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    From david meadows@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 28 09:34:59 2021
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    https://whyy.org/articles/this-is-sacred-ground-archaeologists-find-likely-burial-ground-for-enslaved-people-at-dover-plantation/
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/graves-enslaved-people-discovered-former-delaware-plantation-180977346/

    A dig is underway at Angel Mounds (Indiana):

    https://www.14news.com/2021/03/22/archaeological-project-underway-angel-mounds/

    Feature on the Kincaid Mounds (Illinois):

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/kincaid-mounds-the-mound-metropolis-of-illinois/138146

    Feature on the Etowah Mounds (Georgia):

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/the-etowah-mounds-metropolis-of-the-south-appalachian-mississippian-culture/138172

    Feature on Moundville (Alabama):

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/moundville-the-mound-metropolis-of-the-mississippian-culture/138205

    Feature on assorted Mississippian Culture 'mound cities':

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/ancient-mound-cities-settlements-of-the-mississippian-culture/138216

    Feature on Parowan Gap petroglyphs:

    https://sltrib.com/artsliving/2021/03/27/photos-parowan-gap-shows/

    ... and other potential petroglyph sites in Utah:

    https://www.blm.gov/blog/2021-03-25/petroglyphs-hidden-plain-sight-insights-prehistoric-rock-imagery-utahs-west-desert

    Feature on the Weedon Island Preserve (Florida):

    https://www.fox13news.com/news/weedon-islands-prehistoric-past-gives-glimpse-into-bay-areas-native-american-culture

    Plans for the excavation of the Oaklawn Cemetery might coincide with the Race Massacre Centennial date:

    https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/post/oaklawn-cemetery-exhumation-could-begin-exact-date-race-massacre-centennial

    ... while the search for a lost Black cemetery at Tropicana Field is under way:

    https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/special-reports/erased/search-for-lost-black-cemetery-begins-at-tropicana-field/67-5d1783ae-6f45-4783-86ff-5c3f6f61af7d

    ... as is the search for mass burials from various events in Pueblo, Colorado's history:

    https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-pueblo-colorado-floods-flu-bf6525b8a0ecec054cf7601b8f2933ad

    Historic buildings in Saratoga were saved from demolition:

    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Request-to-demolish-on-Phila-Street-in-Saratoga-16051325.php

    A bill to rename the Toltec Mounds Archaeological Park in Oklahoma:

    https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/03/23/ancient-history-a-correction-proposed-in-legislation

    Feature on possible prehistoric underwater structures in Lake Huron:

    https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/archaeologists-have-found-prehistoric-rock-structures-under-the-great-lakes
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    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ================================================================
    A 3200 years bp mural of a spider deity froma temple in Peru:

    https://andina.pe/Ingles/noticia-peru-over-3200yearold-wall-painting-found-in-libertad-region-838420.aspx
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/25/peru-archaeologists-mural-temple-spider-god-rain-fertility
    https://www.jpost.com/international/peru-3200-years-old-mural-of-pre-contact-spider-deity-found-663357
    https://www.wionews.com/science/3200-year-old-temple-mural-of-spider-god-in-peru-identified-373157
    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/peru-temple-mural-spider-god-1955029 https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ancient-mural-peru-uncovered-by-archaeologists-1234587920/
    http://www.archaeology.org/news/9555-210326-peru-spider-mural

    Remains of a pre-Hispanic turial from Huancayo (Peru):

    https://andina.pe/Ingles/noticia-peru-remains-of-prehispanic-tomb-found-in-huancayo-839000.aspx

    Feature/study on salt (based on a mural, among other things) being a major Maya commodity:

    https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2021/03/22ga_mckillop_saltcommodity.php https://phys.org/news/2021-03-mural-earliest-salt-sold-marketplace.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210322143254.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/lsu-wos032221.php http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/maya-salt-money-09479.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/researchers-uncover-more-on-use-of-salt.html
    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/mural-depicts-first-documented-record-of-maya-salt-commodity/138124
    https://www.archaeology.org/news/9549-210324-maya-salt-vendor

    A study of ancient Maya houses in Belize is tying wealth inequality to despotic forms of government:

    https://phys.org/news/2021-03-ancient-maya-houses-wealth-inequality.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/fm-amh031821.php https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/p-acm031721.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210324155121.htm https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/mayan-ruins-in-belize-reveal-wealth-inequality-among-ancients
    http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/maya-wealth-inequalities-09493.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/ancient-maya-houses-show-wealth.html

    Authorities closed Chichen Itza because there were too many tourists without masks:

    https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/03/hundreds-of-maskless-tourists-force-authorities-to-close-chichen-itza-archaeological-site/

