https://www.livescience.com/what-is-inside-maya-pyramids
Feature on Balankanche:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/05/balankanche-the-sacred-cave-of-the-maya/143721
Feature on the Cainho de Peabiru:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220525-south-americas-unknown-ancient-path
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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 ============================================================
A caretaker apparently gave away a Tudor overmantle thinking it was rubbish:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/27/caretaker-of-stately-home-gave-away-5m-tudor-panel-because-it-was-rotten
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/caretaker-gave-away-stately-homes-5m-artefact-cbcq5jq2m
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/983/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/983/pub/983/page/36/article/NaN
Feature on Victoria's diamond jubilee:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/28/queen-victorian-elizabeth-platinum-jubilee
A study of lead in 18th century cosmetics:
https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/analysis-dying-for-makeup-lead-cosmetics-poisoned-18th-century-european-socialites-in-search-of-whiter-skin/?s=03
Pondering inequality in various ancient societies:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220520-why-some-ancient-societies-were-more-unequal-than-others
Feature on assorted ancient technologies:
https://bigthink.com/the-past/examples-ancient-technology/
Feature on various 'treasures' found in unexpected places:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/treasures-in-strange-places
Seeking a buyer for the home of the Claderon de la Barca family:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-05-28/se-busca-comprador-para-la-casa-de-calderon-de-la-barca-en-cantabria.html
On the origins of the world map:
https://laughingsquid.com/world-map-origins/
Feature on Solica Hachuel:
https://www.heyalma.com/the-moroccan-teenager-who-died-for-her-jewish-faith/
Feature on Bernini:
https://bigthink.com/high-culture/bernini-rome-vatican-reformation/
Feature on 10 prehistoric battle sites:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/prehistoric-battle-sites
Feature on the Visconti Tarot:
https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/visconti-tarot
Feature on Alexander Graham Bell's version of the phonograph:
https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/5484-my-mother-was-a-phonograph
Essay on the ethics of publishing unprovenanced papyri:
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2022/2022.05.25/
Feature on Ellen Ann Willmott and her gardening efforts:
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-61388646
Feature/reviewish on goddesses in various ancient cultures:
https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/05/goddesses-myth-cultural-memory
Review of Eden Collinsworth, *What the Ermine Saw*:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/books/review/what-the-ermine-saw-eden-collinsworth.html
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Sheffield Archaeology has apparently been given a two-year reprieve from closure:
https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/university-of-sheffield-archaeology-department-gets-two-year-reprieve-from-closure-and-staff-will-not-be-made-redundant-3709413
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/education/university-of-sheffield-archaeologists-given-two-year-reprieve-from-departmental-closure-and-staff-will-not-be-made-redundant-3708017
On things related to Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/05/ukrainian-soldiers-find-ancient-amphorae-whilst-digging-defences/143599
... and things related to the centennial of the Lincoln Memorial:
https://soprissun.com/2022/05/25/as-lincoln-memorial-turns-100-marble-town-history-is-written-in-pure-white-stone/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/kidspost/2022/05/25/lincoln-memorial-100-evelyn-longman/
A gallery in Liverpool has put some slave shackles on display:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-61339019
Some US military bases are being renamed:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-bases-confederate-leaders-new-names/
Feature on an early 20th century smallpox outbreak in Chile:
https://www.latercera.com/que-pasa/noticia/grave-contagiosa-y-mortal-que-paso-con-la-viruela-en-chile/VQT27LXUOJDD5IGDP5BZUWGAUU/
Latest (last) Salem witch exoneration:
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/26/1101562323/salem-witch-trials-woman-exonerated-329-years-later
More on Russia destroying Scythian tombs in Ukraine:
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-706117
... and looting a museum:
https://www.livescience.com/scythian-gold-stolen-ukraine-museum
... and why Russia is doing it:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/27/ukraine-russia-looting-museums
More on Ukrainian troops excavating amphorae:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ancient-greek-urns-unearthed-during-trench-dig-in-odesa-lddlfbqhv
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/05/13/ancient-greek-urns-unearthed-during-trench-dig-in-odesa/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/05/ukrainian-soldiers-find-ancient-amphorae-whilst-digging-defences/143599
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ============================================================
Study suggests early dogs may have doubled in size to protect livestock:
https://www.science.org/content/article/early-dogs-may-have-doubled-size-protect-livestock
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/ancient-dogs-morphology-europe/ ============================================================
