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https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article276198411.html https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/maya-ritual-offerings-discovered-at-uxmal/147564

Evidence of a Toltec settlement near Tula:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/toltec-settlement-uncovered-near-tula/147579

A pre-Spanish-conquest stone glyph from a church in Puebla:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/stone-glyph-with-spiral-representation-found-beneath-mexican-church/147587

A study of the Muralla la Cumbre suggest the Chimu people built it to protect Chan Chan from El Nino effects:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/chimu-culture-constructed-10-km-wall-to-protect-capital-against-el-nino-events/147603

AI used to find more Nazca geoglyphs:

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article276121181.html https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nazca-geoglyphs-peru-ai-2316856 https://www.archaeology.org/news/11494-230609-peru-artificial-intelligence

A project mapping shipwrecks in the Bahamas:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shipwrecks-bahamas-research-map-180982314/

Feature on the Olmecs:

https://theconversation.com/aztec-and-maya-civilizations-are-household-names-but-its-the-olmecs-who-are-the-mother-culture-of-ancient-mesoamerica-206380
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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 ============================================================
Pondering the origins of idolatry:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/06/who-invented-idolatry

Feature on the diary of a York woman writing during the Napoleonic Wars:

https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/research/spotlight-diary-york-woman-1800s/
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-spotlight-thrown-diary-york-woman.html

Feature on what we learn from grave goods:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/grave-goods-reveal-beliefs-about-the-afterlife

A grant to restore Armenian manuscripts:

https://www.armenianmuseum.org/news/rare-armenian-manuscripts-to-be-restored-through-bank-of-america-art-conservation-project-grant

A possible identification of a 15th century manuscript of a medieval comedy act:

https://www.salon.com/2023/06/04/scholars-may-have-an-authentic-manuscript-of-a-medieval-comedy-show-and-its-pretty-funny/

Feature on the oldest maps in the world:

https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/oldest-maps-world

Feature on the history of tattoos:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/tattoos-mummies-ancient-cultures-symbols-meaning

Feature on the history of dyes:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/06/purple-nosed-dogs-a-haemorrhoid-cure-and-a-sunken-fleet-a-history-of-dyes-as-colourful-as-its-subject

Feature on Galileo's artsy side:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/galileo-galileis-legacy-went-beyond-science

The lead tablets of the Oracle of Dodona have been added to UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' listings:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/06/06/dodona-oracle-unesco-register/

... as was the Kyrgyz epic 'Manas':

https://arkeonews.net/the-kyrgyz-epic-manas-manuscripts-were-included-in-the-unesco-memory-of-the-world/

On the history of the Crostata di ricotta e visciole:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230608-the-italian-tart-that-tricked-the-pope

An 18th century harp played by Jane Austen's cousin has been restored:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/11/jane-austen-cousin-harp-restored

Review of J.C. Hallman, *Say Anarcha*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/books/review/say-anarcha-jc-hallman.html ============================================================
CURRENT EVENTS:
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The Dutch Supreme Court has ruled that Crimean artifacts that were at a Dutch museum should be returned to Ukraine:

https://fortune.com/2023/06/09/dutch-supreme-court-crimean-artifacts-returned-to-ukraine/

Concerns for sites arising from the Kakhovka flooding:

https://news.yahoo.com/unique-cultural-heritage-sites-destroyed-121027193.html

Feature on a dozen items Russia has looted from Ukraine:

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3719312-stolen-history-twelve-archaeological-treasures-that-russia-looted-from-ukraine.html

Concerns for sites and artifacts in Sudan:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/05/sudan-officials-fear-for-historical-artefacts-threatened-by-fighting
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-11/race-is-on-to-protect-sudan-s-pyramids-and-tombs-as-war-rages

The British Museum's relationship with BP seems possibly fuzzy:

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2023/06/british-museum-says-no-decisions-taken-about-bp-deal/

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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/a-us-china-collaboration-a-century-ago-helped-find-riches-of-a-lost-civilization-180982272/

Luxury and Power:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-09/the-british-museum-debunks-greek-myths-about-decadent-persia.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/luxury-power-persia-greece-british-museum-2310565

Picasso:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/arts/design/hannah-gadsby-picasso-brooklyn-museum-debate.html

Kurgan Stela:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/kurgan-stela-discovered-3-years-ago-to-be-displayed-in-turkiyes-erzurum-museum/news

