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explorator 24.51 April 10, 2022
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You can read explorator online at:
https://exploratornews.wordpress.com/
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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Using cosmogenic neclide dating on lithic tools from the Olduvai Gorge:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/06/direct-cosmogenic-nuclide-dating-of-olduvai-lithic-industry/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10444-220406-olduvai-gorge-tools
A 'population hub' originating in Africa apparently accounts for East Asian populations in Europe some 45 000 years bp:
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-population-hub-africa-east-asian.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948948
https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-find-in-a-bulgarian-cave-prompts-rethink-on-how-humans-spread-out-of-africa
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-population-hub-out-of-africa-explains.html
More on tools as an indicator of 'threatened status' for Neanderthals even before the arrival of homo sapiens:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/neanderthals-went-extinct-in-spain-and-were-replaced-by-other-neanderthals-1.10721924
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/tools-reveal-patterns-of-neanderthal.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/05/clues-to-neanderthal-extinction-in-the-iberian-peninsula/
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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An obelisk associated with Hatshepsut was reerected in its original location near the Temple of Karnak:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/464326/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Hatshepsut-obelisk-reerected-in-original-location-.aspx
More on that project to 'recreate' the scents found in Egyptian tombs:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/114572/Analytical-chemists-archaeologists-aim-to-recreate-scents-in-ancient-Egyptian
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-703220
The 10th century Tabataba Mausoleum was relocated due to ongling flooding issues:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1207/464141/AlAhram-Weekly/Heritage/Mausoleum-moved.aspx
Tarek Osman's series on 200 years of studying ancient Egypt continues (part V now):
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1204/464123/AlAhram-Weekly/Opinion/-years-of-understanding-ancient-Egypt-%E2%80%94-V.aspx
A followup to that item on Egyptian authorities confiscating contents of a Genizah (in the 'crime' section last week):
https://www.jta.org/2022/04/06/politics/the-egyptian-government-removed-items-from-a-newly-uncovered-genizah-and-a-u-s-senator-wants-answers
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-703459
Development concerns for Cairo's 'City of the Dead':
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/threat-demolition-looms-over-cairos-historic-necropolis
A study of the 'perfect alignment' of the pyramids:
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-of-the-pyramids-perfect-alignment-might-be-explained-after-all
cf:
http://www.egyptian-architecture.com/JAEA2/JAEA2_Dash
A 4000 years bp 'bitumen boat' from near Uruk:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63761
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-sumerian-riverboat-in-iraq/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/04/4000-year-old-boat-excavated-near-the-ancient-city-of-uruk/143307
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/4000-year-old-boat-salvaged-near.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/06/4000-year-old-boat-salvaged-near-the-ancient-city-of-uruk/
Again we read of bulldozing of sites in Syria ... at Ras Al-Ain:
https://www.syriahr.com/en/245810/
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/27866-Turkish-backed-factions-excavate-archeological-hills-in-Serekaniye:-SOHR
... and the Al-Hajajiyah hill:
https://www.syriahr.com/en/246424/
Marking the dedication of the Temple of Bel at Palmyra (April 6):
https://sana.sy/en/?p=268692
Seleucid and Patrhian-era finds from housing development site in Iraq's Diyala province:
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/27868-Dozens-of-artifacts-discovered-in-Iraq%E2%80%99s-Diyala-province
A farmer ploughed up a Hittite-era gold bracelet in Turkey's Corum province:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/farmer-ploughs-up-rare-hittite-gold.html
Four Umayyad-era inscriptions from the site of Knidos:
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkish-experts-find-4-umayyad-epigraphs-at-ancient-city-knidos/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-inscriptions-found-in-datca-172691
A study of 3rd century (maybe 3rd millennium) BCE burials at the Damb-Kuh cemetery in Iran:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/471299/Study-sheds-new-light-on-ancient-cemetery-in-southeast-Iran
Assorted Bronze Age (?) finds from a site south of Iran's Burnt City suggest a possible workshop site:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/471463/Arrays-of-prehistorical-relics-unearthed-in-southeast-Iran
Feature on Palestinian efforts to conduct excavations in Gaza:
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/2022/04/05/palestinians-overcome-obstacles-to-unearth-ancient-treasures-in-gaza/
More on the 'curse amulet' from Mt Ebal:
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/why-does-a-3300-year-old-piece-of-rock-from-mount-ebal-matter/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/article/Katy-archaeologist-reveals-new-details-about-17059786.php
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-curse-inscription-from-the-west-bank-ended-up-in-israeli-and-american-hands-1.10718635
