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explorator 24.39 January 16, 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,
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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Earliest homo sapiens in eastern Africa dates (now) to 230 000 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-earliest-human-eastern-africa-dated.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220112121507.htm
https://www.livescience.com/volcano-reveals-modern-humans-older-than-thought
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/east-african-fossils-may-be-oldest-modern-human-remains/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/earliest-human-remains-in-eastern-africa-dated-to-more-than-230000-years-ago/142510
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/earliest-human-remains-in-eastern.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/13/earliest-human-remains-in-eastern-africa-dated-to-230000-years-ago/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/east-africas-oldest-modern-human-fossil-is-way-older-than-previously-thought-180979384/\

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04275-8

2 million years bp cut marks are being used to suggest early hominids were hunting, not just scavenging:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10398571/Archaeology-Cut-marks-animal-bones-ancestors-DID-begin-hunting-two-million-years-ago.html

A study of birch tar production methods (by Neanderthals?):

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-04161-3

Feature on Isaiah Nengo's anthropological activities:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/01/this-kenyan-palaeoanthropologist-is-digging-deep-to-find-our-ancestors

Feature on the Denisovans:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/who-were-the-denisovans

More on 'early inventors' and 500 000 years bp 'technological revolutions':

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/stone-age-geniuses/
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AFRICA
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A study of a Liberian script created in the 19th century is shedding light on the development of writing:

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-rare-african-script-clues-evolution.html
https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-script-from-a-long-isolated-liberian-language-holds-clues-to-the-evolution-of-writing
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/rare-african-script-offers-clues-to.html

cf: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/717779

Photoessay of assorted finds from Sudan over the years:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photography/2022/01/facing-an-uncertain-future-sudan-is-drawing-strength-from-its-ancient-past?image=mm9247_200202_05759

More on 50 000 years bp ostrich eggshell beads and their implications:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/16/trail-of-african-bling-reveals-50000-year-old-social-network
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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Remains of structures associated with 4000 years bp turquoise mining in the Sinai:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/454963/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/In-Photos-Middle-Kingdom-mining-mission-premises-u.aspx
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/111722/Archaeological-building-discovered-in-Egypt-s-Sinai
https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-mission-uncovers-headquarters-of-mining-activity-in-sinai-during-middle-kingdom/
https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/01/12/egypt-unearths-headquarters-of-mining-expedition-leader-in-sinai-during-middle-kingdom/
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2022/01/10/egyptian-archaeological-mission-unearths-miners-quarters-in-south-sinai/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/headquarters-of-ancient-egyptian-mining-mission-found-in-sinai/142496
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/12/headquarters-of-ancient-egyptian-mining-mission-found-in-sinai/

Blocks from a pair of massive limestone sphinx statues of Amenhotep III in Luxor:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/455206/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/In-Photos-Huge-blocks-for-Sphinxshaped-King-Amenho.aspx
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/111835/Egypt-uncovers-blocks-of-huge-limestone-colossi-of-king-Amenhotep
https://www.egyptindependent.com/two-royal-statues-discovered-in-luxor/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20220114/359dc519561c48cabc2c7edce3fee2d4/c.html

... a related feature on the 'Golden City':

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0bgt7gd/how-egypt-s-3000-year-old-golden-city-rose-from-the-sand

Evidence of use of bandages to wrap a wound (as opposed to a mummy) from Egypt:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2303544-ancient-egyptian-mummy-of-a-young-girl-is-first-with-a-bandaged-wound/amp/

Murder has been ruled out as a cause of death for Tut:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/archaeologists-rule-out-murder-as-cause-of-king-tuts-death/

A Greco-Roman era rock cut tomb from west of Aswan:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/455265.aspx
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/111839/Egypt-uncovers-Greco-Roman-tomb-in-west-of-Aswan
https://www.egyptindependent.com/photos-greco-roman-era-cemetery-uncovered-in-aswan/
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2004951/middle-east
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/europe/20220115/87eb970260f7410c86235b5ee395bc47/c.html

More on the 'digital unwrapping' of the mummy of Amenhotep I:

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/01/egyptian-archaeologists-unwrap-amenhotep-i-mummy-rewrite-history

More on the 2000 years bp foetus preserved in an Egyptian mummy:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/12/foetus-inside-egyptian-mummy-preserved-thanks-to-unusual-process/
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2022-01-13/el-feto-de-la-dama-misteriosa-la-unica-momia-egipcia-embarazada-conocida-resiste-2000-anos-encurtido-como-un-pepinillo.html

Feature on the Ptolemaic era:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/111767/Egypt%E2%80%99s-Ptolemaic-era-witnessed-the-flourishing-of-arts-sciences

Feature on a 2000 years bp pet cemetery in Berenice:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/ancient-humans-had-pets-too

Feature on Soknopaiou Nesos:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/soknopaiou-nesos-the-crocodile-cult-temple/142466

Feature on the Beni Hassan necropolis in El-Minya:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/111769/Beni-Hassan-Necropolis-in-El-Minya-A-testimony-to-the

Seleucid and Parthian finds from a site near Bisotun:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/468970/Seleucid-Parthian-relics-unearthed-in-UNESCO-tagged-Bisotun

