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More on the vandalism to petroglyphs at Koonalda Cave:
https://www.iflscience.com/vandals-destroy-22-000-year-old-australian-cave-art-after-protection-calls-ignored-66934
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NORTH AMERICA
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Study suggests the Bering Land Bridge formed much later than previously thought:
https://www.livescience.com/bering-land-bridge-formation-ice-age
More on 'Indigenous' dogs at Jamestown:
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ancient-indigenous-dogs-jamestown-proof.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/04/jamestown-indigenous-dog-discovery/10982773002/
https://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/bones-of-indigenous-dogs-found-at-jamestown/article_c32f1636-8d12-11ed-8a32-4fc6e643fd43.html
More on those earliest projectile points from Idaho:
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/history/osu-uncovers-oldest-projectile-points/283-2ce6241c-1b18-415e-9d97-452b859d876a
More on the latest finds from the Franklin Expedition wrecks:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/2022-excavation-franklin-ship-northwest-passage-1.6703841
https://www.wireservice.ca/275-artifacts-were-recovered-from-the-wreckage-of-franklins-lost-voyage/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-726931 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-recover-275-artifacts-from-franklin-shipwreck-in-the-canadian-arctic-180981391/
Seeking a pardon for a soldier executed in 1813:
https://www.timesunion.com/history/article/East-Greenbush-historian-seeks-gubernatorial-17692497.php
Trying to dave the home of a secret society tied to the Underground Railroad in Brooklyn:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/nyregion/united-order-of-tents-brooklyn.html
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
A mammoth kill site at Santa Isabel Ixtapan was apparently a seasonal hunting camp:
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/new-findings-ice-age-site/ https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/mammoth-kill-site-was-a-seasonal-hunting-camp/145731
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11109-230106-mexico-hunter-gatherers
Ruins on Mount Tlaloc are an ancient observatory:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/ruins-on-mount-tlaloc-are-an-ancient-observatory/145743
A study suggests some 50 000 years bp stone 'tools' were made by Capuchin monkeys:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-01-05/ty-article/monkeys-trash-theory-of-people-in-americas-tens-of-thousands-of-years-ago/00000185-81eb-df9e-a3bf-87ef3d130000
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-tools-monkeys-2237820 https://www.sciencealert.com/monkeys-not-humans-made-ancient-sets-of-stone-tools-in-brazil-study-finds
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/50000-year-old-stone-tools-were-made-by-monkeys/145671
Study suggests the Maya used/were aware of market-based economics:
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-mayas-market-based-economics.html
Study suggests Maya structures at Aguada Fenix were aligned according to a 260-day calendar:
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-726639 https://www.iflscience.com/ancient-maya-structures-were-aligned-to-a-mysterious-260-day-calendar-66971
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/origins-of-the-mesoamerican-astronomy-and-calendar-from-the-olmec-and-maya-regions/145761
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/earliest-evidence-of-260-day-calendar-use-found-in-mexico-180981399/
Feature on leap years in the Aztec calendar:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/how-the-aztec-calendar-accounted-for-leap-years
Feature on the Nazca Lines:
https://www.grunge.com/1156682/the-history-of-perus-nazca-lines/
Concerns arising from the Tren Maya route:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexicos-mayan-train-threat-ancient-areas-scientists-warn-rcna64212
... and a blockage at Chichen Itza related to such concerns:
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2023/01/chichen-itza-blockade-attempts-against-the-maya-train-project-in-yucatan/
... and where INAH is excavating along the route:
https://riviera-maya-news.com/inah-concentrating-on-archaeological-excavation-in-sections-5-6-and-7-of-maya-train/2023.html
Ancient Americas events for January:
https://mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com
Latest Aztlander Magazine of the Americas:
https://aztlander.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/aztlander-magazine-of-the-americas-january-2023/
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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 ============================================================
Gold and silver artifacts dug up in 2022:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology-buried-treasures
96 finds from 2022 (not just archaeological):
