explorator 25.33

[david meadows]

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explorator 25.33 December 4 2022
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo, Bill Gephardt,
Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley, Bill Gebhardt,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay, Andy Szegedy-Maszak,
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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Suggestion that homo naledi may have used fire:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/homo-naledi-fire-hominid-cave-human-evolution
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homo-naledi-pre-human-ancestor-fire-tool-south-africa/

Possible 275 000 years bp 'neanderthal footprints' from Spain:

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-neanderthal-footprints-south-spain-years.html

A possible homo erectus skull from China:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04142-0

Study suggests humans may have arrived in northern Europe earlier than currently thought:

https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/humans-could-have-arrived-northern-europe-earlier-than-fossils-and-stone-tools-suggest

More on Palaeolithic cooking comparisons between Shanidar and Franchthi Caves:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-11-23/ty-article/neanderthals-used-same-cooking-techniques-as-humans-new-study-shows/00000184-9f85-d710-a7c6-dfc7a8550000
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-cooked-up-complex-and-tasty-meals-70000-years-ago-180981207/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11001-221129-paleolithic-cooking-techniques

Feature on Neanderthal diet:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/07/neanderthal-diet-archaeology-science/

Feature on Neanderthals and Denisovans:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/who-were-the-neanderthals-and-denisovans/145233
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AFRICA
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80 000 years bp bone tools from the Sibudu rock shelter in South Africa:

https://partner.sciencenorway.no/africa-archeology-society-and-culture/scientists-discover-80000-year-old-bone-tools/2111047
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11008-221201-bone-tools-plants

DNA from a 4000 years bp burial in Sudan is shedding light on early eastern African pastoralists:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25384-y

More on the human contribution to megafauna extinction on Madagascar 1000 years bp:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/971979
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/29/charcoal-and-cattle-correlate-with-madagascars-megafaunal-extinctions/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11000-221128-madagascar-extinction-pastoralism

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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A major Ptolemaic/Roman era funerary building with fayoum-style portraits and more from the Garza site:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/480869.aspx
https://egyptindependent.com/fayum-mummy-portraits-discovered-in-fayoum/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/121053/Egyptian-archaeological-mission-uncovers-a-huge-funerary-building-from-the
https://abcnews.go.com/International/greco-roman-funerary-building-mummy-portraits-discovered-egypt/story?id=94281210
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article269527637.html
https://english.news.cn/20221201/43e56e9bed9b4afb8aad2532a597861e/c.html
https://famagusta-gazette.com/2022/12/01/egypt-unearths-greco-roman-funeral-building/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rare-funeral-portraits-and-coffins-unearthed-in-ancient-egyptian-burial-site-garza-1234648948/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65816
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/large-funerary-building-and-fayoum-portraits-from-the-ptolemaic-and-roman-period-discovered/145401
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/02/new-finds-from-the-ptolemaic-philadelphia-in-egypts-fayoum/

Not sure when this 'greek mummy' was excavated at Aswan:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/04/greek-mummy-aswan-egypt/

Financial concerns for the Djehuty Project excavations:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-11-28/momias-a-dos-velas-la-excavacion-estrella-de-la-egiptologia-espanola-afronta-una-critica-falta-de-fondos-en-su-momento-mas-decisivo.html

More on the mummies with gold tongues from the Quweisna necropolis

https://www.livescience.com/gold-tongues-ancient-egypt-roman-period
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/480411.aspx
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/120921/Tombs-burials-dating-back-to-different-ages-mummies-with-golden
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/12/mummies-gold-tongues-uncovered-lower-egypt
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/mummies-golden-tongues-archaeologists-egypt-b2234586.html
https://www.dw.com/en/golden-tongues-how-the-egyptians-spoke-to-the-gods/a-63951851p
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article269282987.html
https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-egyptian-mummies-given-gold-tongues-talk-god-underworld-1762679
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723638
https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/29/mummies-gold-tongue-mouth-egypt/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-discover-mummies-with-gold-tongues-in-an-ancient-cemetery-near-cairo-2219553
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mummies-gold-tongues-egypt-cairo-qewaisna-1234648336/
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeologists-find-mummies-in-egypt-with-golden-tongues-in-their-mouth/
https://www.sciencealert.com/mummies-with-golden-tongues-discovered-in-ancient-egyptian-necropolis
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/archaeologists-unearth-golden-tongued-mummies-in-egypt/145326
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11003-221130-egypt-gold-tongues

More on the 'real reason' motivation for mummification:

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-723483

More on the 3800 years bp Egyptian tomb aligned to the winter solstice sunrise from near Aswan:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-tomb-winter-solstice

More on the colonnaded hall find at the Buto Temple site:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/11/egypt-shares-new-discovery-buto-temple

More (various) features associated with the centenary of the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb:

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20221129-it-s-amazing-100-years-on-much-to-discover-with-cryptic-writing-inside-the-tomb-of-tutankhamun
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tutankhamuns-tomb-how-the-times-unearthed-the-worlds-biggest-story-7ll7tkrb5
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/importance-of-tutankhamen-tomb-discovery-fjz6hbwdw
https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2022/11/30/king-tut/