A Sassanid-era rock-carved inscription from Istakhr (Iran):

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/468890/Centuries-old-inscription-discovered-near-Istakhr-ancient-city

A Sassanid-era relief at Naqsh-e Rostam has been restored:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/468930/Royal-bas-relief-restored-to-closest-original-state

Feature on Sassanid use of 'chemical warfare' at Dura Europos:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/the-first-known-case-of-chemical-warfare/142483

Earliest evidence for the arrival of broomcorn millet in Mesopotamia/Iraq is mid/late second millennium BCE:

https://www.rutgers.edu/news/ancient-mesopotamian-discovery-transforms-knowledge-early-farming
https://phys.org/news/2022-01-ancient-mesopotamian-discovery-knowledge-early.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220111153706.htm
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/earliest-multi-cropping-10456.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/ancient-mesopotamian-discovery.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10279-220113-iraq-broomcorn-millet

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-03552-w

Plenty of coverage for the return of European archaeologists to Iraq:

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-european-archaeologists-iraq-years-war.html
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220112-european-archaeologists-back-in-iraq-after-years-of-war
https://www.rfi.fr/en/european-archaeologists-back-in-iraq-after-years-of-war
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2003261/middle-east
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-years-of-war-european-archaeologists-return-to-iraq-for-rare-finds/
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/unearthing-ancients-archaeologists-finally-return-to-war-torn-iraq/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/european-archaeologists-back-in-iraq-170720

Feature on Kudur-Mabuk:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/01/mesopotamian-ruler-without-a-crown

Excavations at a 6th century basilica site in Nicaea have revealed (another) mosaic:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/mosaic-with-slave-thanking-god-for-his-freedom-unearthed-in-southern-turkiye/2470313
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10283-220114-turkey-christianity-basilica

Turkey has a new archaeological institute:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkeys-archaeology-institute-to-reveal-archaic-anatolian-history/news

Somewhat strange claim (in that I can't follow it) that 'start up managers' associated with mining activity in the Arava Valley is the reason for their success:

https://www.aftau.org/news_item/was-there-a-start-up-nation-in-ancient-canaan/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-692028
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/320154

cf: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260518

I think we mentioned this study of First Temple era seals and their implications for Jerusalem wealth at the time:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/clay-seals-give-clues-to-wealth-of-biblical-jerusalem/?mqsc=E4140841&dk=ZE2410ZF0

Reviewish of Andrew Lawler, *Under Jerusalem*:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-author-digs-into-wacky-but-true-tales-of-jerusalem-archaeology/

Interesting feature on the Yadin/Sukenik 'archaeological family':

https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/digging-into-the-yadin-sukenik-archaeological-family/2022/01/12/

Feature on the site of Gezer:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/this-used-to-be-one-of-the-greatest-cities-of-ancient-israel-1.10453115

Feature on using the Bible as an 'archaeological travel guide' in Israel:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-to-use-the-bible-as-a-travel-guidebook-to-israel-1.10530389

More on latrine-revealed parasites among Jerusalem's elite:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/intestinal-parasites-plagued-jerusalems-wealthy-elite-toilet-excavation-reveals/

Aerial photography and related imagery has revealed a 'network' of 4500 years bp 'funerary avenues' in Saudi Arabia:

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-archaeologists-ancient-highways-arabia.html
https://www.thenationalnews.com/gulf-news/saudi-arabia/2022/01/11/archaeologists-in-planes-help-to-reveal-ancient-highways-in-saudi-arabias-alula/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/survey-reveals-4500-year-old-network-of-funerary-avenues/142480?amp
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/11/ancient-tombs-reveal-funerary-avenues-in-north-west-arabia/

Feature on Safaitic petroglyphs in Jordan (mostly):

http://www.jordantimes.com/opinion/rawan-al-adwan/safaitic-rock-artancient-and-contemporary

More on that 4000 years bp board game find from Oman:

https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C90889%2Carchaeologists-find-rare-4000-year-old-board-game.html
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220109-oman-archaeologists-discover-4000-year-old-stone-board-game/
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/oman-stone-board-game-uncovered-archeologists
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-691928
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10386063/Archaeology-Ancient-stone-board-game-4-000-year-old-Bronze-Age-settlement-Oman.html
https://www.newsweek.com/bronze-age-board-game-4000-years-old-oman-poland-archaeologists-1667416
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-4000-year-old-stone-board-game-in-oman-180979340/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10284-220114-oman-game-board

... and this one includes other finds from the site:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/11/qumayrah-valley-ancient-towers-copper-trade-and-games/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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5th-3rd century BCE Hellenistic (Roman?) burials from Antandros:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/centuries-old-graves-found-near-turkeys-ancient-city-antandros/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-era-tombs-found-around-ancient-antandros-170688

A platform of a temple of Athena/Minerva from Castro (Italian):

https://www.quotidianodipuglia.it/lecce/castro_dea_atena_salento_archeologi_campagna_scavi_d_andria_taranto_grecia-6437539.html

