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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jan/12/capitol-rioters-inflamed-hate-drunk-mobs-painted-goya-new-york-met
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2020/goyas-graphic-imagination ================================================================
ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ================================================================
More on leftovers and dog domestication:

https://www.dailypress.com/life/pets/sns-nyt-humans-domesticated-wolves-with-meat-20210110-jvxr2vqb6ffxdjdzjv4p65nlqm-story.html
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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The Art of Archaeological Science:

https://www.livescience.com/microscopy-art-from-artifacts.html https://www.penn.museum/on-view/galleries-exhibitions/invisible-beauty

Pondering the existence of museums via the latest Wonder Woman flick:

https://hyperallergic.com/613003/wonder-woman-the-museum-worker-is-a-less-convincing-disguise-than-clark-kents/

Egypt has approved a Pharaonic exhibition in a number of cities:

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/01/egypt-foreign-exhibition-pharaohs-tourism-archaeology.html

Feature on some of the items being transferred to the NMEC in Egypt:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/96446/Know-about-Egyptian-Museum-s-artifacts-to-be-transferred-to

Iran and France are expanding their museum cooperation:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/456972/Iran-France-preparing-to-expand-museum-cooperation

The Mosul Museum has reopened:

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/12/iraq-mosul-museum-antiquities-islamic-state-assyrian-reopen.html

The Vatican museums hope to reopen next month:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-museums-hope-to-reopen-in-february-10810

The Guggenheim has its first African-American Deputy Curator and Chief Curator:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/arts/design/guggenheim-curator-beckwith.html

A virtual tour of the Met is in the works:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/tech/verizon-met-5g-virtual-tour/index.html ================================================================
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After decades of legal fights, artifacts from a pair of 19th century shipwrecks associated with Nelson are coming to auction:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/478/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/478/pub/478/page/12/article/123415

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
A study of some ancient genomes from Siberia includes some traces of yersinia pestis along with hints about migration:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/plague-bacteria-die-offs-ancient-siberians-genetics-dna
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9365-210111-siberia-genome-plague

Perhaps of interest is a study suggesting dire wolves weren't really related to modern wolves:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/du-adr010821.php https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/world/dire-wolves-grey-wolves-intl-scli-scn/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/science/dire-wolf-genome.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03082-x https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-dire-wolf-was-distinct-species.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/01/14/ancient-dna-reveals-secrets-of-dire-wolves/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2021/01/dire-wolf-dna-study-reveals-surprises/
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Latest facial reconstructions are a Scythian 'king and queen':

http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/faces-of-siberian-tutankhamun-and-his-queen-buried-in-tuva-some-2600-years-ago-reconstructed-by-science/
https://www.9news.com.au/world/history-science-faces-of-ancient-rulers-from-2600-years-ago-reconstructed-from-rotted-skulls/8179df5e-194c-4e1d-9a15-ab45f88bd832
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9364-210111-scythian-faces-reconstructed

More on archaeologists using Cold War-era spy satellite photos:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/corona-spy-satellite-photographs-1935836

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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Venice has a new high tech surveillance system watching tourists:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venice-control-room-tourism/index.html

Egypt:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/6/96460/%E2%80%98Seemingly-limitless%E2%80%99-ancient-wonders-among-reasons-why-you-should-visit

Hiking Hadrian's Wall:

https://sanjuanislander.com/opinion/columnists/column-by-mike-vouri/32115/mike-vouri-on-hadrian-s-wall-a-hike-across-england

Venice's Jewish ghetto:

https://elviajero.elpais.com/elviajero/2021/01/07/actualidad/1610009607_247777.html

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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
The Dig:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/13/the-dig-review-carey-mulligan-ralph-fiennes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-dig-movie-review/2021/01/13/11a1f210-54ef-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html
https://www.salon.com/2021/01/14/the-dig-review-netflix/ https://nypost.com/2021/01/14/the-dig-unearths-an-intimate-true-story/

Oresteia:

https://napavalleyregister.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/greek-tragedy-from-cal-shakes-the-orestia-is-online-on-jan-15/article_87d3c84f-84cd-5383-ae5a-ca14e731ddcd.html

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CRIME BEAT
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New Zealand police are looking for owners of some stolen artworks:

https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2021/01/new-zealand-police-want-help-in-finding.html

Not quite sure where to put this pondering the impact of the new US antiquities law:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/congress-increase-regulations-antiquities-trade-us-180976712/

... nor this one about the UK's new policies:

https://hyperallergic.com/613855/uk-rejects-european-union-regulations-to-reduce-illegal-antiquity-trafficking/
https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/13629-after-brexit-the-uk-is-open-to-almost-unrestrained-antiquities-trade

... and one in Sri Lanka (I think):

https://island.lk/proposed-amendment-to-antiquities-ordinance-a-boost-to-destruction-of-antiquities/

Review of a book on Nazi looting:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/books/jonathan-petropoulos-gorings-man-paris-nazi-art.html

More on that major bust in Israel last week:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/israeli-authorities-seize-trove-thousands-stolen-antiques-180976739/

More on Gaza being unable to crack down on antiquities smuggling:

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/12/gaza-hunger-tourism-antiquities-museum.html
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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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The last of the Gurlitt-associated Nazi loot has been returned to owners' heirs:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55644230

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on ancient gold coins from shipwrecks:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/treasure-coins-ancient-gold-coins-recovered-from-shipwrecks/

An upcoming talk from the Antigonid Coins Online project:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/agenta/the-antigonid-coins-online-project/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n02.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n03.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Emil Homerin:

https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/emil-homerin-an-american-religion-scholar-remembered-465642/

Carrie Dann:

https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/emil-homerin-an-american-religion-scholar-remembered-465642/

Norman Golb:

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/norman-golb-renowned-scholar-medieval-jewish-history-1928-2020

Michele Casanova:

https://archeorient.hypotheses.org/15635

Mary Catherine Bateson:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/books/mary-catherine-bateson-dead.html

Helga Weyhe:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/world/europe/helga-weyhe-dead.html

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ================================================================
Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3017-audio-news-from-archaeologica-january-3-through-january-9-2021
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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS ================================================================
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/ ================================================================ PODCASTS/VODCASTS ================================================================
Archaeosoup:

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

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ ================================================================
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