Not sure if this is renewed demands for the return of the Rosetta Stone or just more coverage of the one from a few weeks ago:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221130-egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/30/after-220-years-egypt-demands-the-return-of-the-rosetta-stone
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-723773
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone-178988
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/egypt-rosetta-stone-return-200-years-c62pmj8l2
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egypt-return-rosetta-stone-british-museum-b2236488.html
https://www.euronews.com/2022/11/30/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-famous-rosetta-stone
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/egyptians-demand-return-rosetta-stone-london-british-museum-b1043703.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11484769/Egyptians-call-British-Museum-return-Rosetta-Stone.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-30/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/101719316
https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/2022/1130/The-Rosetta-stone-lies-in-Britain.-Egyptians-want-it-back
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-the-rosetta-stone
https://apnews.com/article/travel-middle-east-africa-fb5af71b4a8b75d6f99f08fce9743cf3
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/egyptians-call-on-british-museum-to-return-rosetta-stone/2022/11/30/e743d276-707c-11ed-867c-8ec695e4afcd_story.html
https://www.elystandard.co.uk/news/national/23158863.egyptians-call-british-museum-return-rosetta-stone/

... and related OpEds:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/africa/egypt/what-makes-rosetta-stone-special-why-could-time-return-egypt/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rosetta-stones-home-the-british-museum-egypt-london-11669845171

... and a nice feature on what the stone says:

https://aeon.co/videos/what-did-the-rosetta-stones-inscription-actually-communicate

Egypt is restoring historical Islamic sites in Cairo:

https://see.news/egypt-revamping-historical-islamic-sites-in-old-cairo

Remains of a 'massive' fortified structure in Viranshahr (Iran) ... not sure of the date:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479114/Ruins-of-fortified-monument-unearthed-in-northeast-Iran

Something about demarcation of potential sites in southeast Tehran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479327/Archaeologists-to-demarcate-site-previously-yielded-relics-from

Feature on the evolution of Persian writing (sort of):

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479233/Magnificent-ruins-and-clues-about-Persian-script-evolution

Feature pondering the power of women at the Achaemenid Court:

https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/11/27/did-women-have-real-power-in-the-achaemenid-court/

Feature on reforming archaeology in Iraq:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/12/reforming-excavation-survey-iraq

Syria has recovered 35 000 artifacts since the beginning of the 11-year war there:

https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1023872
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202211/1280686.shtml

... while Iraq claims to have recovered 18 000:

https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/iraq-says-over-18000-stolen-artifacts-retrieved-3656636

Overview of recent finds associated with the 3600 years bp Kumluca shipwreck (Turkiye):

https://arkeonews.net/3600-year-old-lead-weights-were-unearthed-in-the-kumluca-bronze-age-shipwreck-one-of-the-oldest-shipwrecks-in-the-world/

A review of the past month in archaeology in Turkiye:

https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/november-2022-turkish-archaeology

A study of the 3300 years bp Uluburun shipwreck is revealing a complex trade network for tin:

https://source.wustl.edu/2022/11/findings-from-2000-year-old-uluburun-shipwreck-reveal-complex-trade-network/
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-year-old-uluburun-shipwreck-reveal-complex.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221130151458.htm
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972573
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723911
https://discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-2-000-year-old-shipwreck-reveals-ancient-trade-routes
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/new-study-of-uluburun-shipwreck-reveals-ancient-trade-network/145420
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/01/findings-from-uluburun-shipwreck-reveal-complex-trade-network/

cf: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq3766

Latest find by students out on a walk in Israel is a 3000 years bp Egyptian scarab:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/school-field-trip-near-tel-aviv-leads-to-discovery-of-3000-year-old-scarab-seal/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/12/01/3000-year-old-scarab-found-in-israel-during-school-field-trip/
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/363688
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-11-30/ty-article/beetle-jews-late-bronze-age-scarab-found-on-school-trip-in-central-israel/00000184-c81d-df0e-abcc-febdb5250000
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723697
https://www.jns.org/3000-year-old-egyptian-scarab-found-in-israel-during-school-field-trip/
https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/israeli-pupils-discover-3000-year-old-scarab-on-school-trip-near-tel-aviv/
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article269480212.html
https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/11/30/3000-year-old-seal-found-on-school-trip-near-tel-aviv/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/student-field-trip-egyptian-amulet-israel-antiquities-authority-2221001
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-egyptian-scarab-unearthed-field-trip-tel-aviv-1234648450/

An 1800 years bp section of Roman road (and more) from near Tiberias:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/archeologists-uncover-new-section-of-1800-year-old-roman-road-in-galilee/
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/new-section-of-imperial-roman-highway-from-acre-to-tiberias-uncovered/2022/12/04/
https://english.news.cn/20221202/7a4cb3710ed743809d10fb33976b32d8/c.html

A 1400 years bp inscription written in Aramaic with the Persian alphabet has been translated:

https://www.haaretz.com/00000184-be7c-d53c-a3cf-be7e00e00000

More on the Byzantine-era inscription from Hippos/Sussita:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/hippos-and-byzantine-christians/

Feature on the Khirbet Midras pyramid archaeological site in Israel:

https://arkeonews.net/khirbet-midras-pyramid-and-archaeological-site-in-israel/

Feature on where Mary Magdalene was really from:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/where-was-mary-magdalene-from/

The Tower of David is now accessible for folks with disabilities:

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-723551

More on concerns looted artifacts from Yemen are showing up at auctions:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/researchers-raise-concerns-over-UK-auction-artefacts-similar-yemen-ones