More on vanilla and wine in First Temple Jerusalem:
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/04/05/notes-of-vanilla-how-the-elite-of-ancient-jerusalem-liked-their-wine/
On using archaeology to interpret the Bible and vice versa:
https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-703648
Pondering the sort of stone which would have sealed Jesus' tomb:
https://aleteia.org/2022/04/06/was-jesus-tomb-sealed-by-a-disk-shaped-stone/
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This Week in the Ancient Near East Podcast:
https://thisweekintheancientneareast.podbean.com/
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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A Hellenistic-era cremation tomb burial from Istanbul:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/hellenistic-cremation-tomb-found-in-istanbuls-haydarpasa-dig/2559474
https://www.trtworld.com/art-culture/hellenistic-cremation-tomb-discovered-in-istanbul-s-haydarpasa-56218
Overviewish of the ongoing excavations of a Punic child cemetery at Mozia (Italian):
https://livesicilia.it/sullisola-di-mozia-una-necropoli-infantile/
https://www.lasicilia.it/cultura/news/ricerche-su-necropoli-dedicata-ai-bambini-a-mozia-1573358/
I think we've mentioned this Greco-Roman temple find from Egypt's Western Desert:
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/09/greco-roman-temple-discovered-in-egypt-2/
An analysis of Roman coin composition sheds light on a financial crisis mentioned by Cicero:
https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/research_team_sheds
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/archaeology-classics-and-egyptology/news/articles/research-team-sheds-light-on-roman-financial-crisis/
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-analysis-roman-coins-uncovers-evidence.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/04/analysis-of-roman-coins-uncovers.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/07/research-team-sheds-light-on-roman-financial-crisis/
Plans for a dig in Lincoln which may contain a Roman cemetery:
https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/digs-take-place-lincoln-site-6909887
https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2022/04/university-launches-archaeological-dig-at-the-lawn/
A statue of Artemis is on display in Izmir:
https://m.yenisafak.com/en/video-gallery/news/marble-statue-of-artemis-wows-visitors-at-izmirs-archaeology-museum-3593317
Columns at the Roman basilica at Ashkelon are being restored:
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-703199
Interview with M. Cosmopoulos on the excavations at Iklaina:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/07/%CE%BC-cosmopoulos-talks-about-the-excavation-at-iklaina/
More on Lund University's VR model of the House of the Greek Epigrams:
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-visitors-domestic-space-pompeii.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406095328.htm
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948886
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/copper-bottomed-proof-of-roman-currency-crisis-8ww6ss6pc
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/936/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/936/pub/936/page/54/article/290822
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/04/how-did-visitors-experience-domestic.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/07/how-did-visitors-experience-the-domestic-space-in-pompeii/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10448-220407-pompeii-virtual-home
More on Pompeii's robot dog:
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/pompeii-robot-dog-guard-restoration-b2050544.html
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/04/06/robot-dog-hired-to-help-to-manage-pompeii-ruins/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/pompeii-employs-robot-dog-to-patrol-roman-ruins-tomb-raider-tunnels/UJCPZF3N6YXGHUCAFYA6R5WLMQ/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-a-robot-is-roaming-the-pompeii-ruins-180979856/
More on the mosaic found at Southwark:
https://the-past.com/news/londons-largest-area-of-roman-mosaic-for-over-50-years/
More on evidence of Roman-era silver processing at Kent:
https://the-past.com/news/industrial-scale-roman-silver-extraction-in-kent/
More arguing over York's proposed Roman Quarter devleopment:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/10/york-divided-over-plan-for-new-roman-quarter-hotel-and-153-flats-included
Review of Mary Beard, *Laughter in Ancient Rome*:
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-04-05/baldness-was-funny-blindness-was-not-mary-beard-unveils-humor-in-ancient-rome.html
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-04-05/los-romanos-se-reian-de-los-calvos-pero-no-de-los-ciegos-mary-beard-desvela-las-claves-del-humor-en-la-antiguedad.html
Review of Barry Strauss, *The War that Made the Roman Empire*:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/antony-and-cleopatra-at-war
Review of Liv Albert, *Nectar of the Gods*:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/greek-mythology-cocktail-book
Review of Madeline Miller, *The Song of Achilles*:
https://glamadelaide.com.au/book-review-the-song-of-achilles-10th-anniversary-special-edition-by-madeline-miller%EF%BF%BC/
Review/excerpt of Edmund Richardson, *The King's Shadow*:
https://lithub.com/the-fugitive-who-conned-his-way-into-the-footsteps-of-alexander-the-great-and-the-quest-for-his-lost-cities/
Rebecca Flemming is the first Leventis Chair in Ancient Greek Scientific and Technological Thought:
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/topics/culture-society/7656-chairancientgreekmedicine
Plenty of interest this week in Steven Hunt's suggestions on how Latin should be taught:
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948752
