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    From david meadows@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 27 09:32:20 2021
    [continued from previous message]

    http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/641/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/641/pub/641/page/94/article/188010

    More on the Maori connection to Antarctica:

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/maori-polynesian-antarctica-history-conservation

    Reviewish/Interviewish on the current 'Dark Emu' debate:

    https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/book-ignites-debate-lives-indigenous-australians-precolonisation/13410376
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    NORTH AMERICA
    ================================================================
    A 2000 years bp burial (maybe) found at a Columbus (Ind.) construcion site:

    http://www.therepublic.com/2021/06/22/bones-found-at-court-services-center-construction-site-are-2000-to-3000-years-old/
    http://www.therepublic.com/2021/06/23/bones_estimated_to_be_several_thousand_years_old/
    https://fox59.com/news/2-millennia-old-bones-discovered-during-construction-in-columbus/
    https://ohionewstime.com/2000-year-old-bone-found-in-columbus-a-construction-site/191009/

    A dig at the 17th century Gresham Estate in Edgewater (Maryland) is under way:

    https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-archaeology-tour-gresham-estate-20210621-xtc4j2di4ffyblvgedvb3oyikq-story.html

    A multi-year dig at an 1850s cemetery in Missouri has come to an end:

    https://www.alestlelive.com/news/article_0400b0cc-d3bd-11eb-b5a8-cf151f4eca58.html

    Overviewish piece on finds from Fort Michilimackinac:

    https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/06/24/fort-michilimackinac-digging-archaeology-excavation/7521491002/

    A dig at Fort Kaskasia State Park is excavating a fort associated with Lewis and Clark:

    https://herald-review.com/news/local/history/watch-now-archaeological-students-discover-new-clues-at-buried-american-fort/video_8c292b04-74e0-53ac-b476-7eb97c79dd5c.html

    A pair of skulls found in Lake Jackson (Florida) are considered 'archaeological':

    https://www.wctv.tv/2021/06/23/update-2-skulls-found-lake-jackson-an-archaeological-find-according-leon-county-deputies/
    https://www.wctv.tv/2021/06/24/leon-county-residents-react-human-skulls-found-lake-jackson-being-ruled-an-archaeological-find/

    Remains of Albany's earliest public water system (hollow tree trunks!) were found during repair work:

    https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-Water-pulls-wooden-main-from-street-near-16268984.php

    Controversy over some (stolen?) Civil War gold in Pennsylvania:

    https://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Affidavit-FBI-feared-Pennsylvania-would-seize-16272244.php

    More burials found relating to the Tulsa Race Massacre:

    https://www.ktul.com/news/local/graves-search-update https://www.enidnews.com/news/state/archaeologists-finish-exhumation-of-bodies-in-tulsa-cemetery/article_bf1ae840-d5f8-11eb-8326-1b83f0e3a9b5.html
    https://www.okcfox.com/news/local/crews-completing-excavation-portion-in-the-search-form-mass-graves-at-oaklawn-cemetery

    ... while remains of at least one person found shows evidence of trauma:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/26/tulsa-massacre-body-found-bullet/
    https://www.newson6.com/story/60d53cff0d8aaa0bf50fd248/state-archaeologist:-man-found-in-mass-grave-bears-evidence-of-trauma

    A study of tobacco pipes used by various Native groups:

    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoia-uot062221.php https://phys.org/news/2021-06-tobacco-pipes-native-groups-story.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/use-of-tobacco-pipes-by-native-groups-tells-story-of-regional-diversity/139554

    They're mapping the Black cemetery at Colonial Williamsburg:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/williamsburg/colonial-williamsburg-mapping-historic-black-cemetery/

    A time capsule from a Calhoun monument was opened:

    https://www.postandcourier.com/news/local_state_news/contents-of-long-buried-calhoun-monument-time-capsule-surprise-archaeologists/article_a960d688-d42f-11eb-a7b5-5f172f2eb756.html

    Feature on late colonial Pensacola:

    https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2021/06/20/archaeological-traces-late-colonial-buildings-linger-pensacola/7713469002/

    Damage to the Calusa mounds by 'illegal shelling':

    https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2021/06/23/calusa-mounds-disturbed-by-illegal-shelling/

    Questioning the 'official account' of the Aptucxet Trading Post in Bourne:

    https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/

    More on that 'slave badge' found at the College of Charleston:

    https://www.postandcourier.com/moultrie-news/community-news/college-of-charleston-faculty-students-discover-slave-badge-on-campus/article_e77b4972-d03c-11eb-b5a5-ff75474de5d6.html
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/slave-badge-found-charleston-180978055/
    http://www.archaeology.org/news/9803-210622-charleston-slave-badge