Another feature on 'desert kites':

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-12-04/ty-article-magazine/archaeologists-solve-century-old-mystery-of-prehistoric-desert-kites/00000184-dc90-d208-a784-dfdc041f0000

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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Study suggests that gold from Troy, Poliochni (on Lemnos), and Ur all originated from the same place:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-gold-troy-poliochni-ur.html
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/gold-treasures-from-the-ancient-legendary-cities-of-troy-poliochni-and-ur-come-from-the-same-source/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/gold-from-ancient-troy-poliochni-and-ur-had-the-same-origin/145391
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/01/gold-from-troy-poliochni-and-ur-all-had-same-origin/

A Greek-colony-era tomb from the Cumae necropolis:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/11/27/ancient-greek-tomb-unearthed-naples/

A 2000 years bp Greek-inscribed altar from Patara:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/11/26/ancient-greek-altar-found-at-patara-archaeological-site-in-turkey/

A 2000 years bp temple find beneath the sea at Baiae:

https://www.newsweek.com/lost-temple-swallowed-ocean-discovered-roman-empire-las-vegas-1762904

A Roman-era statue purportedly of the Virgin Mary from Osmaniye:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-era-statue-found-in-osmaniye-178937

An inscription to Pan in a Byzantine-era church in Syria:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/03/greek-god-byzantine-church-golan-2/

A possible mansio site and other structures from Verulamium:

https://the-past.com/news/rare-investigation-in-verulamium/

Excavations at the Rutland Roman villa site this year have revealed a 'barn conversion' which included baths:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/28/ancient-barn-conversion-with-steam-room-found-at-roman-villa-in-rutland
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-63326943
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11465337/Rutland-Roman-villa-complex-features-barn-conversion-boasting-steam-room-plunge-pool.html
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery/archaeologists-uncover-lavish-lifestyle-rutland-7868324
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/11/29/archaeologists-in-uk-uncover-possible-first-ever-luxury-barn-conversion
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-uncovered-a-second-mosaic-in-rutland-roman-villa-in-england/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65785
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/new-discoveries-at-rutland-roman-villa/145367
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/29/discovery-of-interior-wonders-reveal-rutland-villa-owners-lavish-lifestyle/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11004-221130-england-roman-rutland

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440322001522

Not sure if we've mentioned these remains of a Roman fort (Castro Cadiz) emerging from a reservoir during drought in Spain:

https://centralrecorder.com/spains-ancient-roman-fort-ruins-revealed-in-drought/
https://foxwilmington.com/headlines/receding-waters-reveal-ruins-of-roman-castle-in-spains-galicia-region/

... or the remains of the city of Skepsis in Turkiye under similar circumstances:

https://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-com-submerged-ancient-greek-city-long-lost-tombs-revealed-drought-1763042
https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/28/ancient-greek-city-ruins-resurface-asia-minor-turkey/

Overview of this year's finds at Antissa:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/30/new-important-finds-at-ancient-antissa/

Overview of a recent survey at Kalavasos-Laroumena and Arkhangelos:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/02/survey-at-kalavasos-laroumena-and-arkhangelos/

More on that Sponsian coin and related claims:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/27/coins-make-a-solid-case-for-the-existence-of-emperor-sponsian
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/world/europe/roman-coins-authentic-fake.html
https://www.thenationalnews.com/weekend/2022/12/02/who-was-sponsian-the-fake-roman-emperor-proved-to-be-real-after-all/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-gold-coins-emperor-sponsian-2217561
https://arkeonews.net/ancient-roman-coin-thought-to-be-fake-certainly-authentic-and-proves-the-existence-of-forgotten-leader-sponsian-study-claims/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11012-221202-rome-emperor-coin

... plenty of criticism:

https://antigonejournal.com/2022/11/sponsian-fake-emperor/
https://mainzerbeobachter.com/2022/11/26/sponsianus-nog-even-want-er-klopt-weinig-van/
https://twitter.com/WienandJohannes/status/1596528438143488001
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/when-is-a-roman-emperor-not-an-emperor-sponsian-blog-post-mary-beard/

More on 'snack' and 'sausage dog' remains from the Colosseum's drainage system:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63746307
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dachshund-colosseum-rome-gladiator-remains-b2237830.html
https://hyperallergic.com/783830/ancient-romans-snacked-on-pizza-at-the-colosseum/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rome-colosseum-drains-relics-coins-bones-snacks-2218940
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-snacks-animal-bones-found-in-colosseum-sewers-1234648713/
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3201205/sausage-dogs-may-have-been-made-fight-bears-ancient-romes-colosseum-archaeologists-say
https://www.iflscience.com/wiener-dog-warriors-dachshund-bones-found-under-colosseum-suggest-so-66468
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-drains-under-the-colosseum-reveal-the-bones-of-an-unlikely-gladiator
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/130645828/three-centurions-arrested-in-rome-selfie-scam-that-cost-tourists-up-to-800
https://arkeonews.net/archeologists-unearth-spectator-snacks-from-the-roman-period-in-colosseum/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-roman-spectator-snacks-dog-bones-discovered-in-colosseum-dig-180981211/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11006-221130-colosseum-sewer-system

More on the 2700 years bp fragment of an image of Hathor from Spain:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723601
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/fragment-of-ancient-egyptian-goddess-found-in-2700-year-old-settlement-in-spain/145362