LANGUAGE RELATED
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Feature on punctuation:
https://aeon.co/essays/beside-the-point-punctuation-is-dead-long-live-punctuation
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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICCAL ============================================================
Feature on 19th century women philosophers:
https://aeon.co/essays/a-rescue-mission-on-behalf-of-women-philosophers ============================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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Persia:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-05-27/persia-ancient-iran-getty-villa
https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/persia/index.html
Herefordshire Viking hoard:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-61557415 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/64143
Returning Home (Achaemenid clay tablets):
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/472870/Achaemenid-tablets-returned-to-Persepolis-for-public-show
Pompeii in Color:
https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/excavating-ancient-expressions-gender-1234630220/
Mary Queen of Scots' silver casket:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/05/24/the-national-museum-of-scotland-presents-the-silver-casket/
William Heath Robinson:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61522197
Samurai:
https://news.artnet.com/market/peter-janssen-berlin-samurai-museum-2115034
Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive:
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/05/new-exhibition-spotlights-forgotten-egyptians-who-discovered-king-tut
Feature on the Urfa mosaic museum:
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-707570
Feature on the underwater museum of Alonissos:
https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/tourism-businesses/thematic-tourism/47248-underwater-museum-in-greek-island-of-alonissos-is-%E2%80%9Cthe-parthenon-of-shipwrecks%E2%80%9D.html
More on a major grant to create a museum for the finds from Faliri a few years ago being cancelled:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/05/24/ancient-mass-grave-museum-greece-at-risk/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
Another Roman sculpture coming to auction has been linked to Robin Symes by Christos Tsirogiannis:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/24/roman-sculpture-up-for-auction-in-us-linked-to-disgraced-dealer
https://news.artnet.com/market/roman-marble-bust-robin-symes-auction-2120506
A judge has blocked the auction of Judy Garland's 'Wizard of Oz' dress:
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/judge-blocks-auction-of-wizard-of-oz-dress-by-catholic-university-.html
A Picasso once own by Sean Connery is coming to auction:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/05/26/pablo-picasso-painting-once-owned-by-sean-connery-fetches-22-million-at-auction/
The estate of Forrest Fenn is heading to auction:
https://news.artnet.com/market/the-estate-of-late-antiquities-dealer-forrest-fenn-who-hid-a-2-million-treasure-chest-in-the-mountains-is-heading-to-auction-2119769
More on that Ides of March gold coin coming to auction:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10855439/Coin-worn-Julius-Caesars-killer-auctioned-1m.html
More on that Qing Dynasty vase from a kitchen that was recently auctioned:
https://www.livescience.com/chinese-emperor-vase-auction/
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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Using DNA to track ancient migrations:
https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/5492-messages-from-the-dead
More on the impact of sea travel on genetic exchange in ancient Europe:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/05/scientists-reveal-how-seascapes-of.html
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Latest facial reconstruction is a Bronze Age woman from Bohemia:
https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czech-scientists-give-a-real-look-at-a-bronze-age-woman
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CLIMATE MATTERS
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The current online issue of Internet Archaeology presents the papers from a symposium on climate change and archaeology:
https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue60/index.html ============================================================
TOURISTY THINGS
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Archaeological sites in Greece:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/05/28/must-see-archaeological-sites-greece/
Hadrian's Villa:
https://www.thetravel.com/visit-hadrians-villa-in-rome/
Greece:
https://www.dw.com/en/greeces-most-popular-tourist-destinations/g-61732837
Assorted ancient ruins:
https://www.thetravel.com/interesting-ancient-ruins-around-the-world/
Roman Dalmatia:
https://www.timetravelrome.com/2022/05/28/guide-to-the-roman-dalmatia-top-destinations-hidden-gems/
Egyptian necropolises:
https://www.thetravel.com/egypts-zawiyyet-al-mayyiteen-place-of-the-dead/ ============================================================
PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
The Festival of Ancient Greek Drama in Cyprus has resumed:
https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/05/28/international-festival-of-ancient-greek-drama-returns/
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CRIME BEAT
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The former director of the Louvre is implicated somehow in an antiquities trafficking investigation (seems to be a money laundering thing? trafficking antiquities?):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/26/former-louvre-head-jean-luc-martinez-charged-egyptian-antiquities-trafficking-case
