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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 ============================================================
Interesting feature on Victorian photocollage albums:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220114-the-surprising-ways-that-victorians-flirted

Review of a couple of translations of Origen:

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/homilies-on-isaiah-homilies-on-the-psalms-origen-book-review-claire-hall/

Feature on Hokusai's Great Picture Book:

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/hokusai-and-the-great-picture-book-of-everything-the-latest-research/

Feature on Thomas Mann:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/24/thomas-manns-brush-with-darkness

Feature on recycling fashion in the 19th century:

https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/01/history-of-recycling-in-fashion-how-nineteenth-century-fashionistas-reworked-upcycled-and-handed-down.html

Feature on the Pirates Code:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/01/the-pirate-code/142542

Feature on women pirates:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pirate-women-history

Feature on the myth of Captain Cook:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jan/18/how-to-kill-a-god-captain-cook-myth-shows-how-heroes-of-empire-will-fall

Feature on the Knights Hospitaller:

https://www.livescience.com/knights-hospitaller.html

Feature on the Freemasons:

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

Feature on the names of chess pieces:

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/names-of-chess-pieces/

On France's 'culture war' revolving around Moliere:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/moliere-pantheon-honor-macron-denial.html

On the history of dragons:

https://www.livescience.com/25559-dragons.html

On the history of chocolate:

https://aeon.co/essays/how-chocolate-went-from-exotic-curiosity-to-worldwide-commodity

On the possibilities of unicorns:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/unicorns-are-more-legit-than-you-think

Italy is seeking Heritage Status for espresso:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/21/italy-seeks-unesco-heritage-status-espresso-coffee

An interesting dollhouse:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/arts/design/stettheimer-dollhouse-museum-city-new-york.html

Feature on five 'interesting' archaeological finds of the last decade:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/five-interesting-archeological-discovers-within-the-last-decade

The Vatican did some conservation work on an icon of Mary:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-01/mary-salus-populi-romani-icon-conservation-check.html

Feature on Gainsborough's Blue Boy:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220120-gainsboroughs-blue-boy-the-private-life-of-a-masterpiece

Feature on Jean-Henri Fabre:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/books/the-french-naturalist-who-loved-to-paint-mushrooms.html

Perhaps 'Ancient Workouts with Omar' fit into your New Year's resolutions:

https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a38769526/ancient-workouts-omar-isuf-history/

The person who betrayed Anne Frank and her family may have been identified:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60024228 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-692742

On archaeology's 'sexual revolution':

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/16/archaeology-sexual-revolution-bones-sex-dna-birka-lovers

Review of Jennifer Croft, *The Books of Jacob*:

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/books-of-jacob-olga-tokarczuk-book-review-adam-sutcliffe/

Review of Ole J Benedictow, *The Complete History of the Black Death*:

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-complete-history-of-the-black-death-ole-j-benedictow-book-review-eleanor-janega/

Review of Robert Calasso, *The Book of all Books*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/books/review/roberto-calasso-the-book-of-all-books.html
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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OpEd on the US filibuster debate:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/22/opinion/joe-manchin-filibuster-james-madison.html

The statue of Theodore Roosevelt was removed from the Museum of Natural History:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/controversial-teddy-roosevelt-statue-removed-new-york-city-museum-rcna12813
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/arts/design/theodore-roosevelt-statue-natural-history-museum.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/theodore-roosevelt-statue-is-removed-from-new-yorks-natural-history-museum-11642699379

Feature on Ukrainian celebration of a 'pagan' New Year known as Malanka:

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-lifestyle-europe-religion-1f0634a66a876e986c7b327aa12c0dd9

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LANGUAGE RELATED
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How the Marvel Cinematic Universe is reviving interest in some 'dead' languages:

https://universitytimes.ie/2022/01/dead-languages-remain-alive-in-the-classroom-and-beyond/?doing_wp_cron=1642872972.2861769199371337890625