More on the recently-found Etruscan temple at Vulci:

https://the-past.com/news/archaeologists-unearth-etruscan-temple-at-vulci/

More (with a bit of followup) on the bronze statues found at San Casciano dei Bagni:

https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/2022-12-03/discovery-of-ancient-bronze-statues-in-italy-may-rewrite-etruscan-and-roman-history
https://www.wsiu.org/2022-12-03/discovery-of-ancient-bronze-statues-in-italy-may-rewrite-etruscan-and-roman-history
https://wamu.org/story/22/12/03/discovery-of-ancient-bronze-statues-in-italy-may-rewrite-etruscan-and-roman-history/
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/03/1138904735/italy-ancient-bronze-statues-discovery-tuscany

Carl Blegen's archive is now available for digital researchers:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/archaeologist-blegens-90-year-archive-opens-for-troy-researchers/news

Some gladiator/centurion impersonators were making trouble for tourists at the Colosseum again:

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/gladiator-wannabes-arrested-for-bullying-tourists-for-cash-in-rome
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/centurions-colosseum-threaten-beat-up-tourists-italy-nfwqbpjgn
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/conmen-arrested-after-dressing-gladiators-28598522
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/rome-fake-gladiators-extortion/index.html

Antiquities are going on display in the Thessaloniki metro:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1199246/antiquities-to-go-on-display-in-new-thessaloniki-metro/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1198992/antiquities-finding-their-place-in-thessaloniki-metro/
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/02/news/greece/antiquities-now-on-display-in-thessaloniki-metro/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/03/roman-byzantine-antiquities-to-be-restored-to-original-site-at-thessaloniki-metro/

Feature on Sara Bisel's work decades ago at Herculaneum:

https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/11/29/how-a-rochester-minn-archaeologist-became-a-goto-expert-in-herculaneum

Hype for Neil Bernstein's work on Silius Italicus:

https://www.ohio.edu/news/2022/12/neil-bernstein-brings-modern-access-2000-year-old-classic-latin-poetry

Feature on the Lady of Lemba:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/11/27/the-lady-of-lemba-dark-side-of-an-ancient-statue/

Feature (video) on re-creating the Colossus of Constantine:

https://vimeo.com/773852019

Feature on Justinian and Theodora:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p0dj5xcx/justinian-and-theodora-the-byzantine-power-couple

Feature on the 'frying pan' of Syros:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1198916/greek-archaeological-treasures-the-mysterious-frying-pan-of-syros/

Feature on Antioch:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/03/history-hellenistic-city-antioch/

Feature on the city of Chersonesus in the Crimea:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/01/unesco-ancient-city-chersonesus-ukraine/

Feature on six women philosophers from Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/30/ancient-greek-female-philosophers/

Feature on tattooing criminals in ancient Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/28/tattoos-ancient-greece/

Feature on Linear B:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/27/ancient-greek-linear-b/

Feature on disability in ancient Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/03/ancient-greeks-disabled/

We are just beginning to read of 'secret talks' between the British Museum and Greece regarding the Parthenon Sculptures:

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63846449
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/03/greece-in-preliminary-talks-with-british-museum-about-parthenon-marbles
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/480983.aspx
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/uk-holds-secret-talks-with-greece-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/03/george-osborne-advanced-talks-greek-pm-return-parthenon-marbles/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/george-osborne-holds-talks-on-returning-elgin-marbles-to-greece-8dgtwrkdj
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11497713/British-Museums-George-Osborne-secret-talks-Greek-Prime-Minister-return-Elgin-Marbles.html
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/12/04/british-museum-pledges-not-to-dismantle-parthenon-sculptures-over-reports-of-talks-with-gr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/british-museum-reportedly-in-talks-on-parthenon-sculptures/2022/12/03/ca336c5c-7331-11ed-867c-8ec695e4afcd_story.html
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20221203-uk-greece-in-secret-talks-on-parthenon-marbles-report
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/12/03/british-museum-holds-secret-talks-with-the-greek-prime-minister-over-elgin-marbles/
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/british-museum-reportedly-talks-parthenon-sculptures-94398422
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-04/british-museum-greece-parthenon-sculptures/101731648
https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/george-osborne-british-museum-elgin-marbles-greek-greece-b1044586.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/george-osborne-holding-secret-negotiations-with-greece-over-elgin-marbles-42192780.html
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/12/03/british-museum-holds-secret-talks-with-the-greek-prime-minister-over-elgin-marbles/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/04/the-parthenon-sculptures-and-the-art-of-secret-diplomacy/
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/04/news/greece/head-of-british-museum-held-secret-talks-with-greek-pm-officials-to-agree-deal-for-parthenon-marbles-return/

... and the Greek PM seems optimistic:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-pm-senses-momentum-elgin-marbles-talks-with-britain-2022-11-28/
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/47964-greek-pm-says-parthenon-marbles-could-return-but-won%E2%80%99t-push.html
https://news.gtp.gr/2022/11/30/greek-pm-sees-progress-in-parthenon-marbles-debate/

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https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-12122

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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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17 000 years bp remains of a domesticated dog from Spain's Basque region:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-europe-ancient-domestic-dogs-basque.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221128101244.htm
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11009-221201-spain-early-dog