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/arts/design/louvre-jean-luc-martinez-trafficking.html
https://hyperallergic.com/736242/former-louvre-president-charged-antiquities-trafficking-case/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jean-luc-martinez-former-louvre-director-indicted-on-art-trafficking-charges
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/27/1101720943/former-president-of-louvre-faces-charges-linked-to-alleged-antiquities-smuggling
https://www.egyptindependent.com/ex-louvre-president-suspected-in-case-of-forging-documents-for-egyptian-artifacts/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/26/former-louvre-director-jean-luc-martinez-charged-in-connection-with-antiquities-trafficking-investigation
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/paris-leader-louvre-charged-money-laundering-84989581
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220526-former-louvre-director-charged-over-suspected-antiquities-trafficking-ring
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/05/27/former-head-of-louvre-museum-charged-with-antiquities-trafficking/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-louvre-director-charged-with-fraud-in-acquisition-of-ancient-egyptian-artifacts/
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/05/26/former-louvre-director-jean-luc-martinez-indicted-in-art-trafficking-case
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/466885/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Louvre-exdirector-charged-of-hiding-origin-of-Egyp.aspx
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/former-louvre-museum-director-jean-luc-martinez-questioned-by-french-authorities-1234629972/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/05/27/jean-luc-martinez-arrested-over-tutankhamun-stela-trafficking-case/
Tourists in Venice vandalized a Renaissance church:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/revenge-travel-explainer/index.html
More on the bust of the dealer in Modi'in:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-05-20/ty-article/huge-cache-of-stolen-antiquities-found-in-central-israel/00000180-e9f1-dc12-a5b1-fdfb06fa0000
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/israel-seizes-cache-of-antiquities-in-modiin-2120344
More on the trial of the Briton and German accused of smuggling antiquities (still adjourned):
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2087181/middle-east https://www.jordantimes.com/news/region/iraq-trial-briton-and-german-antiquity-theft-adjourned
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jim-fitton-death-penalty-iraq-daughter-wedding-b2073651.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 ============================================================
Renewed coverage of Italy's claims on the Doryphoros statue in the Minneapolis Institute of Art:
https://www.twincities.com/2022/05/22/italy-wants-ancient-statue-back-from-minneapolis-institute-of-art/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-roman-statue-embodies-perfect-man-was-it-stolen-180980138/
Germany has apparently lent items to Namibia rather than returning them (I'm not clear on this one):
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/05/25/germany-returns-stolen-colonial-treasures-to-namibia-as-reparations-continue
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/05/25/682691/Africa-Namibia-Germany-Artifacts
Italian police recovered a Titian missing for almost 20 years:
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/titian-portrait-italian-police-recovered-1234629802/
A number of items are being returned to Tamil Nadu:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/centre-to-hand-over-10-stolen-antiquities-idols-to-tn-govt-7940308/
More on the Royal Albert returning items to the Siksika Nation:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/23/royal-albert-memorial-museum-repatriates-artefacts-to-siksika-nation
More on Cambodia asking the BM to return items:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/28/return-stolen-khmer-treasures-cambodia-tells-british-museum/
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on Aes Grave bronze coins during the Roman Republic:
https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/the-aes-grave-bronze-coin-during-the-roman-republic/
Feature on helmets on ancient Greek coins:
https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/helmets-on-ancient-greek-coins/
Latest e-Sylum:
http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n21.html
... and the one which should appear later today:
http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n22.html ------------------------
Coin Week:
http://www.coinweek.com/
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OBITUARIES
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Amanda Claridge:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/22/books/amanda-claridge-dead.html?
Rosemary Radford Ruether:
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/22/1100596818/rosemary-radford-ruether-feminist-theologian-dies-at-age-85
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:
https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3182-audio-news-from-archaeologica-may-15th-2022-through-may-21st-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 ============================================================
Archaeosoup:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch
Archaeology Podcast Network:
http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ ============================================================
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