Latest major HS2 construction-related find are remains of a sizeable Roman-era market town in Norhamptonshire:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/11/roman-town-found-northamptonshire-field-hs2-route
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hs2-dig-uncovers-the-roman-market-town-that-vanished-mxnhnrcvr
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-59943179
https://www.independent.ie/videos/railway-archaeologists-uncover-vast-roman-trading-settlement-in-northamptonshire-41227566.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hs2-route-roman-town-archaeologists-b1990651.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/11/roman-ruins-hs2-blackgrounds-britain/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-town-iron-age-archaeology-scli-scn-intl/index.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/roman-trading-town-unearthed-dig-uks-hs2-rail-project-rcna12128
https://news.sky.com/story/most-impressive-archaeological-site-could-transform-understanding-of-roman-era-12513109
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10387235/HS2-dig-finds-ancient-road-2-000-year-old-coins.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/hs2-london-birmingham-northamptonshire-b975974.html
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-roman-town-along-uk-high-speed-rail-route/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/vast-roman-trading-settlement-unearthed.html

... associated with the above is apparently a 'dual carriageway':

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/846/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/846/pub/846/page/38/article/261217

Another HS2-related find is a large Roman-era (maybe) wooden figure from a waterlogged ditch in Buckinghamshire:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/13/exquisite-roman-figure-found-on-hs2-dig-in-buckinghamshire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59972275
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/buckinghamshire-roman-hs2-britain-london-b1992018.html
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/848/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/848/pub/848/page/46/article/261668
https://www.thenational.scot/news/19843461.rare-roman-wooden-figure-uncovered-hs2-archaeologists-buckinghamshire/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10395239/Archaeology-Rare-Roman-wooden-figure-Buckinghamshire-ditch-HS2-archaeologists.html
https://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/people/rare-roman-wooden-figure-uncovered-by-hs2-archaeologists-in-aylesbury-vale-3525596
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/hs2-roman-figure-buckinghamshire-scli-scn-intl/index.html
https://www.dw.com/en/rare-roman-wooden-figure-found-in-the-uk/g-58291898
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/archaeologists-uncover-roman-wooden-figure/142519

... and the finds gave rise to an editorial about archaeology and making the HS2 'look good':

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/long-reads/hs2-archaeology-news-roman-mola-blackgrounds-b1990727.html

A badger (apparently) revealed a major 3rd-5th century Roman coin hoard in a Spanish cave:

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-burrowing-badger-unearths-roman-era-treasure.html
https://www.livescience.com/badger-uncovers-roman-coins-in-spain
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/09/hungry-badger-may-have-uncovered-roman-coins-in-spanish-cave
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59937510
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/badger-beats-detectorists-roman-coins-spain-qnmts3c8x
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10386551/Badger-uncovers-200-Roman-coins-Spanish-cave.html
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/846/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/846/pub/846/page/68/article/263343
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/badger-roman-coins-spain-scli-intl-scn/index.html
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1072019349/a-badger-gets-credit-for-finding-roman-coins-in-a-cave-in-northern-spain
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-11/badger-credited-for-unearthing-hoard-of-roman-coins/100748842
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/badger-leads-archeologists-to-hoard-of-roman-coins-in-spain-1.5734128
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220110-burrowing-badger-unearths-roman-era-treasure-in-spain
https://www.rfi.fr/en/burrowing-badger-unearths-roman-era-treasure-in-spain
https://www.sciencealert.com/hungry-badger-unexpectedly-discovers-roman-era-treasure-trove
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hungry-badger-digs-up-roman-coins-in-spain-180979378/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10275-220111-spain-roman-coins

Remains of an 1800 years bp Venus statue from a construction site in Zadar:

https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/59345-venus-statue-in-zadar

Some Roman and Medieval coins found in Derbyshire a couple years ago have been declared treasure:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-59953977
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/hoard-roman-coins-found-derbyshire-6487133

... as was the just-found (major) Gobowen coin hoard from Shropshire:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-59958128
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/oswestry/gobowen/2022/01/12/gobowen-roman-coins-treasure-sheds-light-on-time-when-shropshire-was-like-helmand-province/
https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/19840047.history-experts-praise-detectorist-roman-coin-hoard-discovered-north-shropshire/
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/north-shropshire/2022/01/11/shropshire-hoard-of-roman-silver-coins-hoard-declared-treasure-by-coroner/
https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2022/01/11/hoard-of-roman-coins-found-in-gobowen-declared-treasure/

Overviewish report on the 2021 dig season at Agios Sozomenos-Djirpoulos:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/10/results-of-the-2021-agios-sozomenos-djirpoulos-excavations/

... and recent finds from Tenea:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/14/new-finds-at-ancient-tenea/

Not sure about this find (by metal detectorists) of a Roman (?) item being dubbed a 'paranormal paracetamol':

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/amateur-archaeologists-find-extraordinary-roman-artefact-dubbed-paranormal-paracetamol-near-havant-3527867
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/01/16/treasure-hunters-discover-greco-roman-artefact-they-call-the-paranormal-paracetamol/

In a major change of opinion, the London Times now believes the Parthenon Sculptures should be returned:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-times-view-on-the-elgin-marbles-uniting-greeces-heritage-spdz5vz6k

... see also:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/12/parthenon-marbles-should-return-times/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1175376/the-times-case-for-return-of-parthenon-marbles-compelling/
https://www.thenationalherald.com/the-times-the-case-for-returning-the-elgin-marbles-to-athens-has-become-compelling/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/01/12/the-times-parthenon-sculptures/
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/46186-london-times-support-the-return-of-the-parthenon-marbles-to-greece-after-50-years.html