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X22003698

Excavations at a Cucuteni-Trypillian culture site (Neolithic) in the Ukraine:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-11-27/ty-article/neolithic-site-in-ukraine-reveals-early-settlers-ate-porridge-with-a-special-ingredient/00000184-b8cc-d136-affd-fffd537b0000

Study suggests owl-shaped plaques may have been Chalcolithic children's toys:

https://www.livescience.com/children-carving-copper-age-stone-owls
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-owl-shaped-plaques-copper-age-children.html
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/engraved-owls-toys-scn/index.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-724003
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2349509-owl-like-engravings-from-copper-age-may-have-been-made-by-children/
https://arkeonews.net/5000-year-old-owl-like-plaques-may-have-been-ancient-toys/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/mysterious-5000-year-old-owl-like-plaques-may-have-been-ancient-toys/145406

Road work in Cambridgeshire has revealed remains of an Iron Age feast of some sort:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-63807328

A gold brooch and other finds from a 7th century burial in Switzerland:

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/medieval-burial-site-reveals-spectacular-finds/48087326
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/rare-1400-year-old-gold-broach-found-at-early-medieval-tombs-in-basel-1234648449/
https://arkeonews.net/spectacular-gold-find-from-early-medieval-tombs-in-basel/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65765
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11005-221130-switzerland-medieval-brooch

A pair of medieval 'cog' shipwrecks from Varberg (Sweden):

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65803
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/14th-century-shipwrecks-discovered-in-sweden/145395

A study of the lost medieval chapel of St Erasmus is shedding light on royal burials at Westminster Abbey:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-lost-medieval-chapel-royal-burials.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/new-study-helps-reconstruct-lost-chapel-at-westminster-abbey/145423
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/02/lost-medieval-chapel-sheds-light-on-royal-burials-at-westminster-abbey/

Archaeologists have mapped the 'lost' medieval down of Newton Jerpoint:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/archaeologists-map-lost-medieval-town/145417

A skeleton found on the Cornish coast may belong to an 18th/19th century shipwrecked sailor:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-63796516
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1703336/archeology-news-shipwreck-sailor-cornwall-padstow

More on the Viking silver hoard from the Taby neighbourhood of Stockholm:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/in-a-once-in-a-lifetime-discovery-swedish-archaeologists-unearth-a-cache-of-viking-silver-2202955
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/28/viking-silver-treasure-uncovered-in-taby-in-stockholm-2/

... and the hoard found by a detectorist in Norway:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/viking-age-treasure-hoard-found-in-norway/145385

More on the remains of a medieval Cisterciian-related farm near Rievaulx Abbey in England:

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/archaeologists-make-almost-unheard-of-discoveries-at-site-of-yorkshire-medieval-farm-with-links-to-rievaulx-abbey-3927776
https://aleteia.org/2022/12/01/medieval-cistercian-farm-unearthed-in-northern-england/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11007-221202-england-abbey-farm

More on the 700 years bp (maybe) shipwreck in a Norwegian lake:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-700-year-old-ship-in-norway-180981201/

More on recent ideas about Otzi:

https://www.livescience.com/otzi-iceman-death-revisited
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11002-221129-otzi-death

cf: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09596836221126133

Carvings made by medieval prisoners at Carlisle Castle have been preserved:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-63780438

Restoration of the Duomo of Florence has revealed some of the original pigment on sculptures:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65774
https://arkeonews.net/restoration-of-the-duomo-of-florence-has-revealed-original-polychrome-paint/

An export bar on a 14th century French Gothic ivory casket which is up for sale:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65824

St Edward's Crown is being made ready for the coronation of Charles III:

https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-king-charles-iii-europe-london-f29b0d48f224dbc2b947938e7ef901c7
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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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A study of the evidence of paleodietary matters from the Neolithic Qujialing site:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-unveil-evolution-paleodiet-neolithic-qujialing.html

5000 years bp house foundations from the Yangshao VIllage site in Henan:

https://english.news.cn/20221129/f1932355263d46308a31693ba7efc22f/c.html
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/5000-yr-old-house-ruins-found-in-central-china/ar-AA14FZ8V
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202212/03/WS638ab45aa31057c47eba2748.html
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1280895.shtml
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-11/29/content_78542884.htm
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11013-221202-china-neolithic-structure

Bronze Age finds ranging from houses to tombs to pits along with artifacts from China's Jin Province:

https://english.news.cn/20221202/3ff59ad5a1fb4c4cac6b568707244079/c.html
http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_ECISPkyy.html

20 Han Dynasty era burials from Hunan:

http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2022-12/04/content_78550564.htm

More on recent finds of 'ritual pits' at Sanxingdui:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/new-discoveries-at-the-sanxingdui-bronze-age-site-in-southwest-china/D96494368471CF7CBA817690CDCA5A75
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10999-221128-china-sanxingdui-ritual-pits

More on the raising of the Yangtze No 2 shipwreck:

http://en.people.cn/n3/2022/1129/c90000-10177908.html

Feature on some 2400 years bp bronze bells in the Hubei Provincial Museum:

http://en.people.cn/n3/2022/1129/c90000-10177879.html

Overview of results of a few digs relating to Saka and other cultures in Kazakhstan:

https://astanatimes.com/2022/12/saka-warriors-grave-ancient-city-of-craftsmen-archeologists-make-sensational-discoveries-in-kazakh-regions/

A hidden passage connecting the Golconda fort to a burial ground:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lost-found-hidden-passage-from-palace-to-tombs/articleshow/95804452.cms