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/ninety-six-fascinating-finds-revealed-in-2022-180981360/
10 archaeology finds from 2022:
https://listverse.com/2022/12/11/10-amazing-archaeological-discoveries-revealed-in-2022/
The 'most impactful' finds of 2022:
https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/the-most-impactful-archaeological-discoveries-of-1234652275/
Another list:
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/archaeologists-reshaped-world-history-in-2022-with-new-discoveries
... and another:
https://www.livescience.com/top-10-archaeological-findings-2022
... and another:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-12-29/ty-article-timeline/the-most-intriguing-archaeological-revelations-around-the-world-in-2022/00000185-5d0f-d7ac-a587-ddcf56730000
... and another:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/top-10-archaeological-discoveries-of-2022/145468
... and another:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/art-archaeology-discoveries-2022/index.html
... and another:
https://news.yahoo.com/coolest-archaeological-discoveries-2022-185000104.html
https://gizmodo.com/top-archaeology-discoveries-2022-1849907440
... and another:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/2022s-best-archaeological-discoveries-2231752
... and another:
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/fossils-discovered-mongolia-19th-century-shipwrecks-biggest-archeological/story?id=95015690
... and another:
https://www.9news.com.au/world/the-best-ancient-finds-of-2022-wrap-up/b0330a0f-dd36-4953-828c-dbe04b075d4a
Speculating what might be found this year:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology-predictions-2023
On items entering the public domain this year:
https://apnews.com/article/public-domain-2023-5c30746553953b5accffcbaa9e860de0
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/01/01/sherlock-holmes-enters-the-public-domain---here-are-the-other-works-free-to-use-in-2023/?sh=57df0a243dff
https://mymodernmet.com/public-domain-works-2023/
Edward the Black Prince probably didn't die from chronic dysentery:
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-chronic-dysentery-killer-edward-black.html https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/974699
A recent biographer of Vermeer reveals how a 'forerunner' of photography influenced his work:
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1175/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1175/pub/1175/page/34/article/NaN
Arguing about the authenticity of Vermeer's 'Girl with a flute':
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/02/vermeer-row-authenticity-girl-with-a-flute-painting
Xrays revealed a hidden Cezanne portrait:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/12/21/cincinnati-art-museum-discovers-hidden-work-under-a-cezanne-painting/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/for-158-years-a-cezanne-self-portrait-hid-behind-a-still-life-of-bread-and-eggs-180981323/?
Latest bad restoration is at London's National Gallery, apparently:
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/national-gallery-london-restoration-nativity-scene-1234651048/
Actor Edward Norton is apparently related to Pocahontas:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/entertainment/edward-norton-pocahontas-intl-scli/index.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64158055
Feature on James Blyth and wind-generated electricity:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/22/james-blyth-scottish-engineer-wind-power
A Robert Burns book found in a barber shop has gone on display:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/03/rare-robert-burns-book-found-in-a-barber-shop-goes-on-display
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-robert-burns-book-saved-from-barber-shop-180981379/
A possible image of Jack the Ripper on a walking stick:
https://www.iflscience.com/face-of-jack-the-ripper-may-be-on-this-130-year-old-walking-stick-66910
On the origin of dragons:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-mysterious-origin-of-dragons
On the history of swimming:
https://theconversation.com/the-earliest-humans-swam-100-000-years-ago-but-swimming-remains-a-privileged-pastime-196045
On the origins of the 'uncluttered' home:
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230103-the-historical-origins-of-the-de-cluttered-home
On the history of leech therapy:
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/20/history-of-leech-therapy/
On rituals:
https://theconversation.com/why-rituals-have-been-crucial-for-humans-throughout-history-and-why-we-still-need-them-193951
Feature on Royston Cave and its Templar connections:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221212-a-secret-site-for-the-knights-templar
In case you're wondering about the progress of that Bayeax Tapestry recreation:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-63961721
More on the Notre Dame sarcophagi:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unraveling-the-secrets-of-the-sarcophagi-found-underneath-notre-dame-180981305/?