... and the Greek PM continues his campaign for their return:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jan/10/time-has-come-for-uk-to-return-parthenon-marbles-says-greek-pm

... especially in the wake of the 'return' of that 'foot fragment' from Sicily:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/greece-looks-to-returned-fragment-of-parthenon-as-blueprint-to-reclaim-elgin-marbles-kq6rnwwbw
https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-middle-east-arts-and-entertainment-greece-athens-d5bde6cf63210d97943b4e8666eda14a
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/kyriakos-mitsotakis-greece-parthenon-sculptures-parthenon-athens-b1990169.html
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1175259/hope-marble-foot-will-push-uk-to-return-parthenon-sculptures/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1175193/parthenon-fragment-on-show-as-momentum-builds/
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/greece-hopes-marble-foot-uk-return-sculptures-82180326
https://www.dw.com/en/italys-return-of-parthenon-fragment-to-greece-shakes-up-debate-in-uk/a-60146803
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220110-parthenon-fragment-repatriated-from-sicily-to-greece
https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/10/parthenon-marbles-fragment-returns-home-acropolis-museum/
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/parthenon-fragment-returns-to-greece--rekindling-campaign-for-uk-to-hand-over-marbles/47251250
https://hyperallergic.com/705224/italy-returns-parthenon-fragment-to-greece-shaking-up-debate-over-marbles-in-uk/
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/greece-hopes-marble-foot-will-get-uk-to-return-sculptures-170697
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/13/parthenons-fagan-fragment-at-the-acropolis-museum/

... and other recent returns going on display:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/10/new-fragments-from-the-parthenon-at-the-acropolis-museum/

A nice backgrounder on how the Marbles made their way to Britain:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-much-debated-elgin-marbles-ended-up-in-england-180979311/

Not sure where to put this one on tales of a Turkish harem on the Acropolis:

https://theconversation.com/a-turkish-harem-on-the-acropolis-its-most-likely-a-greek-myth-170330
https://phys.org/news/2022-01-turkish-harem-acropolis-greek-myth.html
https://menafn.com/1103539962/A-Turkish-harem-on-the-Acropolis-Its-most-likely-a-Greek-myth

A Hellenistic necropolis outside Naples is opening to the public:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-long-overlooked-necropolis-in-naples-reveals-the-enduring-influence-of-ancient-greece-180979385/
https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/14/greek-necropolis-naples/

More on that Santorini-related tsunami victim found on the Aegean coast:

https://www.livescience.com/skeleton-man-dog-ancient-thera-eruption-tsunami

More on that statue of a woman recently found at Epidaurus:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/12/the-statue-of-a-woman-with-a-full-length-chiton-came-to-light-in-epidaurus/

More on the Greeks probably not practicing infanticide:

https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/no-ancient-greeks-probably-didnt-kill-their-weak-babies/

Reviewish of Roosevelt Montas, *Rescuing Socrates*:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/ideas-vs-identity-liberal-arts-montas-padilla/621241/

Feature on a Latin paleography class at Dartmouth:

https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2022/01/mastering-art-reading-medieval-manuscripts

Feature on an intaglio at the Ancient Greeks exhibition in Canberra:

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7575587/goddess-nike-a-cameo-appearance/?cs=14243

Feature on ancient Roman dog crucifixion:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-romans-used-to-crucify-dogs

Feature on Sparta:

https://aeon.co/essays/theres-more-to-sparta-than-martial-valour-and-austerity

Feature on garum:

https://www.eater.com/22867421/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-garum

Feature on Roman latrines:

https://nerdist.com/article/ancient-roman-latrines-opulent-gross-historian-explores/
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ancient-roman-latrines-were-both-135552770.html

Feature on the Derveni Papyrus:

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/01/15/60-years-on-what-do-we-know-about-the-derveni-papyrus-europe-s-oldest-literary-text

Feature on that 'diver fresco' from Paestum:

https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/12/paestum-ancient-greek-fresco/

Feature on some aspects of Alexander's death:

https://www.snopes.com/articles/389606/alexander-the-great-false-death/

Feature on Roman reaction to British climate:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-climate-drove-romans-up-the-wall-pzhvfs38g

A digital recreation of Olympia (we may have mentioned this):

https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/10-16-january-2022/microsoft-a_da-rebuild-ancient-olympia/

... and one of ancient Rome:

https://nerdist.com/article/ancient-rome-reconstruction-3d-aerial-video/

Pondering our fascination with Pompeii:

https://www.inverse.com/culture/pompeii-and-death

Latest Pasts Imperfect newsletter:

https://pastsimperfect.substack.com/p/pasts-imperfect-11322

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Roman Archaeology Blog:

http://romanarc.blogspot.com/

Rogueclassicism:

http://rogueclassicism.com/
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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A major collection of Neotithic cattle remains from Dublin is causing a rethink of beef and cattle herding in that era:

https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2022/january/11/neolithiccattlesitecouldchangetheunderstandingofwhatbeefmeanttotheancientpeopleofireland/
https://phys.org/news/2022-01-neolithic-cattle-site-beef-meant.html
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/neolithic-site-could-change-understanding-of-what-beef-meant-to-ancient-irish-1.4773282
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/neolithic-cattle-site-could-change.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/14/exceptional-faunal-assemblage-discovered-on-the-n2-kilshane-excavation/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10276-220112-ireland-neolithic-cattle