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-lessons-modern-languagesand-taylor-swiftcan.html
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/apr/07/teachers-encouraged-to-use-taylor-swift-lyrics-to-make-latin-accessible
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10693999/Cambridge-teacher-calls-classes-use-Taylor-Swift-lyrics-replace-sexist-syllabus.html
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/20050408.latin-teachers-use-taylor-swift-hit-disney-film-modernise-subject/
https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/latin-teachers-could-use-taylor-swift-lyrics-engage-students
... and the Cambridge Latin course is being rewritten:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/07/caecilius-est-cancellatum-cambridge-latin-textbook-rewritten/
Latest feature on the Antikythera Mechanism is suggesting a 'calibration date':
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2315027-ancient-computer-may-have-had-its-clock-set-to-23-december-178-bc/
Feature on speaking Latin:
https://psyche.co/ideas/speaking-latin-brings-an-unmediated-thrill-to-the-classics
Feature on the Mausoleum of Augustus:
https://smarthistory.org/mausoleum-augustus/
Feature on the Milos catacombs:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/06/milos-island-catacombs-greece/
Feature on Aphrodisias:
https://azertag.az/en/xeber/Ancient_City_of_Aphrodisias___Turkiyes_incredible_UNESCO_World_Heritage_list-2079818
Feature on cities (re)founded by Alexander the Great:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/04/cities-around-the-globe-founded-alexander-the-great/
A roundup of Alexander the Great's (possible) medical issues:
https://www.cureus.com/articles/85505-historical-perspective-and-medical-maladies-of-alexander-the-great
Feature on Cleopatra:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/114644/Cleopatra-VII-the-woman-who-led-armies
Feature on ancient Greek graffiti in Egypt:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/06/ancient-greeks-left-their-mark-in-egypt-in-591-bc-in-graffiti/
Feature on Nikopolis:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/04/nikopolis-roman-era-greece/
Feature on Thouria:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/08/spectacular-long-lost-ancient-greek-city-thouria/
Feature on the Battle of Plataea:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/09/battle-of-plataea/
Feature on the source of silver for Roman coins:
https://www.numismaticnews.net/world-coins/study-seeks-source-of-silver-for-roman-coins
Feature on how to properly wear a toga:
https://www.openculture.com/2022/04/how-to-wear-a-toga-the-official-ancient-roman-way.html
Feature on sports in ancient Greece:
https://www.history.com/news/ancient-greece-sports
Feature on the Acropolis serving as a harem:
https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/acropolis-harem/
Feature on polychromy of Greek statues:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/06/ancient-greek-masterpieces-were-painted-in-dazzling-colors/
In case you didn't know about the elephant skull dug up near the Colosseum 90 years ago:
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/the-story-of-the-prehistoric-elephant-and-romes-lost-hill.html
The Institute of Digital Archaeology is the latest demanding access to the Parthenon Sculptures for scanning purposes:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/institute-of-digital-archaeology-2096277
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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 'lost' Ice Age cave from Brixham was located:
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/lost-ice-age-cave-found-6926290
Study suggests the Neolithic Revolution in Europe resulted in humans being taller and more prone to cardiovascular issues:
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-european-farmers-heights.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406101723.htm
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/936/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/936/pub/936/page/53/article/290823
cf:
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2106743119
A burial dating to 7600 BCE from Noord-Brabant:
https://nltimes.nl/2022/04/10/oldest-grave-netherlands-7600-bc-found-noord-brabant
A 5000 years bp site in Spain is being touted as the 'fashion capital' of the prehistoric world:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stonehenge-fashion-capital-historic-world-b2052072.html
Possibly 4000 years bp Bronze axe heads from a Wiltshire field:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-60995770
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10449-220408-england-bronze-age
I think we've mentioned this Bronze Age figurine from the Tollense which might be a balance weight:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63772
7 Anglo-Saxon burials, each with a saucer brooch from Gloucestershire:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63766
A 1000 years bp possibly non-binary warrior burial from Finland:
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/remains-found-in-1000-year-old-lavish-burial-in-finland-may-be-of-nonbinary-warrior/
Medieval finds from a development site in Haverfordwest:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-61011472
17th century polychrome wall paintings found during renovations at Saltworks Castle in southern Poland:
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63793
More on the isotopic study of 'bog bodies' from Cramond:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/05/isotopic-investigation-reveals-life-history-of-bog-bodies-in-scotland/
More on Viking motivation to leave Greenland:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-did-the-vikings-abandon-their-most-successful-settlement-in-greenland-180979884/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10426-220325-greenland-viking-drought