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Using Thucydides to understand the January 6, 2021 events:
https://theconversation.com/ancient-greece-had-extreme-polarization-and-civil-strife-too-how-thucydides-can-help-us-understand-jan-6-and-its-aftermath-196928
Marking the solstice at Newgrange:
https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2022/1221/1343102-newgrange-solstice/ https://www.thejournal.ie/newgrange-2-5953011-Dec2022/ https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2022/12/21/partial-illumination-at-newgrange-for-winter-solstice/
https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/1220/1342993-3d-models-tomb/
... and in ancient Greece:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/22/winter-solstice-ancient-greece/
Features on Hanukkah and the Maccabees:
https://news.yahoo.com/9-things-know-chanukah-212226468.html https://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/history-ideas/2022/12/the-maccabees-the-greeks-and-the-origins-of-the-conflict-between-hellenism-and-hebraism/
https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/rj7smvzfj
On Christmas tree origins:
https://www.livescience.com/tree-tradition-older-than-christmas https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/christmas-tree-history
On the Magi:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/christmas-nativity-story-three-wise-men-who-were
On whether Santa Claus is buried in Ireland:
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221213-is-santa-claus-buried-in-ireland
On the 'darker side' of Christmas:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/22/from-easily-angered-gnomes-to-child-eating-giants-european-folklore-reveals-a-darker-side-to-christmas
Pondering where Jesus was born:
https://www.dw.com/en/was-jesus-born-in-a-different-bethlehem/video-64213876
On medieval sword fighting:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221124-the-lost-medieval-sword-fighting-tricks-no-one-can-decode
On the history of chocolate:
https://theconversation.com/the-history-of-chocolate-when-money-really-did-grow-on-trees-196173
On Auld Lang Syne:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/29/auld-lang-syne-lyrics-song-meaning/10955808002/
On ancient New Year's Eve:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/30/new-years-eve-in-ancient-times/
... and the New Year in Alexander the Great's empire:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/12/31/how-new-year-celebrated-alexander-the-great-empire/
On the history of champagne:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-brief-history-of-champagne-were-those-bubbles-an-accident
... and resolutions:
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-history-of-new-years-resolutions
A Russian-Ukrainian dispute over Scythian gold:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/18/ukraine-museums-scythian-gold-russian-looters-putin
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479899/Gold-treasures-of-ancient-Iranian-migrants-break-out-another
On the effects of the war on sites in Ukraine:
https://www.newsweek.com/catastrophic-putin-war-wiping-out-ukraine-recent-history-1771314
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ============================================================
On cats in medieval manuscripts:
https://theconversation.com/cats-in-the-middle-ages-what-medieval-manuscripts-teach-us-about-our-ancestors-pets-195389
Feature on dogs in ancient Egypt:
https://www.thecollector.com/dogs-in-ancient-egypt/
On the history of the thornapple:
https://theconversation.com/the-peculiar-history-of-thornapple-the-hallucinogenic-weed-that-ended-up-in-supermarket-spinach-197014
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LANGUAGE RELATED ============================================================
On translating pre-Roman languages:
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-12-31/the-incredible-art-of-translating-pre-roman-languages-without-a-rosetta-stone.html
On the invention of the alphabet:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/inventing-alphabet-180976520/?
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Treasures of Miletus:
https://turkisharchaeonews.net/article/treasures-miletus-altes-museum-berlin
Tudors:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/12/30/tudors-art-power-met/
The World in Maps 1400-1600:
https://mailchi.mp/dailynutmeg/beinecke-library-world-in-maps-1400-1600-treasured-maps
Painted Cloth: Fashion and Ritual in Colonial Latin America:
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221229-the-colonial-clothing-that-reveals-hidden-truths-about-race
cf: https://blantonmuseum.org/exhibition/painted-cloth-fashion-and-ritual-in-colonial-latin-america/
They're hyping the impending opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum:
https://hypebeast.com/2023/1/the-grand-egyptian-museum-announcement https://www.arabnews.com/node/2225266/middle-east
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ON THE DNA FRONT ============================================================
A study of the genetic history of Scandinavia:
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-years-genetic-history-scandinavia-elucidates.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230105151301.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/975742 https://theconversation.com/dna-reveals-large-migration-into-scandinavia-during-the-viking-age-197221
https://www.science.org/content/article/brutal-massacre-sheds-light-migration-during-viking-age
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/study-shows-how-viking-age-left-mark-genetics-scandinavians-2023-01-05/