Indo-Greek period finds from Barikot:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/nov/30/13th-century-temple-at-the-mercy-of-elements-2523558.html

Concerns for a 13th century Malleshwara Swamy Temple at Kothuru:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/nov/30/13th-century-temple-at-the-mercy-of-elements-2523558.html

A British era (maybe) 'pygg jar' with 18 gold coins from Eduvadalapalem:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/broken-pygg-jar-with-18-gold-coins-unearthed-in-eluru-district-of-andhra-pradesh/article66218821.ece
https://www.catchnews.com/national-news/andhra-pradesh-gold-coins-surface-while-digging-bore-pipeline-241955.html

Feature on the archaeological finds at Devesar over the years:

https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/editorial-page/exploring-the-ancient-find-of-devesar

Evictions of 10 000 families (!) from Angkor Wat:

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/nov/29/evictions-cambodia-angkor-wat-unesco-world-heritage-site

Manuscripts of various kinds are missing (maybe) from the Odisha State Museum:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2022/dec/02/manuscripts-missing-from-odisha-state-museum-raise-questions-2524347.html
https://sambadenglish.com/rti-query-reveals-20000-palm-leaf-manuscripts-missing-from-odisha-state-museum/
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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Regarding a social media dispute over when the Maori arrived in New Zealand:

https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nzs-first-settler-theory-is-absolutely-wrong/
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NORTH AMERICA
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A shipwreck of some sort (?) from Daytona Beach Shores:

https://www.wesh.com/article/daytona-beach-shores-shipwreck/42102667
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/11/30/wooden-object-unearthed-beach-erosion-Volusia-County-Florida/5471669834185/

A couple of hurricanes have revealed an 1800s shipwreck on Little Talbot Island:

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/shipwreck-from-1800s-revealed-on-little-talbot-island/77-31baf2c0-dd78-412c-b007-c6551658ad20
https://news.wjct.org/first-coast/2022-12-02/shipwreck-little-talbot-island

More on Revolutionary War burials at Camden:

https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/14-remains-of-revolutionary-war-soldiers-found-in-camden-battlefield/

Digging has resumed at the Alamo Plaza:

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/11/28/archaeological-dig-taking-place-at-alamo-plaza-for-several-weeks/
https://www.kurv.com/archaeological-dig-scheduled-at-alamo-plaza-for-next-six-weeks/

Efforts are being made to save Henry Ossawa Turner's childhood home:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/henry-ossawa-tanner-childhood-home-preservation-campaign-1234648277/

Feature on Iowa's state archaeologist John Doershuk:

https://www.thegazette.com/environment-nature/stone-tools-pottery-and-more-state-archaeologist-helps-uncover-iowas-past/

Feature on LSU Campus Mounds:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-focus-ancient-campus-mounds-insight.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972929
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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Stucco masks from the Tonina Maya site:

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/una-excepcional-coleccion-de-mascaras-de-estuco-se-conserva-en-la-zona-arqueologica-de-tonina-chiapas
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/faces-from-the-past-stucco-maya-masks-unearthed-at-tonina/145371
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11010-221201-mexico-maya-tonina

More on the rediscovery of the Huaca Pintada in Peru:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-archeologists-ancient-peruvian-fresco-lost.html
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/world/article269356467.html
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/12/02/archaeology-students-uncover-long-lost-pre-hispanic-mural-in-peru
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/archeologists-find-ancient-peruvian-fresco-lost-for-a-century-179023
https://www.sciencealert.com/archeologists-rediscover-an-ancient-peruvian-fresco-that-we-havent-seen-in-106-years
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65792

Feature on assorted boxes and a 'royal mystery' from the area of the Templo Mayor in Mexico City:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723224

This month's Ancient Americas zoom events:

https://mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com/
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Feature on women antiquities dealers in 19th century Baghdad:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/11/unlikely-merchants

The British Museum is restoring a Michelangelo drawing:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/nov/28/epifania-british-museum-restore-michelangelo-drawing

Repeated 'secret scratching' of an old English female name in an 8th century manuscript:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/28/womans-name-and-tiny-sketches-found-in-1300-year-old-medieval-text
https://medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/catalog/manuscript_8904

A possible sketch of Michelangelo at work in a 15th century book:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-historian-believes-a-sketch-found-in-the-margins-of-a-15th-century-book-could-show-michelangelo-at-work-on-his-colossal-david-sculpture-2170699

An analysis of the Twa Corbies poem:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/28/poem-of-the-week-the-twa-corbies-by-anonymous

A major collection of previously undocumented lectures by Hegel has been found:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/29/manuscript-treasure-trove-may-offer-fresh-understanding-of-hegel

The French baguette has been designated as cultural heritage:

https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-france-paris-cultures-af99d89f1aa2bf57a45c1fb96067928d

Latest 'message in a bottle' story comes from a 135-year-old item in Scotland:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723963

Feature on where heaven has been located:

https://aeon.co/essays/how-heaven-became-a-place-among-the-stars

On caring for Michelangelo's David:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/world/europe/italy-michelangelo-david.html

Some Russian royal family photos:

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g41778915/romanov-russian-royal-family-photos/?