More on the suggestion that Stonehenge was a solar calendar:
https://the-past.com/news/was-stonehenge-a-solar-calendar/
Feature on the purpose of assorted hillforts in Norway:
https://sciencenorway.no/history-humanities/this-pile-of-rubble-is-actually-an-ancient-fort-historians-have-discovered-450-of-them-around-norway/2000699
A survey suggests Dunstable Priory was once larger:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-61011472
An update on efforts to conserve the Mary Rose:
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-oven-bricks-tudor-warship-mary.html
https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/News/LatestNews/2022/07-04-22.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10451-220408-mary-rose-bricks
The site of Columbus' first tomb was located:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-04-07/localizado-el-lugar-exacto-donde-estuvo-la-primera-tumba-de-colon-bajo-el-asfalto-en-el-centro-de-valladolid.html
Plans for a dig on the site of a former Weymouth bowling alley:
https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/20052626.archaeological-dig-take-place-weymouth-mfa-bowl-site/
Pondering whether Bronze Age Britons used gold as currency:
https://the-past.com/news/weighing-up-the-evidence-did-bronze-age-britons-use-gold-as-currency/
Feature on Viking life in Britain:
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/history/vikings-detailed-lives-britain-archaeology
Feature on the remains of the city of Conza:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/conza-buried-town-italy
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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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China believes it can make use of robot dogs like that at Pompeii:
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202204/1257655.shtml
China is cracking down on the sale of looted antiquities:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/04/08/china-cracks-down-on-sale-of-stolen-antiquities
A study of late Neolithic rice and millet agriculture in southeast China:
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-agriculture-southeast-china-late-neolithic.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/949108
cf:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11707-021-0956-z
More on 3000 years bp trousers:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/the-worlds-oldest-pants-are-a-3000-year-old-engineering-marvel/
More on 40 000 years bp pigment processing evidence:
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/xiamabei-ochre-pigment-archaeology-1234621253/
Feature on restoration of some Tang Dynasty armour:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20220409/0700763382274d81b0aa7430263556a3/c.html
Ancient 'Turkish' petroglyphs from caves in Mongolia's Gobi Desert:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/expert-finds-petroglyphs-of-ancient-turks-in-gobi-desert-172708
An update on restoration efforts on the Takav Gade at Angkor Thom:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/20220408/28e15ad35a244e0d8aa4dd2fa26f284c/c.html
Feature on the development of the Korean hanbok:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/style/one-garments-journey-through-history.html
400 Buddhist artifacts from a site in Swabi (Pakistan):
https://www.app.com.pk/culture-heritage/400-buddhist-antiquities-discovered-in-swabi/
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/national-2/400-buddhist-antiquities-stupa-excavated-in-pakistans-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-province
https://dailytimes.com.pk/915957/archeology-dept-discovers-400-buddhist-antiques-from-single-site-in-swabi/
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/948630-400-buddhist-antiquities-discovered-in-swabi
https://theprint.in/world/400-buddhist-antiquities-stupa-excavated-in-pakistans-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-province/908714/
Neolithic/Megalithic era petroglyphs from the Bhupalpally district:
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/050422/rare-stone-carvings-discovered-in-bhupalpally-dist.html
A pair of punch-marked Sangam-era coins from Adichanallur:
https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2022/04/04050353/1360982/Adichanallur-coins-find-suggests-early-habitation.vpf
Plenty of ceramics (date?) from the Thulukkarpatti excavations:
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/apr/06/archaeologists-bowled-over-by-at-thulukkarpatti-site-2438668.html
More on the giant stone burial (maybe) jars from Assam:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkp4yn/archaeologists-discover-dozens-of-mysterious-giant-stone-jars-in-india
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-703359
https://theprint.in/science/an-ancient-people-lost-to-time-mystery-of-giant-sandstone-jars-found-in-assam/902357/
https://news.abplive.com/science/assam-study-finds-mysterious-giant-jars-apparently-used-for-burial-rituals-1524629
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/giant-stone-jars-unearthed-india-study-1234624268/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/04/giant-stone-jars-found-in-india/143304
Evidence Hindus were eating meat at Ayodhya:
https://www.news9live.com/india/archaeology-history-and-mythology-show-hindus-ate-meat-even-in-ayodhya-163221
Goa is working on restoring temples destroyed by the Portuguese:
https://www.thestatesman.com/india/goa-begins-work-restoring-temples-destroyed-portuguese-cm-1503057810.html
Despite objections from the ASI, development is going on at a site in Jaipur:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/construction-on-archaeology-dept-land-despite-objections/articleshow/90673395.cms
Feature on the Marquesas before humans arrived:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/marquesas-islands-environment
