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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-57069434 https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/roman-treasures-found-metal-detectorists-20642360
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/ryedale-ritual-bronzes-hoard-of-roman-treasure-found-by-amateur-metal-detectorists-near-ampleforth-sells-for-ps185000-at-auction-3246393
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61409

Sotheby's brought in a good return on the auction of 19 preHispanic items:

https://elpais.com/mexico/2021-05-18/sothebys-recauda-mas-de-657000-dolares-con-la-subasta-de-19-piezas-prehispanicas.html
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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
A study of ancient horse DNA reveals 'gene flow' between European and North American horses:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210518130826.htm

The entire genome of a woman who lived in Romania some 35 000 years bp has 'out of Africa' implications:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/uu-teg052021.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210520133722.htm https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-entire-genome-of-35000-year-old.html

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THE TECHY SIDE
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Using machine learning to sort pottery fragments:

https://news.nau.edu/ancient-pottery/#.YKWG95NufFo https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/nau-atc051721.php https://phys.org/news/2021-05-archaeologists-ancient-pottery.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210517144704.htm https://illinoisnewstoday.com/archaeologists-teach-computers-to-classify-ancient-pottery-heritage-daily/209559/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/archaeologists-train-a-neural-network-to-sort-pottery-fragments-for-them/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/archaeologists-teach-computers-to-sort.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9705-210520-pottery-machine-learning

A Turkish team has created a solution to help preserve ancient structures:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/turkish-team-creates-solution-that-preserves-ancient-structures
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CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
More on climate-related concerns for Indonesian petroglyphs:

https://www.livescience.com/climate-change-ruining-oldest-cave-art.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57166995 https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/climate-change-is-erasing-humanitys-oldest-art/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/05/17/climate-change-could-erase-ancient-indonesian-cave-art/
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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Ancient sites in Andalucia and the Costa del Sol:

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2021/05/20/15-lesser-known-ancient-ruins-that-are-a-must-see-in-andalucia-and-the-costa-del-sol-in-spain/

Lindos:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/comment/ancient-greeks-made-one-massive-mistake-abandoning-beautiful/
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Iphigenia in Taurus:

https://www.athina984.gr/en/2021/05/19/ifigeneia-i-en-tayrois-apo-to-giorgo-nanoyri-sto-archaio-theater-tis-epidayroy/

Feature on Fernando IV and Zubiaurre:

https://theconversation.com/la-leyenda-de-fernando-iv-el-compositor-zubiaurre-y-el-comienzo-de-la-opera-espanola-160880

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Arrests made after a burial in Esposto was looted:

https://www.ilfattonisseno.it/2021/05/esposto-denuncia-di-siciliantica-alla-procura-per-i-furti-nelle-tombe-delle-aree-archeologiche-dellennese/

Houthis are accused of smuggling 4800 Yemini artifacts:

https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/2987736/houthis-accused-smuggling-4800-yemeni-manuscripts-antiquities

Feature on looted art over the ages:

https://www.dw.com/en/looted-art-from-antiquity-to-present-day/a-57608204 ----------
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 ================================================================
Six fresco fragments from Stabia were returned to Pompeii this week:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/may/18/stolen-roman-frescoes-returned-to-pompeii-after-investigation
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/pompeii-welcomes-back-looted-roman-frescoes.html
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210518-six-stolen-frescoes-returned-to-pompeii
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/frescoes-returned-to-pompeii-1234593429/ https://www.ilcorrierino.com/castellammare-i-tesori-di-stabia-finiti-in-un-traffico-internazionale-tornano-a-casa/22948.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/stolen-frescoes-returned-to-pompeii.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/six-stolen-frescoes-returned-pompeii-180977774/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9701-210519-pompeii-frescoes-returned

A British museum returned items to the Arrernte people in Australia:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-19/sacred-indigenous-objects-returned-rom-england/100148528

A shrunken head was returned to Ecuador:

https://www.livescience.com/ecuadorian-shrunken-head-repatriated.html

Germany plans to build a pavilion to store the returned Benin Bronzes:

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105190555.html

... and Nigeria is renewing their call for returns:

https://leadership.ng/nigeria-renews-call-for-return-of-looted-artefacts/

... and opeds/overviews/etc of where Benin Bronzes are now and how they got there:

https://daily.jstor.org/the-benin-bronzes-and-the-cultural-history-of-museums/ https://news.artnet.com/art-world/benin-bronzes-in-museums-1967773 https://www.newser.com/story/305702/hope-for-what-was-taken-from-the-kingdom-of-benin.html
https://thenationonlineng.net/return-of-benin-art-objects-a-distraction-from-bigger-issues/
https://tntribune.com/photos-what-the-imminent-german-return-of-pillaged-artifacts-means-for-nigerian-history/

More on the return of that Persephone statue to Libya:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-british-museum-and-abduction-of.html
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on coins and Sepphoris:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/david-hendin-coins-tell-the-story-of-ancient-sepphoris/

Feature on coinage of the Roman provinces (ANS conference coverage):

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinage-in-the-roman-provinces-ans-conference-highlights-part-1/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n20.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n21.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Don Henson:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/may/20/don-henson-obituary

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

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3073-audio-news-from-archaeologica-may-9-through-may-15-2021
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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 ================================================================
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http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch

Archaeology Podcast Network:

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