    More on 6000 years bp beaver castoreum being detected on an atlatl dart from the Yukon:

    https://www.livescience.com/beaver-anal-secretion-yukon-ancient-dart.html

    More on 9000 years bp obsidian flakes originating in Oregon in Lake Huron:

    https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/researchers-trace-ancient-obsidian-in-lake-huron-to-central-oregon/article_0481666a-d52d-11eb-b987-ebe7a8e28b33.html
    https://scitechdaily.com/underwater-archaeology-team-finds-9000-year-old-stone-tool-artifacts/

    Feature on Cahokia:

    https://theconversation.com/cahokian-culture-spread-across-eastern-north-america-1-000-years-ago-in-an-early-example-of-diaspora-130106

    Review of Philip D'Anieri, *Appalachian Trail*:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/books/review/the-appalachian-trail-philip-danieri.html
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    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ================================================================
    Pondering evidence the ancient Maya had parks:

    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoc-dta062221.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210622125316.htm https://phys.org/news/2021-06-ancient-maya.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/06/23/did-the-ancient-maya-have-parks/

    Remains of an 18th century (?) shipwreck from an Antiqua dockyard:

    https://antiguaobserver.com/archaeologists-hail-discovery-of-colossal-centuries-old-ship-in-dockyard/
    https://www.archaeology.org/news/9810-210625-antigua-wooden-hull

    Latest finds suggesting Maya elite lived in Teotihuacan:

    https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/06/maya-elite-lived-in-teotihuacan-latest-findings-reveal/

    Feature on the Maya city of Coba:

    https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexicolife/find-paradise-in-ancient-maya-city-coba/

    Major funding for archaeology along the 'Maya train' route:

    https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/controversial-maya-train-project-receives-usd42-billion-grant-for-archaeological-research-and-conservation
    https://elpais.com/mexico/2021-06-20/13911-restos-arqueologicos-los-incomodos-obstaculos-desenterrados-en-la-ruta-del-tren-maya.html

    Assorted colonial ruins in Mexico were damaged in various ways this week:

    https://phys.org/news/2021-06-mexico-colonial-shattered-truck.html https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/jun/24/in-mexico-colonial-ruins-shattered-by-truck-rains/
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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 ================================================================
    Rembrandt's Night Watch has been restored to its original size:

    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jun/23/ai-helps-return-rembrandts-the-night-watch-to-original-size
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/arts/design/rembrandt-night-watch-artificial-intelligence.html
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57588270 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61640 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/06/24/the-night-watch-is-complete-again/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-edges-rembrandts-night-watch-are-restored-using-artificial-intelligence-180978056/

    ... while Rembrandt's Adoration of the Magi was rediscovered in Rome:

    https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/arte/2021/06/22/rembrandt-ritrovato-a-roma-la-scoperta_22baa3ef-bed4-48d4-8127-458a64a6bd6c.html
    https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-06-26/descubren-una-posible-obra-de-rembrandt-en-una-coleccion-privada-de-roma.html

    A possible Durer in a German church:

    https://www.dw.com/en/possible-d%C3%BCrer-work-draws-art-lovers-to-church/a-57989014

    On how long it took to see violet:

    https://psyche.co/ideas/why-it-took-us-thousands-of-years-to-see-the-colour-violet

    Studying what's in some 150 years bp 'shipwreck beer':

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210622-how-shipwrecked-yeasts-could-change-the-taste-of-your-beer
    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jib.641

    Suggestion that Blake had hyperphantasia:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57419544

    A Van Gogh drawing hidden in a book:

    https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/van-gogh-found-tucked-into-a-novel

    Feature on use of grain in various ancient cultures:

    https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01681-w

    Feature on St Helena as the first archaeologist:

    https://www.qgazette.com/articles/st-helena-the-first-archaeologist/

    Feature on Thomas Wise and his 'literary scandal':

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-9722841/How-rare-books-expert-owned-Bronte-familys-papers-exposed-forger.html

    Feature on ancient ideas of what a 'city' was:

    https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/jun/22/the-real-urban-jungle-how-ancient-societies-reimagined-what-cities-could-be

    Feature on the search for the crew of a WWII bomber in Arundel:

    https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/people/the-arundel-bomber-work-begins-to-recover-remains-of-american-b-24-liberator-aircrew-3285132

    Feature on the Doukhobors:

    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210623-canadas-little-known-russian-sect

    Feature on the halo in art:

    https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210623-the-halo-a-symbol-that-spread-around-the-world

    On the oldest currency still in use:

    https://www.mindbounce.com/trivia/the-oldest-currency-still-in-use-is-the/

    (late) feature on Father's Day:

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/20/fathers-day-history-sonora-smart-dodd/

    Feature on 19th century botanist Isabella Allen:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57601841

    The annual look at folks marking Solstice at Stonehenge:

    https://phys.org/news/2021-06-crowds-stonehenge-solstice-advice.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-57550606

    Feature on the origin of black pepper:

    https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/20541/Journey-to-the-Origin-of-Black-Pepper

    A history of espionage in the SAR:

    https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3137711/spies-hong-kong-mainland-chinese-agents-and

    Marking the 400th anniversary of The Anatomy of Melancholy:

    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/27/be-not-solitary-be-not-idle-secrets-of-400-year-old-self-help-book-unlocked

    Feature on 100 ancient ruins around the world:

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/06/100-ancient-ruins-around-the-world/139527

    ... and the ten 'biggest' recent ones:

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/the-10-biggest-recent-archaeology-discoveries/ss-AALrJpO

    More on cave lighting:

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/archaeologists-recreated-three-common-kinds-of-paleolithic-cave-lighting/
    https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/31873/20210623/archaeological-clues-spark-experiments-stone-age-cave-lighting-torches-sticks.htm

    More on a pair of 17th century paintings found by a German dumpster:

    https://www.lefigaro.fr/arts-expositions/deux-peintures-du-xviie-siecle-retrouvees-dans-une-benne-a-ordures-sur-une-autoroute-allemande-20210622

    Latest on the threat to Sheffield Archaeology:

    https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/university-of-sheffield-under-fire-over-attempts-to-move-archaeology-areas-to-unrelated-fields-3285273

    ... and how archaeology contributes to society:

    https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/reasons-to-save-archaeology/

    Review of Anthony Grafton, *Inky Fingers*:

    https://lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n13/erin-maglaque/ten-small-raisins ================================================================
    CURRENT EVENTS: ================================================================
    Plans to relocate a statue of Theodore Roosevelt:

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-23/theodore-roosevelt-statue-at-new-york-museum-to-be-relocated
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/arts/design/theodore-roosevelt-statue-museum-natural-history-removal.html

    A statue of Harriet Tubman will replace one of Christopher Columbus in Newark:

    https://www.bet.com/news/national/2021/06/24/harriet-tubman-monument-newark-replace-christopher-columbus.html
    https://thegrio.com/2021/06/23/tubman-monument-replacing-columbus-newark/

    Plans for a sculpture of Paul Laurence Dunbar in Dayton:

    https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2021/06/25/sculpture-planned-to-honor-paul-laurence-dunbar.html

    Plans for excavations at the Kamloops residential school site:

    https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/tk-emlups-preparing-for-archaeological-work-at-site-where-remains-were-found-1.24333731

    Remains of ten Native American children who died at a US boarding school are being returned:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-ten-native-american-children-will-return-home-after-100-years-180978043/

    Pondering John A. Macdonald's legacy:

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/defense-canada-prime-minister-john-macdonald/619236/

    On the 'war' over teaching history and racism in US schools:

    https://www.reuters.com/world/us/partisan-war-over-teaching-history-racism-stokes-tensions-us-schools-2021-06-23/
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/26/opinion/critical-race-theory-schools-history.html

    More on China's destruction of Uyghur Heritage:

    https://culturalpropertynews.org/bulldozing-culture-chinas-systematic-destruction-of-uyghur-heritage-reveals-genocidal-intent/

    ================================================================
    MUSEUM MATTERS
    ================================================================
    Painters of Pompeii:

    https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2021/06/27/exhibit-painters-pompeii-brings-rare-roman-art-okc-museum/7713272002/
    https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-painters-of-pompeii-opens-june-26-at-the-oklahoma-city-museum-of-art-301318582.html

    Medici:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/florences-medici-family-used-portraits-propaganda-180978042/
    https://www.artnews.com/feature/medici-family-portraits-met-show-1234596767/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/arts/design/medici-portraits-met-museum.html

    Mardi Gras Shipwreck:

    https://www.thewestsidejournal.com/lifestyle/new-exhibit-highlights-early-1800s-shipwreck/article_fc05aec0-d3af-11eb-a07b-af48af9a6f1f.html

    Nero:

    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/06/14/how-nasty-was-nero-really https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/nero-british-museum-review-shushma-malik/

    Torlonia Marbles:

    https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/rome-extends-torlonia-marbles-show-until-2022.html

    1821:

    https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/06/26/1821-exhibition-benaki-200-years-of-independence/

    Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/immersive-exhibition-michelangelo-sistine-chapel-frescoes-ceiling-180978017/

    Plenty of negative reaction to the appointment of George Osborn as chair of the British Museum:

    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jun/27/george-osborne-at-the-british-museum-what-do-they-see-in-him
    https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jun/24/ex-chancellor-george-osborne-appointed-chair-british-museum
    https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57596043 https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/chicken-coop-just-elected-a-fox-reactions-as-george-osborne-appointed-chair-of-british-museum-278217/
    https://www.artforum.com/news/british-museum-announces-former-chancellor-george-osborne-as-board-chair-sparking-protest-86148

    The Harriet Tubman Museum opened:

    https://www.today.com/news/harriet-tubman-museum-new-jersey-opens-juneteenth-t222899

    The UK and Germany plan to build a museum for repatriated Benin bronzes:

    https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/06/22/uk-germany-to-build-museum-for-benin-bronze-artefacts/
    https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/artsbooks/469384-nigerian-british-german-govts-to-build-museum-for-returned-benin-bronzes.html

    Plans to digitize objects in Cyprus Museum:

    https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/new-research-program-aims-to-digitize-thousands-of-ancient-objects-kept-in-cyprus-museums/
    ================================================================
    AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
    Record price for a Ming Dynasty gold sculpture:

    https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/chinese-gold-sculpture-breaks-german-auction-record-selling-at-eur14m

    A Kandinsky not seen for a while fetched triple its projected price:

    https://www.dw.com/en/missing-kandinsky-masterpiece-sells-for-over-1-million/a-57975260
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rediscovered-after-70-years-kandinsky-watercolor-sells-over-1-million-180978026/

    A letter from Edward Jenner:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/letter-father-vaccination-edward-jenner-sold-auction-180978063/

    Big bucks for a Mona Lisa replica:

    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/06/24/e2-9-million-for-a-replica-of-the-mona-lisa/
    ================================================================
    ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
    The oldest (10000 years bp) genomes from East/Southeast Asia have been sequenced:

    https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/caos-nfu062421.php https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/06/25/new-findings-unveil-a-missing-piece-of-human-prehistory/
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    THE TECHY SIDE
    ================================================================
    I think we had this facial reconstruction of a pair of Neolithic women a while back (no photo in article!):

    https://brnodaily.com/2021/06/21/brno/archeologists-from-moravian-museum-reconstruct-faces-of-prehistoric-women/

    A study involving non-destructive dating techniques:

    https://www.cell.com/the-innovation/fulltext/S2666-6758(21)00056-4

    More on use of bacteria to clean statues:

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italy-medici-michelangelo-corpse-statue-flesh-eating-bacteria/

    ================================================================
    TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
    Bishapur:

    https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/462265/Take-a-walk-through-the-ancient-city-of-Bishapur

    Spiro Mounds:

    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210621-spiro-mounds-north-americas-lost-civilisation

    Delphi:

    https://greekreporter.com/2021/06/27/top-things-to-do-in-delphi-and-surrounding-area/

    Peloponnese:

    https://www.thenationalherald.com/opinions_editorial/arthro/the_peloponnese-2763847/
    https://www.thenationalherald.com/food_travel_travel/arthro/peloponnesos_the_lost_myth-2763845/
    ================================================================
    PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
    Midsummer Night's Dream:

    https://www.dw.com/en/john-neumeiers-a-midsummer-nights-dream/a-57992023

    Feature/conference on historians and historical costume dramas:

    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jun/27/rewriting-history-how-imperfect-costume-dramas-make-the-past-relevant
    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-next-for-period-drama-tickets-160721056005 ================================================================
    TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ================================================================
    The Dig has boosted tourism to Sutton Hoo, apparently:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-57439371 ================================================================
    CRIME BEAT
    ================================================================
    Egypt arrested a former MP for trafficking antiquities:

    https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/415004/Egypt/Politics-/Egyptian-prosecution-orders-detention-of-former-MP.aspx
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-arrests-former-lawmaker-for-smuggling-antiquities/
    https://www.africanews.com/2021/06/25/egypt-former-mp-arrested-for-trafficking-in-antiquities/

    Uzbek jihadis destroyed antiquities in the Idlib Museum:

    https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/06/uzbek-jihadis-destroy-antiquities-idlib-museum