Feature on Indian stepwells:
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3172791/how-indian-architectural-feature-once-plentiful-being
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
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A 50 000 years bp Aboriginal site from Pilbara's Yirra Rock Shelter:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/08/wa-aboriginal-site-near-rio-tinto-mine-more-than-50000-years-old-new-study-reveals
https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/indigenous-australians/wa-dig-unveils-50000-year-aboriginal-ties-c-6379776
https://thewest.com.au/business/mining/rio-helps-traditional-owners-discover-ancient-human-habitation-at-pilbara-archaeological-site-c-6377538
https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2022/04/09/traditional-owner-led-dig-unveils-50000-year-links1
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/08/wa-aboriginal-site-near-rio-tinto-mine-more-than-50000-years-old-new-study-reveals
19th century colonial remains from a development site in Dunedin (NZ):
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/colonial-past-uncovered-acc-build-site
A study of skeletal remains of colonial-era migrant settlers to Australia reveals much health and economic status information:
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-skeletal-reveal-grave-health-australian.html
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220406/Study-finds-metabolic-deficiencies-among-migrant-settlers-in-colonial-Australia.aspx
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10450-220408-south-australia-colony
Overviewish piece on the 2100 years bp Mithaka finds along 'Australia's Silk Road':
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-04/-mithaka-cultural-landscape-silk-road/100959802
Mungo Man and Mungo Lady are to be reburied:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61006118
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/06/mungo-man-and-mungo-lady-to-be-reburied-in-willandra-world-heritage-area-after-federal-decision
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10445-220407-australia-mungo-man
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NORTH AMERICA
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6000 years bp points from a dig at Cape Canaveral:
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/04/07/ucf-students-cape-canaveral-space-force-station-find-artifacts/7242765001/
I think we mentioned this possible 'war club' find from a Royston (BC) yard:
https://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/news/royston-area-man-turns-up-indigenous-artifact-in-yard/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10442-220404-vancouver-war-club
Remains of 'ancient American dogs' from Jamestown (which apparently were being eaten):
https://www.livescience.com/jamestown-colonists-ate-indigenous-dogs
https://www.science.org/content/article/jamestown-colonists-may-have-kept-eaten-indigenous-american-dogs
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10441-220404-jamestown-ancient-dogs
Excavations have resumed at a cemetery site in Guelph:
https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/archaeological-study-resumes-on-baker-street-under-hard-tent-5246089
More on prehistoric human remains from a Miami condo development site:
https://www.wsj.com/story/in-miami-a-prehistoric-civilization-lies-beneath-condo-towers-8fc64335
More on the multicultural crew of a whaling shipwreck found in the Gulf of Mexico:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/industry-whaling-shipwreck-found-in-gulf-of-mexico-180979819/
A 'mysterious' cemetery at the Booker T Washington National Monument:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mystery-graves-booker-t-washington-national-monument-virginia/
Feature on Edward Knell's work in the Mojave Desert:
https://dailytitan.com/news/campus/anthropology-professor-explores-the-mojave-desert/article_dd558dce-b60d-11ec-9235-db3bf8767721.html
Feature on the oldest known human footprints in North America and their implications:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ancient-footprints-in-new-mexico-raise-questions-about-when-humans-inhabited-north-america
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2314366-ancient-footprints-show-children-splashed-in-puddles-11500-years-ago/
A new campaign in Utah to protect archaeological sites:
https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2022-04-06/utah-launches-new-campaign-to-protect-archaeological-sites
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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Evidence of an earthquake and tsunami hitting Chile's Atacama desert (!) some 3800 years bp:
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/some-3800-years-ago-mega-earthquake-tsunami-hit-chiles-atacama-desert-2022-04-06/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/prehistoric-mega-quake-identified-off-chilean-coast-3-800-years-ago-1.10727878
https://wkzo.com/2022/04/06/some-3800-years-ago-a-mega-earthquake-tsunami-hit-chiles-atacama-desert/
https://www.latercera.com/que-pasa/noticia/el-desconocido-terremoto-magnitud-95-y-posterior-tsunami-que-devasto-las-costas-del-norte/WNVVVYHIXNEMLIQ4ULZWKK7VLI/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/a-tsunami-wiped-out-ancient-communities-the-atacama-desert-3800-years-ago/
https://gizmodo.com/massive-earthquake-rocked-chilean-coastal-communities-3-1848759281
Archaeologists are working at a submerged Maya city site in Lake Atitlan (Guatemala):
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/04/archaeologists-explore-submerged-maya-city/143293
Not sure how recent is the find of these stone spheres from Costa Rica:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/04/archaeologists-excavate-giant-stone-spheres-in-costa-rica/143313
An 18th/19th century pot find from Antiqua's Falmouth Harbour:
https://antiguaobserver.com/local-diver-finds-centuries-old-relic-in-falmouth-harbour/
Haven't had a feature on the archaeological remains of Port Royal in a while:
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/art-leisure/20220410/rediscovering-sunken-wickedest-city
More on Huayna Picchu being the correct name for Machu Picchu:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/world/americas/machu-picchu-real-name-peru.html
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/4/6/23009984/machu-picchu-wrong-name-peru-andes-mountains-inca-civilization-real-name-huayna-picchu
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/huayna-picchu-10682.html
https://news.yahoo.com/world-called-archaeological-wonder-machu-222336257.html
Feature on Loa Traxler's work at the Rosalila Maya site in Honduras:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/unm-professor-helping-unearth-mysteries-of-maya-site-in-honduras/article_dce1d9f0-ac68-11ec-9bed-335b5623314e.html
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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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Latest update on the restoration (and damage) of Notre Dame:
https://www.dw.com/en/restoration-of-notre-dame-remains-a-challenge/a-61346946
Not sure where to put this project from English Heritage to identify labourers who excavated the Coria Roman site 100+ years ago:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-61009960
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/07/english-heritage-corbridge-roman-town-edwardian-navvies-hadrians-wall
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/search-news/pr-hadrians-wall-excavators/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brickmakers-miners-and-gardeners-hunt-is-on-to-uncover-excavators-at-corbridge-roman-town-0flrkszvt
Feature on TS Eliot's The Waste Land:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/06/it-takes-your-hand-off-the-panic-button-ts-eliots-the-waste-land-100-years-on
cf:
https://thewasteland2022.com/
Feature on 'speaking animals' in Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern literature:
https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/04/speaking-animals-literature
Feature on the origins of the unicorn myth:
https://www.livescience.com/origins-of-unicorns
Feature on one of Rembrandt's self portraits:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/interactive/2022/rembrandt-self-portrait/
Feature on the Chevalier d'Eon:
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0bzwxqy/the-chevalier-d-on-the-18th-century-transgender-spy
Feature on studying hair through the ages:
https://www.sapiens.org/biology/hair-race-evolution/
Recreating (and testing the toxicity) of 18th century makeup:
https://theconversation.com/could-lead-makeup-really-kill-you-a-scientist-recreated-centuries-old-skin-whitening-recipes-to-find-out-podcast-180818
... and recreating a 17th century perfume:
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-recreate-17th-century-perfume-constantijn-huygens.html
Latest bad painting restoration appears to be in a chapel in Mexico:
https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-04-05/el-ecce-homo-mexicano-una-tatuadora-restaura-la-capilla-barroca-de-arroyo-zarco.html
Some missing notebooks (for 20 years) of Charles Darwin were 'mysteriously returned' to Cambridge University:
https://www.livescience.com/lost-darwin-notebooks-found
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60980288
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/05/stolen-darwin-journals-returned-to-cambridge-university-library
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/darwins-missing-tree-life-notebooks-mysteriously-returned-20-years-rcna229
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/6378161
https://apnews.com/article/charles-darwin-europe-easter-lifestyle-f982ad65c809a66a8da21e264be9da51
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stolen-charles-darwin-notebooks-returned-after-22-years-180979878/
An just in case you were wondering, there is no evidence for the find of horned humans and giants in 1880s Pennsylvania:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/04/04/fact-check-horned-humans-skeletons-with-gigantism-not-found-1800-s/7151442001/
The Deseret Alphabet texts have been digitized:
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-deseret-alphabet-texts.html
cf:
http://go.illinois.edu/deseret
Feature on drug use in the ancient world:
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/ancient-world-drugs/
Hikers found a Canadian tank 'rusting peacefully' in an English field, apparently:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/canadian-second-world-war-tank-english-field-1.6399834
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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The National Gallery has renamed Degas' Russian Dancers to Ukrainian Dancers:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/apr/03/national-gallery-renames-degas-russian-dancers-as-ukrainian-dancers
I think we mentioned Scotland's apology for witchcraft accusations:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scotland-issues-formal-apology-to-thousands-accused-of-witchcraft-180979869/
Latest list of cultural sites damaged in Ukraine:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/07/ukraine-53-cultural-sites-have-been-damaged/
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS
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Humans apparently bred dogs to have 'puppy dog eyes':
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/health/puppy-dog-eyes-wellness-scn/index.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/dogs-faces-evolved-improve-connections-people-study-suggests-rcna22362