Report on a middle Neolithic dig at Mas de Vignoles, assocation with the Chasseen culture:

https://www.inrap.fr/occupation-de-la-plaine-de-nimes-au-neolithique-16174

A pierced Iron Age gold coin from Acle has been declared treasure:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-59953890

A hoard of 2000 years bp Celtic gold 'rainbow cups' from Germany:

https://www.livescience.com/celtic-gold-hoard-discovered-germany
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63115

A medieval elite Pomeranian (maybe) burial from Poland:

https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C90777%2Ctreasure-trove-elite-found-1000-year-old-grave.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10277-220112-poland-medieval-grave

A trio of medieval burial vaults from Bruges:

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2022/01/11/painted-medieval-burial-vaults-discovered-in-bruges/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10278-220113-bruges-medieval-vaults

Car park construction in Gloucester revealed remains of a medieval friary cloister:

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/medieval-friary-underneath-gloucester-car-6472646

A major medieval coin hoard find (back in October) from Austria:

https://www.numismaticnews.net/world-coins/important-medieval-find-in-austria

17th century finds from a Plymouth navy yard dig:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-59956016

Pondering the possibility of a Viking ship under a block of flats slated for demolition in Ostend:

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2022/01/15/ancient-viking-ship-under-ostend-block-of-flats/

More on horned helmets not being associated with Vikings:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/europe/vikings-horned-helmets-bronze-age-intl-scli-scn/index.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/iconic-viking-horned-helmets-actually-3000-years-old-180979339/

More on the workshop site associated with Sutton Hoo:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sutton-hoo-treasures-likely-crafted-at-1400-year-old-workshop-180979337/

More on a pair of medieval objects with Runic/Latin inscriptions from Oslo:

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/artifacts-runic-inscriptions-norway-10443.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/newly-discovered-norwegian-runes-might-contain-a-medieval-joke-180979381/

More on the 'blood eagle' ritual:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/gruesome-viking-blood-eagle-ritual-is-anatomically-possible-study-finds/

A project to digitally restore Seaford Head's ancient hillfort:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/09/race-against-tide-archaeologists-digitally-restoring-seaford/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/843/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/843/pub/843/page/31/article/259830

Plans to resume digging at a site in Crowland associated with St Guthlac:

https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/st-guthlac-dig-is-set-to-resume-this-year-9235201/

I think we mentioned this study of motives for medieval 'graverobbing' in Europe a while ago:

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-archaeologists-believed-ancient-graves-europe.html

There's an HMS Victory conservation project under way:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59950989

Pondering Henry VIII's austere tomb:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/new-article-explores-why-henry-viiis-tomb-is-austere-rather-than-lavish/142453

Funding to conserve assorted church monuments in Cyprus:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/01/15/transport-ministry-and-church-cooperate-for-preservation-works/

A Spanish village with one occupant has high hopes for a medieval cathedral restoration:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/12/hopes-cathedral-of-the-moorland-could-save-spanish-village-with-single-resident

Highlights of archaeological finds from Southwark in 2021:

https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/southwarks-archaeology-highlights-of-2021/

... and Berkshire:

https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/berkshire-history/buried-beneath-berkshire-archaeological-finds-22750889

Feature on the find of an Anglo-Saxon site in Deal last year:

https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2022/01/14/archaeologist-steve-tomlinson-discovering-an-incredible-anglo-saxon-burial-site/

Feature on Stonehenge:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-secrets-of-stonehenge-fx9wgp7v0

Feature on one man's efforts to preserve floor tiles in Barcelona:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/10/a-man-on-a-mission-to-preserve-barcelonas-decorative-floor-tiles

Review of a book on mental illness among historical elites in Spain:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-01-10/la-locura-en-la-historia-de-espana-del-primer-manicomio-a-reyes-incapacitados.html
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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 cluster of ancient tombs (Six Dynasties - Sui/Tang Dynasties) eras from Guangxi:

https://english.cctv.com/2022/01/10/ARTIxDPb4dmHCQi3tDNsz29F220110.shtml

24 tombs and assorted structures dating to the Shang Dynasty from Shaojiapeng:

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/3000-year-old-clan-cemetery-uncovered-in-central-china/ar-AAStqMZ?ocid=BingNewsSearch
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10272-220110-shang-dynasty-tombs

... not sure if this is the same site (also Shang Dynasty):

https://ukranews.com/en/news/825788-ancient-city-site-discovered-in-central-china

Overviewish thing on 3600+ burials from various periods found in Xianyang City:

https://ukranews.com/en/news/825729-3-648-tombs-spanning-over-2-200-yrs-found-in-nw-china-city

I think we mentioned these 2400 years bp remains of tea leaves from a royal burial in Shandong:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/01/10/time-for-a-fresh-brew-oldest-tea-in-world-discovered

A bioarchaeological study of Yingpan Man:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-04383-5