Review of Rosemary Salomone, *Rise of English*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/books/review/the-rise-of-english-rosemary-salomone.html
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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The Horse in Ancient Athens:

https://news.gtp.gr/2022/01/20/new-exhibition-reveals-the-significant-role-of-horses-in-ancient-athens/

Troy:

https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/trojan-war-treasures-to-be-found-at-haslemere-museum-503129

Rubens:

https://www.rutlandherald.com/features/vermont_arts/peter-paul-rubens-picturing-antiquity/article_26c1da50-55a9-5467-9d83-40f9a83009d1.html

Freud and China:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/16/how-a-jade-ornament-from-china-casts-new-light-on-freuds-psyche

Azteken:

https://the-past.com/review/whats-on/unseen-aztec-art-in-leiden/

Ancient Greeks:

https://canberraweekly.com.au/ancient-greeks-the-word-at-the-national-museum/

Margins of Empire:

https://www.spottedinely.com/event/margins-of-empire-romans-in-the-fens-exhibition/

Feature on the Museo Ninfeo in rome:

https://www.artandobject.com/news/museo-ninfeo-visitors-walk-through-ruins-luxury-roman-garden

A Samurai Museum will be opening soon in Berlin:

https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2022012000141/

The Five Continents Museum in Munich has identified a number of items of questionable provenance in its collection:

https://www.dw.com/en/german-museum-identifies-objects-likely-stolen-from-africa/a-60520806

M&S is lending some rarely-seen works to a Leeds gallery:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-60058853

The Charles Dickens Museum has put a daguerreotype of CD with a moustache on display:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/21/rare-photo-of-charles-dickens-sporting-glorious-moustache-goes-on-show

OpEd seeking the removal of Michael Steinhardt's name from the Israel Museum:

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/michael-steinhardt-remove-name-from-the-israel-museum-1.10541005

Another review of the Boston MFA renovated Greek and Roman galleries:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/01/greek-and-roman-gods-get-fresh-treatment-bostons-mfa/

The National Museum of the American Indian has a new director:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/arts/design/smithsonian-national-museum-of-the-american-indian-director.html

Museums in the Netherlands were helping to protest COVID-related shutdowns:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/20/dutch-museum-covid-protest-beauty-salon/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
So the hype for the sale of the Villa Aurora with its Caravaggio ceiling continued:

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/17/1073592203/villa-aurora-princess-rita-boncompagni-ludovisi

... but it apparently didn't receive any bids:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60022997 https://www.npr.org/2022/01/19/1074096108/no-one-bid-on-this-italian-villa-with-the-worlds-only-known-caravaggio-ceiling-m
https://apnews.com/article/europe-rome-arts-and-entertainment-24e578903fe77f4686986b0463a73abe
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220118-auction-of-roman-villa-with-caravaggio-mural-draws-no-bids
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2022-01-16/para-mi-esta-muy-claro-que-los-neandertales-hablaban.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/18/auction-of-roman-villa-with-caravaggio-mural-fails-to-attract-any-bids
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/01/20/no-bids-for-16th-century-mansion-in-rome-villa-aurora/
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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Studying the DNA of ancient Egyptians:

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/were-the-ancient-egyptians-black-or-white-scientists-now-know/

More on DNA identifying the 'kunga' as the oldest (4500 years bp) bioengineered animals:

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-horses-ass-hybrids-bred-warfare.html https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/939818 https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/mesopotamians-created-the-first-hybrid-animal-4500-years-ago-1.10536247
https://www.trtworld.com/life/kunga-the-first-animal-to-be-bioengineered-4-500-years-ago-53744
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/01/before-horses-ass-hybrids-were-bred-for.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-mesopotamian-kungas-are-the-earliest-known-animal-hybrid-bred-by-humans-180979419/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10287-220118-syria-hybrid-kunga ============================================================
THE TECHY SIDE
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Feature on the use of drones and GPR at Becin (Turkey):