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Kamay Spears:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/04/exceptionally-significant-indigenous-australian-spears-to-return-to-sydney-after-250-years
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/04/04/botany-bay-spears-obtained-in-1770-to-be-displayed-in-sydney.html
Winslow Homer:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/04/04/winslow-homers-american-odyssey-is-retold-in-new-exhibition
Ryedale Hoard:
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/20048244.rare-roman-hoard-stays-yorkshire/
Sense of Smell:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/04/prado-creates-palette-odours-make-scents-brueghel-painting
Giacomo Boni:
https://www.artandobject.com/news/exhibition-highlights-man-who-excavated-ancient-romes-forum
Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World:
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/471483/U-S-exhibit-explores-bonds-between-ancient-Iran-rival-powers
cf:
https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/persia/index.html
From Julius Caesar to Boadicea (Icenian coins):
https://www.ashmolean.org/event/from-julius-caesar-to-boadicea
Wagner:
https://www.dw.com/en/how-richard-wagner-promoted-the-german-feeling/a-61395347
cf:
https://www.dhm.de/en/exhibitions/richard-wagner-and-the-nationalization-of-feeling/#/
Rafael:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-04-07/la-galeria-nacional-de-londres-celebra-la-armonia-renacentista-de-rafael.html
Japan: Courts and Culture:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/apr/07/art-of-diplomacy-300-years-japanese-art-royal-collection-queens-gallery
cf:
https://www.rct.uk/collection/themes/exhibitions/japan-courts-and-culture/the-queens-gallery-buckingham-palace
Feature on the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/04/archaeological-museum-of-thessaloniki-new-entries-new-approaches/
Feature on the museum at the Cairo airport:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/44/464222/Antiquities/Museums/Cairo-airport-invites-transit-passengers-to-visit-.aspx
More on the reopening of Iraq's National Museum:
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/04/iraq-reopens-national-museum-after-thousands-smuggled-artifacts-return
Turkey's Museum of Islamic Civilizations is opening this weekend:
https://m.yenisafak.com/en/life/new-museum-of-islamic-civilizations-set-to-open-friday-in-turkeys-largest-mosque-3593321
The Uffizi is apparently Italy's most visited cultural site:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/04/florences-uffizi-gallery-named-italy-most-visited-cultural-site-first-time
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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An 800 years bp medieval seal found by a 10-year-old in the UK fetch a nice price:
https://www.newsweek.com/800-year-old-medieval-wax-seal-found-10-year-old-boy-sells-5000-1694694
Items associated with survivors of the Titanic are coming to auction:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61007218
A cast of Rodin's 'The Thinker' is coming to auction:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/04/07/rodins-thinker-to-be-sold-at-christies-paris
High expectations for a Picasso coming to auction:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/apr/07/picasso-portrait-of-lover-and-muse-to-appear-at-auction-for-first-time
Still no buyer for the Villa Aurora and its Caravaggio:
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220407-still-no-buyer-for-roman-villa-with-caravaggio-mural
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/04/09/rome-villa-caravaggios-ceiling-fresco-fails-sell-second-time/
https://politpost.com/2022/04/09/rome-villa-with-caravaggios-only-ceiling-fresco-fails-to-sell-for-second-time-despite-20-per-cent-discount/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/04/07/roman-villa-with-caravaggios-only-ceiling-painting-secures-no-bids-at-auction--again/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/villa-aurora-caravaggio-baltimore-museum-morning-links-1234624588/
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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A new 'non destructive' DNA method is now available:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220405084557.htm
More on the origins of the Avars:
https://www.science.org/content/article/mystery-warriors-made-fastest-migration-ancient-history
https://www.thefloridastar.com/articles/scientists-solve-mystery-of-the-origins-of-warlike-ancient-tribe/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/04/origins-of-avars-elucidated-with.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/04/origins-of-the-avars-elucidated-with-ancient-dna/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10443-220405-avars-mongolia-hungary
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Latest CT scan project is on a child mummy from Luxor:
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/04/egyptian-archaeologist-performs-ct-scan-child-mummy-luxor
Using gamma-ray spectrometry to scan for sites:
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948757
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10446-220407-gamma-ray-spectrometer
Digitization is allowing some 'mystery recordings' to be hear for the first time in a 100 years:
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/05/1090819310/mystery-recordings-will-now-be-heard-for-the-first-time-in-about-100-years
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CLIMATE MATTERS
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A project to protect medieval sites on Rhodes from climate change issues:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1181552/tech-to-shield-medieval-city-from-climate-change/
General climate change concerns for sites in the UK and Ireland:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/outdoors/arid-40844837.html