More on that 2500 years bp leather 'scale armour' from a burial in China:

https://www.livescience.com/rare-leather-armor-found-china-burial
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/fish-like-scale-armor-found-in-2500-year-old-tomb-in-china/

More on those muralled tombs from Shanxi:

https://www.asiaone.com/china/stunning-underground-murals-found-central-china-are-believed-be-hundreds-years-old
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63127

Feature on how the tandoori made it to China:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3163105/chinas-tandoori-story-how-oven-travelled-india-down-silk-road

8000-10 000 years bp artefacts from a site in Tibet:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20220113/8b6ff3b285544092b0182d0fc1f79212/c.html
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-01-13/New-findings-in-Tibet-shed-light-on-prehistoric-human-activities-16N0p6oN1za/index.html
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-01/14/content_77989086.htm
https://nation.com.pk/14-Jan-2022/new-archaeological-findings-in-tibet-shed-light-on-prehistoric-human-activities

Some 16th century items from a site associated with a Japanese warlord are being touted as prototypes of ninja weapons:

https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14514335

Arguing over primacy of Telugu inscriptions:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2022/jan/10/firsttelugu-inscription-claim-sparks-debate-2405135.html

Plans to restore a 9th century stepwell in Pali:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/archaeology-dept-to-renovate-9th-century-stepwell-in-pali/articleshow/88843108.cms

Fourth part of a feature on south Asian civilizations (not sure if we mentioned the earlier ones):

https://dailytimes.com.pk/866218/south-asian-civilisations-part-iv/

Feature on Dwarka:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220113-dwarka-indias-submerged-ancient-city

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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Archaeologists are disputing a Warragamba Dam heritage assessment:

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/warragamba-dam-heritage-assessment-manifestly-inadequate-archaeologists-20220112-p59nlk.html
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NORTH AMERICA
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Not sure about this Indigenous archaeologist's claims of humans arriving in North America 130 000 years bp:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/indigenous-archaeologist-argues-humans-may-have-arrived-here-130-000-years-ago-1.6313892

Finds from various periods at a dig near Calgary's Stampede grounds:

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/excavation-revealing-artifacts-from-calgary-s-past-1.5740761

More on evidence of Atlantic cod being consumed in Gold Rush-era California:

https://today.ku.edu/2022/01/06/archaeological-dig-reveals-participants-californias-gold-rush-dined-salted-atlantic-cod
http://news.unm.edu/news/releases-20220112
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/10/participants-in-californias-gold-rush-dined-on-salted-atlantic-cod/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10271-220110-gold-rush-cod

Suggestion that Clovis points weren't used to kill animals:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/clovis-hunter-stone-points-mammoth-kill-north-america
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10280-220113-clovis-points-scavengers

A follow-up to that canoe find in Lake Mendota a few months ago:

https://www.wkow.com/townnews/internet/archaeologists-go-behind-the-scenes-of-ancient-canoe-discovery-in-lake-mendota/article_78182a86-7592-11ec-8dec-c37e346658d0.html

Arguing about Paleoindians in Ohio:

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2022/01/12/columnist-archaeologists-debate-shows-how-science-works/9169994002/

Feature on the Iniskim Umaapi medicine wheel:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220109-iniskim-umaapi-is-this-canadas-stonehenge

Feature on the dig at the 10000 years bp Old Farms Road site (CT):

https://www.ctinsider.com/living/article/Archeological-digs-ct-Paleoindians-16757928.php

Pondering Benedict Arnold:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/indigenous-archaeologist-argues-humans-may-have-arrived-here-130-000-years-ago-1.6313892

Feature on finds from Haida Gwaii:

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/haida-gwaiis-caves-have-been-hiding-a-huge-secret/

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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A 1000 years bp Maya 'palace' from Kuluba:

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2022/01/archaeologists-discover-a-thousand-year-old-palace-in-kuluba-near-tizimin/

Plenty of attention for a study suggesting Wari elites put psychotropics in their beer:

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-beer-like-psychotropics-wari-elites-drugs.html
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-692346
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2304014-ancient-andean-leaders-may-have-mixed-hallucinogen-with-their-beer/
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/01/did-hallucinogenic-booze-fuel-politics-in-ancient-peru
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/wari-empire-in-peru-used-beer-and-drugs-to-cement-control/142504
https://www.sciencealert.com/peru-s-ancient-wari-empire-might-have-used-hallucinogenic-beer-to-win-over-commoners
https://boingboing.net/2022/01/14/psychedelic-beer-served-for-political-gain.html
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/ancient-peruvians-partied-hard-spiked-their-beer-with-hallucinogens-to-win-friends/

Feature on Inca khipu knots:

https://aeon.co/videos/reading-the-strings-and-knots-that-keep-the-secrets-of-the-inka-empire

More on that 'roped' mummy find from Cajamarquilla:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10253673/Archaeology-Weird-mummy-Peruvian-tomb-tied-ROPES-hands-covering-face.html

More on Maya methods of dealing with drought:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/research-reveals-ancient-maya-lessons.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/13/research-reveals-ancient-maya-lessons-on-surviving-drought/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10273-220110-maya-drought-farming
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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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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Marking Moliere's 400th anniversary:

https://www.dw.com/en/celebrating-molieres-enduring-legacy-400-years-on/a-60425774

