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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/may-14-ancient-oyster-mounds-seagrass-sweet-secret-saving-the-mekong-delta-and-more-1.6451429/indigenous-people-harvested-huge-amounts-of-oysters-sustainably-through-history-study-finds-1.6451431

Reviewish sort of thing on three books about misinterpretations of the female body:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/09/the-big-idea-why-we-need-to-rewrite-the-history-of-female-bodies

Review of Paul Craddock, *Spare Parts*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/books/review/spare-parts-paul-craddock.html

Review of Candice Millard, *River of the Gods*:

https://politpost.com/2022/05/15/exploration-at-the-edge-of-disaster/ ============================================================
CURRENT EVENTS:
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Ukrainian forces digging trenches uncovered some amphorae in Odessa:

https://odessa-journal.com/in-odessa-the-ukrainian-military-discovered-ancient-amphorae/

Kyiv museum curators are telling the stories of some of their artifacts:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/09/kyiv-museum-curators-bravely-criticise-war-by-telling-stories-of-its-collections-historic-objects

116 churches have been destroyed in the Ukraine conflict:

https://fr.aleteia.org/2022/05/11/ukraine-116-eglises-auraient-ete-detruites-depuis-le-debut-de-la-guerre/

More on Russian forces looting a museum in Ukraine:

https://www.livescience.com/scythian-gold-stolen-ukraine-museum/ ============================================================
ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ============================================================
Feature on horse domestication:

https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2022/tale-domesticated-horse

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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archives:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61394416 https://museumcrush.org/the-photos-and-archive-of-carter-and-the-tomb-of-tutankhamun/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remembering-unsung-egyptians-who-helped-find-king-tut-tomb-180980074/

cf: https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/tutankhamun-excavating-the-archive/ https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/media/tutankhamun

Horace Walpole and Philanthropy in 18th Century London:

https://exhibits-new.library.yale.edu/s/knighterrant/page/intro

Points of Contact:

https://news.yale.edu/2022/05/09/unraveling-past-sterling-library-exhibition-goes-beneath-surface

Feminine Power:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/feminine-power-the-british-museums-celebration-of-the-divine-female-hnzgq0tpc

Schliemann:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/09/archaeologist-adventurer-and-spinner-of-tales-the-life-of-heinrich-schliemann-is-reassessed-in-berlin-show
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/05/12/heinrich-schliemann-was-one-of-the-great-figures-of-archaeology/

Matisse:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/10/absolutely-enthralling-why-matisses-red-studio-still-packs-a-punch

cf: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5344

Donatello:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/12/donatello-michelangelo-florence-exhibition/

Slaves of Fashion:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-essex-61355000

Art and Sensuality in the Houses of Pompeii:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccahughes/2022/05/09/pompeii-bares-all-in-new-exhibition-of-erotic-art/?sh=1aa2d1b251e1
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/05/13/art-and-sensuality-in-the-houses-of-pompeii/

OpEddish sort of thing on 'unpleasant' items in museums:

https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/45823/20220512/a-man-found-a-mysterious-cross-in-an-attic-the-local-history-museum-said-no-thanks

The American Museum of Natural History's Northwest Coast Hall has reopened after renovations:

https://www.archpaper.com/2022/05/the-american-museum-of-natural-historys-northwest-coast-hall-reopens-following-historic-revitalization/

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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
That hoard of Roman silver coins found in Wiltshire a while ago is up for auction:

https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/hitoric-discovery-in-vale-of-pewsey-up-for-sale-9253954/

I think we mentioned this Ides of March gold coin coming to auction a while ago:

https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/rare-gold-eid-mar-aureus-offered-in-numismatica-ars-classica-sale

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ON THE DNA FRONT
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A new study is suggesting some revisionism is needed for the genetic origins of the first farmers:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220512121823.htm https://www.archaeology.org/news/10541-220513-europe-farming-genome

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01322-w

DNA study of 'lost' indigenous peoples of Uruguay:

https://phys.org/news/2022-05-ancient-dna-insights-lost-indigenous.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220511123507.htm

Study of the Asian genetic legacy in Mexico:

https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-05-14/tras-la-huella-genetica-del-galeon-de-manila.html