An update on the ongoing restoration of Notre Dame:

https://fr.aleteia.org/2022/12/02/une-premiere-voute-de-notre-dame-a-ete-reconstruite/

Not sure about this item on 'dissident archaeologists':

https://unherd.com/2022/12/the-rise-of-archaeologists-anonymous/

Review of Anna Escardo, *Scientific Illustration*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/books/review/scientific-illustration-anna-escardo.html

Review of *Empire of Ice and Stone*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/books/review/empire-of-ice-and-stone-karluk.html
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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ICOM has put out an emergency red list of cultural artifacts at risk in Ukraine:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/28/emergency-red-list-of-cultural-objects-at-risk-ukraine/

The history of Christmas-related items have started ... first, a feature on Krampus:

https://www.livescience.com/who-is-krampus

... and the origins of wassailing:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0dl578j/the-astonishing-pagan-origin-of-christmas
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Kenyan Archaeology and Archaeologists:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/27/forgotten-photos-show-how-kenyan-archaeologists-unearthed-secrets-of-their-own-country

Uzbekistan antiquities:

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/604194232/face-to-face-with-a-unique-heritage-uzbekistan-introduces-its-rich-culture-to-the-western-audience

The Colour of Anxiety:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/04/the-colour-of-anxiety-race-sexuality-and-disorder-in-victorian-sculpture-henry-moore-institute-leeds-review-nonstop-shocks

cf: https://henry-moore.org/whats-on/the-colour-of-anxiety-race-sexuality-and-disorder-in-victorian-sculpture/

Hieroglyphs:

https://the-past.com/review/whats-on/highlighting-hieroglyphs-at-the-british-museum-and-the-petrie-museum/

Michaelina Wautier:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/arts/design/michaelina-wautier-artist-boston.html

Rare Books:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/arts/rare-book-school-grolier-exhibition.html

Casablanca:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/design/casablanca-neue-galerie-lauder.html

Excerpts from Islamic Art:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/121030/%E2%80%98Excerpts-from-Islamic-Art%E2%80%99-temporary-exhibition-launches-in-Royal-Chariots

Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/120982/%E2%80%98Ramses-the-Gold-of-the-Pharaohs%E2%80%99-exhibition-to-launch-in

Feature on the Boston Museum of Fine Arts ancient sculptures:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/museum-uses-technology-to-deepen-visitor-engagement-with-ancient-sculptures

Pondering the ethics of the Museum of Mankind's human remains collection:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/arts/design/france-human-remains-restitution-skulls.html

Feature on fakes in museums:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221130-vermeers-secrets-why-were-fascinated-by-art-fakes

Plans for a Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Larnaca:

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/news/local/museum-of-underwater-archeology-to-be-established-in-larnaca/

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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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Christos Tsirogiannis is calling for Sotheby's to withdraw some items from an upcoming auction:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/03/archaeologist-urges-sothebys-cancel-auction-illicit-artefacts/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1174/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1174/pub/1174/page/46/article/NaN

An auction of a 17th century 'shipwreck emerald' to help Ukraine:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/us/emerald-auction-perdue.html

An auction of a Kadinsky work was halted when Poland claimed it was stolen:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/03/kandinsky-grisebach-poland-germany-stolen/

A damaged Salvator Mundi copy (unknown artist) fetched a nice price at Christie's:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/02/damaged-salvator-mundi-copy-by-unknown-artist-sells-for-1m-at-christies

Some Don Quixote rare editions are coming to auction:

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221129-rare-don-quixote-editions-sold-in-uk-go-up-for-auction

Gold Rush-connected items from 1857 are coming to auction:

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-gold-treasures-shipwreck-reno-auction.html

That medieval gold ring found by a Dorset metal detectorist fetched a nice price:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-63798352
https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/national/23158434.medieval-ring-sells-nearly-40-000/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-discovers-medieval-wedding-ring-worth-47000-using-metal-detector-180981185/

More on the impending auction of a Darwin autographed document:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/01/document-signed-by-charles-darwin-up-for-auction/

More on Mexico seeking to halt an auction in France:

https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-11-30/de-piezas-aztecas-a-teotihuacanas-mexico-busca-detener-una-subasta-de-85-objetos-arqueologicos-en-francia.html

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ON THE DNA FRONT
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A study of medieval DNA from Germany is shedding light on the origins of Ashkenazi Jews there:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-ancient-dna-medieval-germany-story.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221130114431.htm
https://www.livescience.com/genetics-medieval-ashkenazi-jews-germany
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/science/ashkenazi-jews-genetic-history.html
https://theconversation.com/ancient-dna-194780
https://www.timesofisrael.com/largest-study-of-ancient-dna-shows-medieval-ashkenazi-jewry-was-surprisingly-diverse/
https://www.haaretz.com/00000184-c3ec-d05a-a3b4-e3ecc8940000
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-723730
https://arkeonews.net/dna-from-human-remains-found-in-medieval-well-shines-new-light-into-a-significant-historical-crime-and-into-ashkenazi-jewish-history/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/01/dna-from-medieval-germany-tells-the-origin-story-of-ashkenazi-jews/

cf: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)01378-2

A study of DNA and migration in medieval England:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/ancient-dna-migration-medieval-england/

Some Palaeolithic DNA from Britain was successfully sequenced:

https://the-past.com/news/first-palaeolithic-dna-from-britain-successfully-sequenced/

More on a project using DNA to find where Columbus really came from:

https://elpais.com/espana/2022-11-28/rastreando-el-adn-de-colon-dos-exhumaciones-en-pontevedra-buscan-el-linaje-gallego-del-almirante.html