    Feature on the Great Pyramid of Cholula:

    https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-worlds-largest-pyramid-is-hidden-within-a-hill

    More on the life of that Maya ambassador:

    https://www.livescience.com/ancient-maya-ambassador-burial.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/ ================================================================
    OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST ================================================================
    Feature on Passover:

    http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/turning-to-art-to-tell-the-story-of-passover/

    Study suggests sheepskin parchment was used by lawyers in various periods because it helped prevent fraud:

    https://phys.org/news/2021-03-lawyers-sheepskin-anti-fraud-device-hundreds.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uoe-lus032221.php https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-sheep-skin-legal-papers-fraud-prevention-parchment
    http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/548/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/548/pub/548/page/9/article/155722
    https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/medieval-and-early-modern-lawyers-chose.html
    http://www.archaeology.org/news/9554-210326-sheepskin-legal-documents

    Feature on a strange/forgotten medieval fruit of some sort:

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgot

    Interesting study of documents relating to an Edo-era mathematician:

    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/ku-amj032421.php

    Feature on Benedict Arnold:

    https://mailchi.mp/dailynutmeg/benedict-arnold-turning-points-redux

    Feature on the woman who invented the cupcake:

    https://food52.com/blog/26049-first-american-cookbook-writer-invented-cupcakes

    Feature on Scotland's 'fourth language':

    http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210321-scotlands-little-known-fourth-language

    On the history of various temperature scales:

    https://www.livescience.com/temperature.html

    Van Gogh painted Cypresses shortly after Starry Night:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/interactive/2021/vincent-van-gogh-cypresses/

    On the history of the 'nude selfie':

    http://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210311-a-cultural-history-of-the-nude-selfie

    Pondering the use of literature as 'self help':

    https://slate.com/culture/2021/03/wonderworks-angus-fletcher-review.html

    Pondering the 'apple' in the Garden of Eden:

    https://www.livescience.com/what-was-forbidden-fruit-in-eden.html

    On colonialism and paleontology:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/science/dinosaurs-fossils-colonialism.html

    On baseball's segregated past:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/23/magazine/negro-leagues-baseball-stats-mlb.html

    Feature on a pair of shell midden excavations (North America and Europe):

    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/fu-smr032121.php

    On women's early involvement in beer making:

    https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940

    Feature on repairing Chines books:

    https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3126443/delicate-and-dying-art-fixing-ancient-chinese-books-hand

    A new edition of the Lord of the Rings will include some Tolkien artwork:

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/25/jrr-tolkiens-own-illustrations-appear-in-lord-of-the-rings-for-the-first-time
    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-Lord-of-the-Rings-edition-to-include-16051850.php

    On when men began to obsess over 'six pack abs':

    https://theconversation.com/when-men-started-to-obsess-over-six-packs-154128

    Feature on Candide:

    https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-voltaires-candide-a-darkly-satirical-tale-of-human-folly-in-times-of-crisis-157131

    Feature on the 'metals of antiquity':

    https://www.mining.com/the-metals-of-antiquity-tin/

    Feature on phrenology:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p099tghy/is-phrenology-the-weirdest-pseudoscience-of-them-all-

    Feature on some women archaeologists:

    https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/first-female-archaeologists/

    Feature on the history of weaving:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/opinion/women-weaving-history.html

    Feature on a 'forgotten' medieval fruit:

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgot

    Feature on attitudes toward suicide in Medieval England:

    https://psyche.co/ideas/suicide-in-medieval-england-was-not-simply-a-crime-or-sin

    A compressed butterfly found in a 387 years bp book about insects in a Cambridge library:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-56551453

    On Lord Byron and Greece:

    https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_guest_columnists/arthro/what_lord_byron_really_did_for_greece_and_why_it_still_matters-2070219/

    On the history of beds:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/11r0zFtJX7qr8FWHt9mS1GR/13-facts-about-the-history-of-the-bed

    France is seeking UNESCO heritage status for the baguette:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56540232

    Feature on the lautenwerk:

    https://www.npr.org/2021/03/25/975575571/bachs-favorite-instrument-youve-probably-never-heard-of-the-long-lost-lautenwerc

    Researching the 'unknown soldiers' in some WWI postcards:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-56447883

    Latest on the Ghent Altarpiece:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56512030 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61050

    On Tibetan yak milk soap:

    https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3125838/few-have-seen-how-tibetan-yak-milk-soap-made-heres-rare-look
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    CURRENT EVENTS: ================================================================
    Feature on 'flu fatigue' during the 1918 event:

    https://theconversation.com/people-gave-up-on-flu-pandemic-measures-a-century-ago-when-they-tired-of-them-and-paid-a-price-156551