More on DNA studies of Neolithic burials from Fleury-sur-Orne (France):

https://www.livescience.com/neolithic-woman-warrior-burial-france http://www.archaeology.org/news/10532-220509-france-neolithic-burials

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CLIMATE MATTERS
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What we can learn from the Little Ice Age:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/09/climate-crisis-lessons-to-learn-from-the-little-ice-age-cooling
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Ottoman capitals:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/new-tourism-route-to-take-visitors-on-journey-in-ottoman-capitals/news

Livorno:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220508-livorno-tuscanys-unattractive-unmissable-town

Florence:

https://elviajero.elpais.com/elviajero/2022/05/12/actualidad/1652370557_538825.html
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
Oberammergau Passion Play:

https://www.dw.com/en/the-centuries-old-oberammergau-passion-play-is-back/a-61782655
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/14/we-kept-our-beards-oberammergaus-passion-play-emerges-from-pandemic

Feature on Ukrainian composers in the early 20th century:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/arts/music/ukraine-classical-music.html

The Orchestra Now:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/arts/music/orchestra-now-carnegie-hall-review.html

Irish Rose:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/theater/abies-irish-rose-broadway.html

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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ============================================================
Tutankhamun: the Last Exhibition:

https://www.verdenews.com/news/2022/may/11/great-art-screen-tutankhamun-last-exhibition-premi/
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CRIME BEAT
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Someone vandalized a column in Jerash:

http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/vandalism-targets-jerashs-ancient-column https://www.albawaba.com/node/jarash-columns-horribly-defaced-jordan-police-look-vandals-1475942

... and someone was charged:

http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/individual-detained-charges-vandalising-jerashs-ancient-column

Vague item on the arrest of some antiquities smugglers in Tripoli:

https://www.libyaobserver.ly/inbrief/sdf-arrests-antiquities-smugglers-tripoli

Jail time for a trio accused in Hong Kong's biggest antiquities heist:

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3177629/3-jailed-2-1/2-years-stealing-hk5-billion-worth

A missing Picasso may have been spotted at Imelda Marco's home:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/13/lost-picasso-spotted-in-imelda-marcos-home-after-son-bongbong-election-win

More on the British geologist charged with smuggling in Iraq:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/british-geologist-faces-death-penalty-in-iraq-2111372
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/british-man-found-with-ancient-shards-in-iraq-to-stand-trial/2022/05/11/37322a5c-d132-11ec-886b-df76183d233f_story.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 ============================================================
A new initiative to recover Nigeria's looted art:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-61318785

The Queen has declined returning temple remains to Libya:

https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/uk-refuses-libya-request-return-stolen-artefacts

Cambodia is seeking help getting the UK to return looted antiquities:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61354625 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/13/uk-museums-must-investigate-and-return-looted-treasures-allegedly-handled-by-douglas-latchford-says-cambodian-government
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202205/13/WS627db1d8a310fd2b29e5c653.html https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/cambodia-uk-museums-douglas-latchford-letters-1234628654/
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501075256/u-k-museums-urged-to-return-objects-allegedly-looted-from-cambodia-by-disgraced-dealer-douglas-latchford/
https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/why-does-the-cambodian-government-think-britain-has-stolen-its-sacred-objects-3692262
https://au.news.yahoo.com/long-struggle-return-cambodias-looted-045306047.html

The Kaw people are choosing a site for the return of its sacred boulder:

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097104352/the-kaw-people-are-choosing-a-site-for-a-sacred-boulder-returned-to-the-tribe

I think we mentioned the return of this Nostradamus manuscript, stolen some 15 years ago:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64055

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on coins of ancient Rhodes:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/the-coins-of-ancient-rhodes/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n19.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n20.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Paul Mellars:

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-university-mourns-passing-giant-23914843
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-sir-paul-mellars-obituary-rs6k8rcvg

Amanda Claridge:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/05/13/amanda-claridge-archaeologist-acclaimed-definitive-oxford-guide/

Bruce Cresson:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wacotrib/name/bruce-cresson-obituary?id=34733538

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3175-audio-news-from-archaeologica-may-1st-2022-through-may-7th-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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