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THE TECHY SIDE
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Latest facial reconstruction is of the 1600 years bp Japanese noblewoman Himiko of Okitama:

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14769907
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11011-221201-japan-digital-recreation

A facial reconstruction of a 500 years bp Icelandic woman suffering from syphilis:

https://www.livescience.com/syphilis-facial-reconstruction-iceland

I think we mentioned this recreation of the medieval woman dubbed 'Tora':

https://www.livescience.com/tora-reconstruction-medieval-woman-norway

A facial reconstruction of St Isidore:

https://aleteia.org/2022/11/30/forensic-study-reconstructs-st-isidores-face/

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Roman ruins in Romania:

https://www.thetravel.com/is-there-roman-ruins-in-romania/

Mythological sites in Greece:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/27/greece-top-mythological-sites-ancient-greek/

Saint Malo:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221127-saint-malo-the-first-asian-settlement-in-the-us
https://www.history.com/news/first-asian-american-settlement-filipino-st-malo

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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS
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A review of a couple of episodes of 'Ancient Apocalypse':

https://ahotcupofjoe.net/2022/11/graham-hancocks-ancient-apocalypse-a-review-of-episodes-three-and-four/

... and a call for Netflix to classify the program as fiction:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-graham-hancocks-ancient-apocalypse-fiction-2222060

Related item about 'Atlantis':

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/27/atlantis-lost-civilisation-fake-news-netflix-ancient-apocalypse
https://www.iflscience.com/why-archaeologists-are-not-looking-for-atlantis-66263
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CRIME BEAT
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Some looters were apprehended in a well near Rahat:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/30/looters-caught-in-an-ancient-well-near-rahat/

Some details of that smashing of artifacts thing at the Dallas Museum of Art a few months ago:

https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/2022/11/30/what-happened-minute-by-minute-in-the-dallas-museum-of-art-as-an-intruder-called-911/
https://kdhnews.com/news/crime/911-calls-reveal-dallas-museum-of-art-intruder-called-police-on-himself-during-break-in/article_621cd1bc-70ed-11ed-8b4b-f7a323065385.html

A very interesting three part feature on Emma C. Bunker and her role in Douglas Latchford's illegal activities:

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/colorado-denver-art-museum-stolen-art-cambodia-thailand-emma-bunker/

... related feature on stolen art practices:

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/01/stolen-art-heist-looted-antiquities-smuggling-false-provenance/

Feature on Douglas Latchford:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/12/02/who-is-douglas-latchford-asian-khmer-art-smuggler/

Followup to that incident where someone damaged some busts at the Vatican Museum:

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2022/11/30/us-tourist-who-damaged-vatican-busts-risks-trial_45d6dc7c-b99a-42bf-84b7-bac2a1716e15.html

I think we mention Al Thani's court victory over a British dealer's sale of fake items:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/12/01/qatari-sheikh-wins-49m-fake-antiquities-case-against-british-artefact-dealer/
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sheikh-and-fakes-159-page-judgment-probes-asian-antiquities/5114467.article
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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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The National Museum of Scotland is returning a totem pole to the Nisga'a Nation:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/01/national-museum-scotland-repatriating-looted-totem-pole
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-nisgaa-totem-on-display-at-scotland-museum-since-1930-is-heading/

An Oregon university has return some Tlingit objects to Alaska:

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2022/11/27/southeast-alaska-village-of-kake-welcomes-artifacts-some-over-200-years-old-back-home/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11014-221202-alaska-repatriation-kake

The Horniman Museum returned several Benin Bronzes:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/nov/28/london-museum-returns-looted-benin-city-artefacts-to-nigeria
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63783561
https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/benin-horniman-museum-nigeria-british-museum-london-b1043294.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/london-museum-returns-looted-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria-42180267.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11478603/London-museum-returns-looted-Benin-bronzes-Nigeria.html
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/11/29/london-museum-starts-return-of-looted-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/in-a-first-for-the-u-k-a-public-museum-has-repatriated-its-collection-of-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria-2219136

A Nazi-looted original Beethoven score with be returned to heirs from a Czech museum:

https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-travel-music-europe-0e9635e4e460f45e7c3af267d8c896b4

Feature on the Lysippos of Fano statue at the Getty Villa:

https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2022/12/01/precious-and-rare-lysippos-of-fano-statue-in-getty-villa-the-efforts-to-repatriate-it/

Feature on looted antiquities from Shelby White being returned to Turkey:

https://hyperallergic.com/785118/looted-antiquities-seized-by-da-belonged-to-met-trustee/
https://news.yahoo.com/two-dozen-potentially-looted-artefacts-203305623.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/02/looted-antiquities-returned-to-turkey-and-italy-were-seized-from-new-york-home-of-met-trustee-shelby-white

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NUMISMATICA
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Latest e-Sylum:

https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n48.html

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

https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n49.html
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Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Ramsay MacMullen:

https://news.yale.edu/2022/11/30/ramsay-macmullen-distinguished-roman-historian-and-yale-citizen

Oscar White Muscarella:

https://oscillations.net/2022/12/01/beloved-ancient-near-east-scholar-and-archaeologist-oscar-white-muscarella-dies-age-91/

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3221-audio-news-from-archaeologica-november-20th-through-the-26th-2022
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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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