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/history-of-turkeys-becin-revealed-with-radar-drones/news
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CLIMATE MATTERS
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Using old photos to track Arctic glaciers:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/svalbard-glacier-melting.html ============================================================
TOURISTY THINGS
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Predjama Castle:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/predjama-castle-slovenia/index.html

Trieste:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220119-trieste-italys-surprising-capital-of-coffee

Aigai:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/01/22/macedonias-must-see-archaeological-site-2/

Roman Sofia:

https://emerging-europe.com/after-hours/staying-underground-sofias-ancient-roman-ampitheatre/

Arizona Petroglyphs:

https://www.travelawaits.com/2725227/best-places-to-see-petroglyphs-arizona/ ============================================================
PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
Fever Dream:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/theater/taylor-mac-the-hang.html

King's Daughter:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/movies/the-kings-daughter-review.html

Macbeth:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3162935/tragedy-macbeth-movie-review-denzel-washington-his

Penelope:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/arts/music/renee-fleming-uma-thurman-penelope.html

Bach (son of the one you're thinking of):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/arts/music/bach-piano-hamelin.html

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CRIME BEAT
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Only two items from Monson's collection have any archaeological value, apparently:

https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=731698&u=only-two-items-in-monsons-possession-have-archaeological-value-many-including-sabarimala-chembola-are-fake

A gang in Libya is accused of stealing 11 Aramai documents (these don't look legit):

https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/gang-arrested-stealing-11-historical-documents
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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 ============================================================
28 Steinhardt-related items were returned to Turkey:

https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/stolen-artefacts-be-returned-turkey-after-us-ceremony

.. as were 21 other items seized in the US back in 2010:

https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/turkey-repatriates-21-roman-era-artifacts-from-us/news

The US returned some items to Iraq (and Libya) as well:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/arts/design/artifacts-trafficking-manhattan-iraq.html
https://phys.org/news/2022-01-federal-agents-year-old-artifacts-iraqi.html https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/15806-the-u-s-returns-steinhardt-s-looted-artifacts-to-iraq-and-libya

A Lebanese museum returned some Roman items from Palmyra:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-museum-returns-artefacts-syrias-ancient-city-palmyra-2022-01-20/

A Nazi-looted Pissarro's fate will be decided by the US Supreme Court:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jan/17/nazi-looted-pissarro-us-supreme-court
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-693929

Feature on researchers tracking Nazi-looted ancient artifacts:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/arts/design/antiquities-looted-nazis.html https://www.union-bulletin.com/seattle_times/new-research-tracks-ancient-artifacts-looted-by-the-nazis/article_e02254c6-e500-5be5-8bcd-b60c41be69a1.html
https://www.thenationalherald.com/new-research-into-greek-artifacts-looted-by-nazis-highlighted-in-ny-times/

More on impending returns associated with the Pandora Papers/Latchford:

https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/15794-u-s-artifacts-sold-by-pandora-papers-named-looter-to-be-returned

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on coins and their target audiences in the Roman Empire:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coins-and-their-target-audiences-in-the-roman-empire/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n03.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n04.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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John Sainsbury:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/01/17/john-sainsbury-former-supermarket-boss-and-major-patron-of-british-museums-has-died-aged-94
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/philanthropist-john-sainsbury-dies-94-1234615919/

Suzanne Singer:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/suzanne-singer/?mqsc=E4141161&dk=ZE2410ZF0

Emilia Bakourou:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/suzanne-singer/?mqsc=E4141161&dk=ZE2410ZF0

Caroline Wickham-Jones:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/obituary-caroline-wickham-jones-6hrn8d8bz

R Nagaswamy:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2022/jan/23/eminent-archaeologist-tn-archaeology-depts-first-director-nagaswamy-dead-2410447.html

Harvey G. Stack:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/22/business/harvey-g-stack-dead.html ============================================================
AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3131-audio-news-from-archaeologica-january-9th-through-january-15th-2022

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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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Archaeosoup:

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

Archaeology Podcast Network:

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