https://arkeonews.net/new-study-investigates-the-development-of-the-scandinavian-gene-pool-over-the-latest-2000-years/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/dna-resolves-the-complex-relations-between-geography-ancestry-and-gene-flow-in-scandinavia/145740
DNA traces a number of Caribbean breadfruit back to Captain Bligh:
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-caribbean-breadfruit-capt-bligh-.html
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Assorted modern forensic technologies reveal the 'raw violence' suffered by a 700 years bp sword victim from Cittiglio:
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-modern-tools-reveal-brutality-death.html https://www.livescience.com/medieval-sword-murder-victim-revealed-italy http://www.archaeology.org/news/11108-230105-italy-sword-wounds
Neutron tomography has revealed bone fragments in a 12 century reliquary pendant:
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-non-destructive-neutron-tomography-reveals-bone.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66097
Egypt wants to use sensor tech to map archaeological sites:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-embarks-on-challenge-to-find-sensor-tech-to-map-archaeological-sites/
A facial reconstruction of Ramesses II:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11569191/Ramesses-II-Scientists-reconstruct-handsome-face-ancient-Egypts-powerful-pharaoh.html
... and one for St Anthony of Padua:
https://www.livescience.com/facial-approximation-saint-anthony-padua
... and the Connecticut vampire (again):
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/face-of-19th-century-connecticut-vampire-reconstructed/145722
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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ============================================================
Latest reaction to the Ancient Apocalypse series:
https://hyperallergic.com/791381/why-archaeologists-are-fuming-over-netflixs-ancient-apocalypse-series/
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CRIME BEAT
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Two people were arrested at the Greek port of Igoumenitsa while carrying plenty of suspect artifacts:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1201525/two-people-stopped-at-port-carrying-dozens-of-suspect-artifacts/
Police seize a Rubens from a Genoa exhibition which we probably will read more about:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/04/italian-police-widen-fraud-investigation-after-seizing-rubens-painting-from-genoa-exhibition
Douglas Latchford's 'scholar' associate at the Denver Art Museum has been revealed:
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/05/revelations-in-cambodia-looting-scandal-name-scholar-at-denver-art-museum-as-accomplice-to-disgraced-dealer-douglas-latchford
More on that major bust by Spanish police in Alicante:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/02/spanish-police-find-hundreds-of-archaeological-artefacts-at-two-homes
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/spain-alicante-archaeological-artifacts-seized/index.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/spanish-police-raid-hundreds-artifacts-2237752
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66080
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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 ============================================================
The Houston Museum of Natural Sciences has returned the 'Green Mummy/Coffin/Sarcophagus' to Egypt (along with other things):
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-looted-ancient-sarcophagus-egypt.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64147545 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/us-museum-returns-looted-ancient-sarcophagus-to-egypt
https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2023/01/02/egypt-recovers-green-coffin-from-houston-museum-of-natural-sciences/
https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-recovers-green-coffin-from-united-states/
https://see.news/antiquities-minister-17-artifacts-including-green-coffin-recovered-from-us
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/mostafa-waziri-sarcophagus-egypt-b2254835.html
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230102-egypt-recovers-2-700-year-old-sarcophagus-lid-from-us
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20230102-egypt-recovers-2-700-year-old-sarcophagus-lid-from-us
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-01-02/looted-ancient-egyptian-sarcophagus-returned-from-us
https://apnews.com/article/science-politics-egypt-government-manhattan-21fe41acdce6ba04b8183c0cda9afa3f
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/looted-ancient-sarcophagus-returned-to-egypt-from-us/2023/01/02/6e864c2a-8a93-11ed-b86a-2e3a77336b8e_story.html
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/egypt-green-sarcophagus/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarcophagus-returned-to-egypt-houston-museum-of-natural-sciences/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-returns-looted-2500-year-old-sarcophagus-to-egypt
https://www.timesofisrael.com/2500-year-old-looted-sarcophagus-returned-to-egypt-from-us/
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3205349/looted-ancient-sarcophagus-returns-egypt-us-years-after-it-was-smuggled-through-germany
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66074 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/looted-ancient-egyptian-sarcophagus-returns-home-180981388/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11106-230104-egypt-coffin-repatriation
The US returned a looted antiquity to the Palestinian Authority (!):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/arts/design/relic-repatriated-palestinian-authority.html