Feature on the history of breastfeeding:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/the-history-of-breastfeeding-and-myths-persisting-thousands-of-years-1.10529412

On the history of beets:

https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2022/01/january-harvest-of-the-month-beets.html

On the history of clogs (footwear):

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220111-why-the-ugly-clog-is-the-style-statement-of-our-times

Another feature on 'letterlocking':

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/science/european-royals-letterlocking.html

Latest 'turns out that painting is by a Flemish master' story:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jan/09/art-historian-discovers-that-65-painting-on-his-wall-is-work-of-flemish-master

A study of worrying about teenagers in various eras:

https://theconversation.com/bones-and-teeth-help-reveal-whether-teenagers-have-always-been-a-source-of-worry-for-their-parents-174376
https://phys.org/news/2022-01-bones-teeth-reveal-teenagers-source.html

Feature on 'two sleeps' in medieval times:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220107-the-lost-medieval-habit-of-biphasic-sleep

Feature on the Renaissance:

https://www.livescience.com/55230-renaissance.html

Pondering Lady Macbeth:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220110-why-lady-macbeth-is-literatures-most-misunderstood-villain

UBC has acquired a Shakespeare First Folio:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shakespeare-first-folio-acquired-by-the-university-of-british-columbia-180979393/

Feature on Clara Barton:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/clara-barton-hero-nurse-180979006/?

Feature on Gisela Richter:

https://www.archaeological.org/archaeologists-you-should-know-richter/

An update on the Aurora Villa impending sale:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/14/the-princess-and-the-caravaggio-bitter-dispute-rages-over-roman-villa
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220116-roman-villa-housing-caravaggio-up-for-auction-amid-legal-dispute

Feature on BC and AD:

https://www.livescience.com/45510-anno-domini.html

Feature on the heart as a symbol:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jan/15/hindu-gods-aztec-rites-blondie-hits-why-the-heart-is-our-eternal-symbol

Feature on the potential of deep submergence archaeology:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/01/deep-submergence-archaeology

Latest NEH grants:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/arts/neh-grants.html
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Feature on the current wave of studies linking climate to various historical events:

https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-clues-from-the-past-prompt-new-look-at-history
https://www.wired.com/story/old-climate-clues-shed-new-light-on-history/

Feature on historical slave-owning members of Congress:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/

Ida B Wells is being honoured with a Barbie:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/

Senatorial legislation to honour Emmett Till and his mother:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-bill-honor-emmett-till-his-mother-n1287340

A Dutch royal coach with images of slavery is being 'mothballed':

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/13/dutch-king-to-retire-golden-coach-with-slavery-images-after-racism-row
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS
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DNA from some 'mystery' skeletons from northern Syria suggests they were kungas and represent the first purposely 'bioengineered hybrids':

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-horses-ass-hybrids-bred-warfare.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/939818
https://www.livescience.com/hybrid-kungas-discovered-mesopotamia
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/science/ancient-horses-kungas-hybrid.html
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/world/kunga-mystery-animal-identity-revealed-scn/index.html
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/819/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/819/pub/819/page/41/article/251636
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/mesopotamians-created-the-first-hybrid-animal-4500-years-ago-1.10536247
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2304693-hybrid-animal-in-4500-year-old-tomb-is-earliest-known-bred-by-humans/
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-war-donkeys-kungas-were-likely-the-earliest-bioengineered-hybrid-animals-made-by-humans
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/kunga-donkey-wild-ass-hybrid-biology

cf: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm0218

Plenty of press for a study suggesting medieval warhorses were rather smaller than we might expect:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220110103235.htm
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/news/articles/medievalwarhorsesweresurp.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/10/medieval-warhorses-no-bigger-than-modern-day-ponies-study-finds
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10387679/Archaeology-Medieval-warhorses-5ft-high-no-bigger-modern-day-ponies.html
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/846/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/846/pub/846/page/39/article/261219
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/medieval-warhorses-10449.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/medieval-warhorses-were-surprisingly-small-in-stature/142500
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/medieval-warhorses-were-surprisingly.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/11/medieval-warhorses-were-surprisingly-small-in-stature/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/newly-discovered-norwegian-runes-might-contain-a-medieval-joke-180979381/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10274-220111-england-medieval-horses
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Piceni artifacts:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63093

Picture the City (London):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59954279

cf: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/museum

African Origin:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/06/arts/design/met-museum-african-origin-exhibit.html

Aquatints:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/national-gallery-of-art-aquatint-from-its-origins-to-goya/2022/01/13/82475852-70a5-11ec-a5d2-7712163262f0_story.html

cf: https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2021/aquatint-origins-goya.html

Human zoos:

https://www.dw.com/en/how-colonial-powers-presented-people-in-human-zoos/a-60356531

cf: https://expohumanzoo.africamuseum.be/en

Vermeer:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-01-09/vermeer-la-joven-de-la-perla-y-otras-34-obras-que-cambiaron-la-historia-del-arte.html

Pompeii:

https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2022/01/12/Pompeii-gladiator-helmet-Pittsburgh/stories/202201120055