    Feature on hatred which seems associated with pandemics:

    https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/03/26/980480882/why-pandemics-give-birth-to-hate-from-black-death-to-covid-19
    ================================================================
    ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ================================================================
    Earliest evidence of a domestic dog from Saudi Arabia (4200-4000 BCE):

    http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2021/03/26/dogs-coexisted-with-humans-in-saudi-arabia-4300-years-ago_5c77308e-85b9-47cc-ac43-4cb836b86a8e.html
    https://menafn.com/1101805031/Saudi-Archaeologists-Uncover-Earliest-Evidence-of-Domesticated-dogs-in-Arabian-Peninsula-in-AlUla&source=22
    https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/saudi-arabia-archaeologists-uncover-earliest-evidence-of--domestic-dog
    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/in-alula-archaeologists-uncover-earliest-evidence-of-a-domesticated-dog-in-arabia-301255356.html

    On the role of ancient megafauna in plant domestication:

    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/mpif-amm032521.php https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/ancient-megafaunal-mutualisms-extinctions-as-factors-in-plant-domestication/138193
    ================================================================
    MUSEUM MATTERS
    ================================================================
    Polish tapestries:

    https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/for-first-time-in-history-over-130-stunning-national-treasure-tapestries-go-on-display-at-wawel-castle-20625

    Painters of Pompeii:

    https://www.artfixdaily.com/news_feed/2021/03/24/2031-the-painters-of-pompeii-okcmoa-is-the-exclusive-us-venue-for-this

    Impressionists:

    https://theconversation.com/we-cant-seem-to-get-enough-of-the-impressionists-but-can-we-move-on-from-the-sanitised-version-156747

    Interesting feature/interview on a forged gemstone at the Getty:

    https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-gem-of-a-mystery/

    American museums apparently are in possession of remains of thousands of African Americans:

    https://theconversation.com/us-museums-hold-the-remains-of-thousands-of-black-people-156558

    Wondering why we still visit museums 'perpetuating colonial-era violence':

    https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3125744/museums-west-are-full-stolen-treasures-visiting-them

    A new museum for Inuit art:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/world/canada/Winnipeg-Art-Gallery-Inuit.html

    An exhibition at the Southampton Art Gallery:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-56496591

    The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization launches next week:

    https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/99987/National-Museum-of-Egyptian-Civilization-officially-launches-on-April-3

    On looted antiquities in Australian museums:

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-28/antiquities-looted-australian-museums-douglas-latchford/100030880

    The Louvre is putting most of its collection online:

    https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20210326-louvre-museum-makes-its-entire-collection-available-online
    https://www.cnn.com/style/article/louvre-art-collection-free-museum-trnd/index.html

    cf: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/page/apropos ================================================================
    AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
    A 12th century 'silver-inlaid scalloped basin' with astrological designs is coming to auction:

    https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/548/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/548/pub/548/page/23/article/155414

    ... as are some imperial Chinese seals:

    https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/549/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/549/pub/549/page/8/article/155794

    Big bucks for a Van Gogh:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56534827 https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Rarely-seen-Van-Gogh-masterpiece-goes-under-16052829.php

    Early Talbot photos:

    https://www.cnn.com/style/article/talbot-photography-sale-sothebys/index.html

    Mexico was trying to prevent a sale:

    https://www.apollo-magazine.com/mexico-ancient-artefacts-heritage-christies/

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    ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
    Using DNA to look for the origins and decline of the Scythians:

    https://phys.org/news/2021-03-ancient-genomes-decline-scythians.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/mpif-agt032521.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210326151352.htm https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/ancient-genomes-trace-origin-and.html
    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/03/ancient-genomes-trace-the-origin-decline-of-the-scythians/138222

    cf: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/13/eabe4414

    What DNA reveals about immigration to the Philippines over the millennia:

    https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/03/largest-ever-dna-mapping-study-of.html

    Basques are apparently 'genetically unique':

    https://phys.org/news/2021-03-uniqueness-basque-genetics-revealed.html https://elpais.com/ciencia/2021-03-25/el-mayor-estudio-hasta-la-fecha-confirma-la-singularidad-genetica-de-los-vascos.html

    cf:

    https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)00349-3

    Pondering the use of DNA to 'rewrite' human history:

    https://www.vox.com/22256790/ancient-dna-archaeology-ethics-podcast-unexplainable
    ================================================================
    THE TECHY SIDE
    ================================================================
    Some burials from a medieval graveyard in Leith provided material for some reconstructions:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-56523810 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19188109.edinburgh-ancestors-scientists-reconstructed-faces-700-year-old-skulls/
    https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/national/19187981.faces-reconstructed-700-year-old-skulls-found-excavation-graveyard/
    https://www.thenational.scot/news/19188660.people-scotland-looked-like-700-years-ago/