https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/132666 https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-gives-palestinians-looted-antiquity-owned-by-steinhardt-in-1st-such-repatriation/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-726848 https://www.cnn.com/style/article/us-palestinian-authority-looted-antiquity-intl-scli/index.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-repatriate-first-looted-antiquity-to-palestine-2239461
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/us-repatriates-2700-year-old-artifact-palestine
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/american-officials-repatriate-looted-ivory-spoon-palestine-michael-steinhardt-1234652921/
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-palestine-looted-artefact-returned
Plenty of coverage of the return of Benin Bronzes from Germany:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/germany-returns-21-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria-amid-frustration-at-britain
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64038626 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/germanys-foreign-minister-returns-looted-benin-bronzes-on-a-trip-to-nigeria-nnqrgzng9
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/arts/benin-bronzes-nigeria-germany.html https://von.gov.ng/germany-officially-repatriates-22-looted-artefacts-to-nigeria/
https://www.dw.com/en/the-long-road-to-restoring-benins-cultural-artefacts/a-60120216
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/21/germany-nigeria-benin-bronzes-return/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/germany-returns-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria-2234316
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/22/germany-kicks-off-major-benin-bronze-restitution-with-return-of-20-artefacts-to-nigeria
Ireland will be returning more items to Egypt:
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/12/egyptian-monuments-repatriated-after-century
An accounting of last year's returns to Egypt:
https://dailynewsegypt.com/2023/01/04/egypt-recovered-more-than-110-artefacts-in-2022/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/121600/Egypt-recovered-80-artifacts-from-France-England-US-Uruguay
Mexico recovered over 3000 items last year:
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-recovered-over-3000-artifacts-from-abroad-in-2022/
Another call for the return of the Altar of Pergamon:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/german-official-suggests-return-of-pergamon-altar-to-turkiye-179857
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/german-undersecretary-calls-for-returning-pergamon-altar-to-turkiye/news
An 8th century Cypriot jug smuggled in the 1974 Turkish invasion is being returned:
https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/12/20/ancient-cyprus-jug-returned-to-rightful-owner/
Feature on all the items 'the rest of the world' wants back from the UK:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/world-news/ancient-artefacts-rest-world-wants-25849028
On items India is waiting to be returned:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/72-artefacts-awaiting-repatriation-from-11-countries-ls-told-8335544/
OpEd relating to the Met's returns of Cycladic items to Greece:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1200681/repatriation-or-cession/
An item recovered from a Christie's auction last year and returned to Greece is now on display:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/newsasset/1200747/recovered-artifact-showcased-at-epigraphic-museum/
A Nazi-looted Beethoven manuscript was returned:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nazi-stolen-beethoven-manuscript-returned-to-original-owners-180981251/?
More on the Greek coins seized in Chicago:
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221221/robbing-from-the-cultural-heritage-of-a-nation-feds-return-ancient-greek-coins-seized-at-ohare
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Criticism of numismatic studies in Kashmir:
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/op-ed/numismatics-a-neglected-discipline
The Aethelstan Museum has purchased an Aethelstan coin:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-64165743
Latest e-Sylum:
https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n01.html
... and the one which should appear later today:
https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n02.html ------------------------
Coin Week:
http://www.coinweek.com/
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Menahem Schmelzer:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/27/books/menahem-schmelzer-dead.html
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Mishkan being Crushed by Heel Stone in Wiltshire
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Our Mishkan (tabernacle) Gold & Brass Relics are being crushed by 30 tonne (33 ton) Heel Stone in Wiltshire, Stonehenge, GB. The 2,623 year old pozzolanic Bluestone Concrete housing Our Mishkan is deteriorated (see coring map; 7 cores drilled). We are
short $1,000 to Our $11,000 raised for moving Our Mishkan from under Heel Stone to the Alamo, a Texas temple. English Heritage says $12,000 are Our Mishkan shipping costs; from Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire to Natchitoches, (Caddo Nation), Nacogdoches,
Texas. We will hold the $12,000 of funds (Our $11,000; Your $1,000) in DI's National Trust fund until Our Mishkan is delivered. If you tire of waiting on English Heritage to ship Our Mishkan (due to their Government red tape) at any time, DI will
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