A former Australian politician was calling for a boycott of the Ancient Greek exhibition because of British Museum ties:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/01/11/news/australia/call-by-former-greek-australian-politician-to-boycott-ancient-greek-warriors-exhibition-generates-debate-on-facebook/

There are still some Steinhardt looted artifacts at the Israel Museum:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-israel-museum-presents-three-of-u-s-billionaire-michael-steinhardt-s-looted-works-1.10530907

... and a related opEd:

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/remove-the-name-of-this-art-looter-s-name-from-israel-museum-walls-1.10541005

More hype for the GEM:

https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/320511
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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High expectations for a 1907 gold coin:

https://www.barrons.com/articles/a-1907-10-gold-coin-could-sell-for-more-than-500-000-01642113264

A leading bookseller's Americana collection is coming to auction:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/arts/christies-rare-books-william-reese.html

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ON THE DNA FRONT
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More on finding DNA in sediments at archaeological sites:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/dna-in-unlikely-places-helps-piece-together-ancient-humans-family-trees
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/10/dna-in-archaeological-sediments-for-long-periods-of-time/
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THE TECHY SIDE
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More on plans to xray child mummies in Palermo:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63101
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-study-sicilian-child-mummies-180979386/

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Hadrian's Wall:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/adventure/2022/01/along-hadrians-wall-ancient-romes-temples-towers-and-cults-come-to-life

Rome:

https://www.dw.com/en/iconic-european-cities-rome/g-60047971

Delphi:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/delphi-greece-travel-temple-of-apollo-11642011070

Nimes:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2022/01/the-inside-guide-to-nimes-the-french-city-packed-with-roman-history

Bookstore towns:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/attention-bibliophiles-these-book-towns-should-be-your-next-vacation-stops-180973624/
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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Macbeth:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3162935/tragedy-macbeth-movie-review-denzel-washington-his

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CRIME BEAT
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On what looting in Syria is funding:

https://www.syriahr.com/en/233806/
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3405356/iranian-militias-deir-ezzor-steal-archaeological-ruins-banks-euphrates

Archaeologists (!) recovered a buddha statue slated for smuggling in Khanpur:

https://nation.com.pk/14-Jan-2022/archaeology-dept-recovers-2-000-years-old-statue-of-buddha
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2338445/man-held-for-stealing-buddha-statue

Another pensioner in Napoli caught with artifacts:

https://napoli.zon.it/reperti-archeologici-detenuti-illegalmente-denunciato-64enne/

Arrests for illegal excavations in Swabi (Pakistan):

https://www.dawn.com/news/1668902

More on the petroglyph vandalism at Big Bend National Park:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/us/big-bend-park-rock-vandalism.html

Feature on US commitment to end the illegal trade of Cambodian antiquities:

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501006984/us-committed-to-end-illegal-trade-of-cambodian-antiquities/

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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 Rubin museum is returning items to Nepal:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/arts/design/rubin-museum-returning-nepalese-relics.html
https://www.nepalitimes.com/latest/rubin-to-return-nepal-antiquities/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rubin-museum-art-will-repatriate-two-centuries-old-artifacts-nepal-2058753
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rubin-museum-agrees-to-return-stolen-religious-artifacts-to-nepal-180979391/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10285-220114-nepal-repatriation-artifacts

A Steinhardt-associated Roman-era sculpture head is being returned to Libya:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2022/01/13/us-to-return-looted-veiled-head-of-a-female-antiquity-to-libya/
https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/norland-hails-return-looted-artifact-libya
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/looted-libyan-artefact-worth-12m-return-home

A Newcastle museum is returning a Benin bronze stave:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jan/12/newcastle-museum-to-return-benin-bronze-stave
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/01/14/another-uk-museum-will-return-a-benin-bronze-to-nigeria

A US private collector/ Netscape founder is returning 28 looted items to Cambodia:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/northamerica/20220112/37adb24edc06458399b7da2522c25a41/c.html
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2022-01/13/content_77986559.htm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/01/13/james-clark-netscape-latchford-pandora-papers/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/01/12/netscape-billionaire-james-clark-says-he-handed-over-35-million-in-trafficked-art/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/arts/design/james-clark-cambodian-antiquities.html
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501005867/more-antiquities-to-be-returned-to-kingdom/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-to-get-back-three-more-of-its-idols-soon/articleshow/88864401.cms
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on depictions of insects on ancient coins:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/hey-theres-a-bug-on-my-ancient-coin/

Feature on coins featuring Persian kings:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coins-of-the-persian-kings-of-kings/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n02.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n03.html
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Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Martha Sharp Joukowsky:

https://www.brown.edu/academics/archaeology/news/msj

Jimmy Albright:

https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/education/archaeologist-pastor-jimmy-albright-has-died/article_55e3113a-7261-11ec-9455-43b2ca1792c2.html

Clyde Bellecourt:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/us/clyde-bellecourt-dead.html

Tributes to Richard Leakey:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/richard-leakey-paleoanthropology/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/richard-leakey-animal-conservation-fossils-b1987256.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/13/they-saw-bigger-things-richard-leakey-edward-o-wilson-and-thomas-lovejoy-remembered-aoe
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3129-audio-news-from-archaeologica-january-2nd-through-january-8th-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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