    The latest facial reconstruction of Akhenaten:

    https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-ancient-egypt-pharaoh-king-tut-father-reconstruction.html
    http://www.archaeology.org/news/9553-210325-egypt-facial-reconstruction

    On using AI and satellite images to locate sites:

    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/iidt-aas032621.php

    Using tooth tartar to track ancient trade:

    https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/03/ancient-tooth-tarter-provides-glimpse-into-early-trade-and-menu-items/

    ================================================================
    CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
    A study of the 'pathways' which helped pre-modern societies adapt to climate change:

    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/mpif-tab031921.php ================================================================
    TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
    Escomb:

    https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/550/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/550/pub/550/page/79/article/156228

    Norman architecture:

    http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/550/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/550/pub/550/page/176/article/152097

    Uluru:

    https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/water-cascade-uluru-scli-intl/index.html

    Blaundus:

    https://www.dailysabah.com/life/travel/the-ancient-city-of-blaundus-anatolias-stonehenge

    Venice:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/books/review/donna-leon-transient-desires.html

    Cinque Terre:

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cinque-terre-terraces

    Pompeii during COVID:

    https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/travel/2021/03/24/what-is-it-like-to-visit-historical-pompeii-amid-covid-19
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    PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
    'Historical distortion' led to the cancelling of a Korean period drama:

    https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3127083/period-korean-drama-joseon-exorcist-cancelled-over-chinese

    Polis/Reset:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/theater/volksbuhne-theater-polis-reset.html

    Feature on Kurt Weill:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/arts/music/kurt-weill-classical-music.html

    On 'finishing Mozart':

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/arts/music/mozart-classical-music.html

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    CRIME BEAT
    ================================================================
    A pair of Buddha idols found during excavations in Hazaribagh were stolen:

    https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/ranchi-news/two-10th-century-sculptures-of-gautam-buddha-unearthed-during-excavation-in-hazaribag-stolen-101616381569455.html
    https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/lord-buddha---s-idols-found-in-excavation-stolen.html

    The Queen's estates are exempt from police searches for looted artifacts, apparently:

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/25/revealed-police-barred-from-searching-queens-estates-for-looted-artefacts

    Latest Anonymous Swiss Collector Culture Crime News:

    http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2021/03/culture-crime-news-15-21-march-2021.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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    REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY ================================================================
    Italian authorities recovered a Roman statue head stolen back in the 1970s (Italian):

    https://www.latinatoday.it/cronaca/fondi-ritrovamento-seconda-testa-romana-rubata.html
    https://www.fondinotizie.net/notizie/comunicati-stampa/9476/trovata-anche-la-seconda-testa-romana-trafugata-dallaula-consiliare-di-fondi-nel-1979

    Some British cannonballs are going to be 'returned' from Acre:

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-cannonballs-to-be-returned-from-acres-fortress-walls-cjfxvkp68

    Germany is planning to return some Benin bronzes:

    https://www.dw.com/en/a-matter-of-fairness-new-debate-about-benin-bronzes-in-germany/a-57013604
    http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/germany-moves-towards-full-restitution-of-benin-bronzes
    https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/humboldt-forum-benin-bronzes-return-process-1234587480/

    ... which is putting pressure on UK museums, apparently:

    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/mar/23/berlins-plan-to-return-benin-bronzes-piles-pressure-on-uk-museums
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/23/berlin-plans-hand-back-benin-bronzes-nigeria-autumn-piling-pressure/
    http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/547/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/547/pub/547/page/54/article/154911
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/return-of-benin-bronze-piles-pressure-on-british-museum-l0zv9xhdt

    The University of Aberdeen will be returning a Benin Bronze too:

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/25/university-of-aberdeen-to-return-pillaged-benin-bronze-to-nigeria
    https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-56526658 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/university-aberdeen-benin-bronze-return-nigeria-b1822655.html

    ... others are too:

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/26/regional-museums-break-ranks-with-uk-government-on-return-of-benin-bronzes

    Lots of Benin items in Dutch museums:

    https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/03/four-dutch-museums-have-114-benin-city-items-in-their-collections/

    The Louvre has started a massive provenance research project:

    https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/louvre-provenance-research-collection-website

    An archaeologist has helped get some Thai artifacts returned:

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