-of-ancient-human-dna-research-180981489/

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Istanbul hippodrome:

https://www.thetravel.com/whats-left-of-the-ancient-roman-hippodrome-in-istanbul/

Latest tourist behaving badly climbed the steps of the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11692647/Polish-tourist-sparking-fury-climbing-steps-Mayan-temple-Mexico.html
https://www.complex.com/life/tourist-hit-head-stick-climbing-pyramid-mexico-video
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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Up Helly Aa fire festival:

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2023/02/photos-up-helly-aa-viking-fire-festival/672911/

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CRIME BEAT
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An attempted robbery in Samaria led to the find of an ancient sarcophagus:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-729984

Some antiquities thieves caught in the act in Soger (Western Galilee) did major damage to an ancient wine press:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/nabbed-antiquities-robbers-cause-heart-breaking-damage-to-ancient-wine-press/

Vague item on a bust relating to illicit trading of antiquities in Libya:

https://libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/egyptian-man-arrested-smuggling-and-illicit-trading-antiquities

Feature on antiquities trafficking in Pakistan:

https://www.dawn.com/news/1733215/floods-drugs-and-cultural-patrimony-tackling-antiquities-trafficking-in-pakistan

A French court has refused to drop antiquities smuggling charges against a former director of the Louvre:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/arts/design/martinez-louvre-trafficking-charges.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jean-luc-martinez-antiquities-trafficking-charges-maintained-2250962
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/french-court-upholds-charges-jean-luc-martinez-antiquities-trafficking-investigation-1234656254/
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conflict antiquities:

http://conflictantiquities.wordpress.com/

anonymous swiss collector:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues:

http://paul-barford.blogspot.ca/

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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REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY
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An Irish politician wants the British Museum to return a chalice:

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/mount-keefe-chalice

Switzerland is returning 15 items to Greece:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/02/03/swiss-court-orders-15-ancient/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1203797/ancient-artifacts-to-return-home-from-switzerland/
https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/03/greek-antiquities-repatriated-switzerland/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/02/04/restitution-of-looted-ancient-artefacts-from-switzerland/
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/48362-geneva-court-fifteen-antiquities-on-their-way-back-to-greece-from-switzerland.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/02/03/fifteen-ancient-artefacts-to-be-repatriated-from-switzerland/

France is redoing its restitution practices:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/02/02/new-french-restitution-laws-should-benefit-the-marketand-maybe-force-change-in-britain-too

Israel (or politicians) is probing the legality of US returns of an antiquity to Palestine:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-minister-probes-legality-of-us-returning-looted-artifact-to-palestinians/
https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-palestinian-territories-israel-6931c3b693f13a15a245a798d53ddcac
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/israel-probes-legality-of-us-giving-artifact-to-palestinians/
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/art-culture/israel-probes-legality-of-us-giving-2700-yo-artifact-to-pale
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/israel-probes-legality-us-giving-artifact-palestinians-96868981
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-03/israel-probes-legality-of-us-giving-artefact-to-palestinians/101930274
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-02-03/ty-article/u-s-gives-artifact-to-palestinians-sparking-dispute-with-israels-far-right-govt/00000186-165e-d840-a78e-7edef55b0000
https://news.yahoo.com/israel-probes-legality-us-giving-064522927.html

The US is returning 14 items to Italy:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/02/03/repatriation-14-looted-antiquities-new-york-italy
https://www.manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-returns-14-stolen-antiquities-to-italy/
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/02/03/US-New-York-returns-14-stolen-antiquities-to-Italy
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/new-york-returns-14-stolen-antiquities-italy.1011360

... and Italy has received 214 items back from 'New York' in the past seven months:

https://www.thelocal.it/20230203/new-york-returns-214-stolen-artworks-to-italy-in-seven-months/

India has retrieved 229 antiquities since 2014:

https://theprint.in/india/229-antiquities-retrieved-from-foreign-countries-since-2014-govt/1350323/

An investigation suggests Benin items in Swiss museums were looted:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/swiss-museums-benin-artifacts-investigation-1234656236/

OpEd on 'London' being increasingly under pressure to return things:

https://www.dw.com/en/pressure-on-london-to-restitute-artworks-grows/a-64566044

OpEd on the British Museum and Benin material:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/05/british-museum-benin-bronzes-nigeria

... related:

https://theboar.org/2023/02/cambridges-return-of-benin-bronzes-represents-a-small-step-in-mending-its-colonial-history/

OpEd on who owns a country's artifacts:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/rightfully-owns-countrys-artifacts-greeces-fight-parthenon-marbles/story

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on coins of Lydia:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/29/worlds-first-coins-greek/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n05.html

... and the one which should appear later today:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n06.html
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Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Jane F Gardner:

https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-reading/2023/02/03/professor-jane-f-gardner-1934-2023/

Irene Schwab:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/feb/03/irene-schwab-obituary

Marios Philippides:

https://www.recorder.com/Colleagues-remember-beloved-professor-who-died-after-being-struck-in-Greenfield-crosswalk-49774013

Colin Gill:

https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2023/january/february/colin-gill.html

Patrick McCloskey:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/patrick-mccloskey-obituary?id=40651548

William Agee:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/arts/william-agee-dead.html

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3257-audio-news-from-archaeologica-january-22nd-through-the-28th-2023

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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/

Archaeology Briefs:

http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/

Atlas Obscura:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/

Heritage Daily:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/

Sapiens Archaeology:

https://www.sapiens.org/category/archaeology/

Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:

http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/
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PODCASTS/VODCASTS
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Archaeosoup:

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

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/
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