    A gold monstrace was stolen from a Bronx church:

    https://abc7ny.com/stolen-monstrance-saint-barnabas-roman-catholic-church-bronx-nyc/10834826/
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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/

    ================================================================
    REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY ================================================================
    Egypt recovered 114 items being smuggled from France (overlap with crime section):

    https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/105321/Egypt-retrieves-114-smuggled-antiquities-from-France
    https://www.reuters.com/article/egypt-france-antiquities/egyptian-french-authorities-recover-114-smuggled-antiquities-statement-idUSL2N2O52E6
    https://www.arabnews.com/node/1882626/middle-east https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/414919/Egypt/Politics-/In-Video-Egypt-recovers--ancient-artefacts-smuggle.aspx

    Egypt also recovered three items from the UK prior to them hitting the auction block:

    https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/105348/Egypt-recovers-3-smuggled-artifacts-from-UK-before-sale-to
    https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/105365/Egyptian-embassy-in-London-restores-3-ancient-artifacts
    https://dailynewsegypt.com/2021/06/24/egypt-retrieves-3-pharaonic-greco-roman-era-artefacts-in-london/
    http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2021-06/25/c_1310026440.htm

    Italy recovered more than 800 items seized during a bust in Belgium a few weeks ago:

    https://phys.org/news/2021-06-archeological-stolen-italy.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/21/italy-recovers-nearly-800-illegally-gathered-archaeological-finds
    https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/800-illegally-exported-antiquities-returned-italy-78403685
    https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/museum-stolen-artifacts-italy-scli-intl-scn/index.html
    https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/missing-piece-of-rare-funeral-artefact-helps-italy-track-down-11m-collection-in-belgium-1.1246579
    https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210621-nearly-800-archeological-finds-stolen-from-italy-returned
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/museum-of-stolen-artefacts-uncovered-in-italy-nf5rvsnrs
    https://www.ansa.it/puglia/notizie/2021/06/21/ansa-vasi-e-statue-torna-in-puglia-larcheologia-rubata_203dcb3a-136c-4b38-a307-f03378974405.html
    http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61628 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/archaeological-hoard-confiscated-from-belgian-collector-returned-to-italy
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/italian-authorities-recover-800-illicit-antiquities-worth-13-million-180978047/
    https://www.archaeology.org/news/9801-210621-italy-artifacts-repatriated

    Feature on the Benin Bronzes:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/world/africa/benin-bronzes-Nigeria-stolen.html

    The National Museum of Scotland is returning its Benin Bronzes:

    https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/museum-will-return-looted-treasures/

    More on returns from a pair of German citizens to Mexico:

    https://www.dw.com/en/mexico-recovers-archaeological-pieces-from-germany/a-57930126
    http://www.archaeology.org/news/9798-210620-germany-mexico-repatriation

    More on the UK returning a statue to Libya:

    https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-s-boris-johnson-and-libya-s-interim-prime-minister-hail-return-of-looted-greek-statue-1.1248482

    More on the Smithsonian returning a gold disc to Peru:

    http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61616 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/golden-symbol-national-identity-returns-peru-180978052/

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    Feature on a gold coin hoard associated with the Persian destruction of Jerusalem:

    https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-gold-coin-hoard-pinpoints-persian-destruction-of-jerusalem/

    Feature on the complicated nature of the ancient coin market:

    https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/four-reasons-the-ancient-coin-market-is-complicated/

    Feature on eagles on ancient coins:

    https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/eagles-on-ancient-coins/

    Latest e-Sylum:

    http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n25.html

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    Altan Cilingiroglu:

    https://www.dainst.blog/daistanbul_blog/2021/06/20/in-memory-of-prof-dr-altan-cilingiroglu-1944-2021/

    Aryeh Kosman:

    https://classicalstudies.org/scs-news/memoriam-aryeh-kosman https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/aryeh-kosman-haverford-philosophy-professor-aristotle-plato-20210624.html

    David Shotter:

    https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/tributes-warm-witty-lancaster-university-20873885

    David Raeburn:

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/david-raeburn-93-head-teacher-and-classicist-who-taught-at-oxford-into-his-nineties-rp6w59lz7

    Thomas Gordon Smith:

    https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/2021/06/25/notre-dame-classical-architecture-leader-thomas-gordon-smith-dies/5345430001/

    Richard Longnecker:

    https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/june-web-only/richard-longenecker-tribute-died-new-testament-paul-judaism.html?

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