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Heritage sites in Britain:
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2022/04/how-britains-ancient-sites-are-in-the-spotlight-for-2022
Makran Coastal Highway:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220405-a-remote-highway-along-the-arabian-sea
Sicily:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/a-tantalizing-trek-into-the-heart-of-sicily
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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Elektra:
https://politpost.com/2022/04/03/review-two-sopranos-make-an-elektra-both-mythic-and-human/
Feature on John Philip Sousa and Jessie Zoller:
https://dailygazette.com/2022/04/09/focus-on-history-the-march-kings-st-johnsville-friend/
Hong Kong Arts Festival:
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3172964/shanghai-opera-houses-cavalleria-rusticana-and-pagliacci
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CRIME BEAT
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An arrest in Baghdad for antiquities trafficking:
https://nrttv.com/En/detail6/3054
Chennai authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle a 19th century idol:
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2022/apr/09/chennai-air-cargo-customs-foil-bid-to-smuggle-19th-century-idol-2439833.html
Five tombaroli at the archaeological site of Baucina near Palermo were arrested (Italian):
https://palermo.gds.it/articoli/cronaca/2022/04/09/cinque-tombaroli-bloccati-nellarea-archeologica-di-baucina-rubavano-monete-26b29d04-b855-4699-8a8a-48a24492647a/
https://newsicilia.it/palermo/cronaca/malviventi-siciliani-a-caccia-di-tesori-antichi-5-ai-domiciliari-per-furto-di-beni-culturali-bottino-sequestrato/771703
https://www.iltempo.it/adnkronos/2022/04/09/news/palermo-rubano-monete-antiche-in-area-archeologica-5-arresti-31149795/
https://www.palermotoday.it/cronaca/furto-monete-greche-necropoli-baucina-arresti.html
https://palermo.meridionews.it/articolo/99729/arrestati-cinque-tombaroli-nellarea-di-monte-falcone-col-metal-detector-a-caccia-di-monete-del-v-secolo-a-c/
Feature on George Tsoukalis' work hunting down illicit Greek antiquities:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/09/detective-ancient-greece-heritage/
Not sure where to put this item on a Qatari sheikh losing his appeal regarding fake antiquities from Phoenix Art:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/04/04/sheikh-al-thani-loses-appeal-over-fake-statues-claim
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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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Glasgow museums are returning items to Native American peoples:
https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/people/stolen-artefacts-in-glasgow-museums-including-items-taken-from-wounded-knee-massacre-set-to-be-returned-3640745
... and India:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/stolen-artefacts-to-be-returned-to-india-from-scotland-museums/articleshow/90748482.cms
https://theprint.in/world/stolen-artefacts-to-be-returned-to-india-from-scotland-museums/909703/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/stolen-artefacts-to-be-returned-to-india-from-scotland-museums/article65306405.ece
On India's efforts to recover stolen artifacts:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/how-india-is-pushing-for-the-return-of-stolen-artifacts-101649392472195-amp.html
https://www.dw.com/en/how-india-is-pushing-for-the-return-of-stolen-artifacts/a-61394995
Not sure where to put this one on Hernan Cortes' papers being 'guarded' in Mexico:
https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-04-03/los-papeles-de-hernan-cortes-ya-estan-en-mexico.html
More on Yale Museum having to return Kapoor-related items to India:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10681517/Yale-Museum-turns-13-artifacts-worth-1m-art-looting-investigation.html
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/936/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/936/pub/936/page/47/article/290805
https://hyperallergic.com/722287/us-authorities-seized-13-looted-asian-artifacts-from-yale-university/
More on the US returning items to Libya:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/us-returns-smuggled-ancient-artifacts.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/04/06/us-returns-two-antiquities-to-the-people-of-libya/
Excerpt from Benedicte Savoy, *Africa's Struggle for Its Art*:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/benedicte-savoy-excerpt-2092860
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on the Celtic Coin Index:
https://the-past.com/news/iron-age-coin-database-launched-online/
Latest e-Sylum:
http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n14.html
... and the one which should appear later today:
http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n15.html
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Coin Week:
http://www.coinweek.com/
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OBITUARIES
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Arthur Steinberg:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/vnews/name/arthur-steinberg-obituary?pid=201770003
Margaret Curtis:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/obituary-margaret-curtis-j6p5w5x8c
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/apr/07/margaret-curtis-obituary
David Beers:
https://www.capegazette.com/article/david-booth-beers-devoted-lawyer-professor/237941
Hugh Parry:
https://www.cac-scec.ca/2022/04/in-memoriam-prof-hugh-parry/
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:
https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3166-audio-news-from-archaeologica-march-27th-2022-through-april-2nd-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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