Pallas Athena:

https://www.bta.bg/en/news/culture/471049-1st-c-bronze-bust-of-pallas-athena-exhibit-of-the-month-for-june-of-national-arc

A Surya idol:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2023/jun/11/13th-century-idol-gets-back-pre-eminent-spot-in-museum-in-delhi-2583795.html

Thoma Cromwell's prayer book:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/09/hever-castle-to-display-16th-century-prayer-book-believed-to-be-thomas-cromwells-from-holbein-portrait

Sana'a's National Museum has reopened:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/pictures-sanaa-national-museum-reopens-after-decade

The Manchester Jewish Museum revealed the contents of a 150 years bp time capsule:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-65823174

More on the Met and provenance:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-06-05/the-met-in-new-york-takes-on-the-cultural-property-debate.html

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ON THE DNA FRONT
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Tracing Chile's indigenous roots through DNA (and linguistics):

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-chile-indigenous-roots-genetics-linguistics.html ============================================================
THE TECHY SIDE
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The latest facial reconstruction of Tutankhamun:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/king-tuts-likeness-revealed-in-vivid-new-facial-approximation-of-ancient-egyptian-pharaoh
https://www.newsweek.com/tutankhamuns-face-revealed-stunning-detail-new-3d-reconstruction-1804501
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11492-230608-tutankhamun-facial-approximation

Feature on assorted tech used by archaeologists:

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2023/06/the-tech-helping-debunk-long-held-archaeological-beliefs/

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Italian archaeology sites:

https://italicsmag.com/2023/06/07/unearthing-italy-forgotten-archaeological-sites/
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
A study of medieval music:

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-medieval-music-wasnt-beautiful.html

Orlando Consort:

https://bemf.org/2023-festival/festival-concerts/orlando-consort/

Reviews of Patrick Mackie, *Mozart in Motion*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/books/review/mozart-in-motion-patrick-mackie.html
https://apnews.com/article/mozart-motion-mackie-book-review-a3c2f8492543793fda81c5daaeeef655

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CRIME BEAT
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A thief in Israel was caught with a number of ancient coins, including one of Mattathias Antigonus:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/looted-rare-coin-from-last-hasmonean-king-seized-in-raid-on-suspected-thief/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745520 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/archaeology-news/rare-2000-yr-old-coin-minted-by-mattathias-antigonus-seized-in-eastern-jerusalem-raid/2023/06/07/

Someone attacked a painting of Jesus in Hamburg:

https://medforth.biz/germany-jesus-painting-in-hamburg-city-church-has-its-throat-cut/
https://journalistenwatch.com/2023/06/02/hamburger-stadtkirche-beklagt-jesus-mit-durchschnittener-kehle/

More on Israel police seizing a number of clay pavement bricks marked with Legio X symbols:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/police-seize-dozens-of-clay-pavement-bricks-with-imprints-of-the-legio-x-equestris/147539
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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 15th century panel stolen 44 years ago was recovered in Southampton:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-65810296 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67431 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/uk-museum-recovers-15th-century-altar-panel-almost-50-years-after-it-was-stolen-180982322/

Germany returned a number of stolen artifacts to Italy:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/germany-returns-14-stolen-artifacts-italy-ancient-gold-roman-coins-stolen-archaeology-museum-1234670501/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/06/germany-returns-stolen-artefactsincluding-a-corinthian-bronze-helmet-and-a-venetian-jewellery-boxto-italy

More on Symes-related items being returned to Italy:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/books/review/mozart-in-motion-patrick-mackie.html
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/italy-displays-750-objects-worth-recovered-from-disgraced-antiquities-dealer-robin-symes-1234670467/

... and the problem of obvious fakes being among them:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/05/easily-recognisable-fakes-among-artefacts-repatriated-to-italy-from-the-us
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/a-good-percentage-of-ancient-artifacts-recently-repatriated-to-italy-are-fakes-according-to-an-antiquities-expert-2315839

German museums have 40 000 artifacts looted from Cameroon:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/german-museums-hold-40000-artifacts-looted-from-cameroon-1234670469/

On African Americans seeking reparations for past losses:

https://nytimes.com/2023/06/08/us/black-americans-family-land-reparations.html

More on the problematic ownership issues of the Benin Bronzes:

https://artdaily.com/news/158036/Who-owns-the-Benin-Bronzes--The-answer-just-got-more-complicated-
https://www.ekathimerini.com/nytimes/1212592/who-owns-the-benin-bronzes-the-answer-just-got-more-complicated/

... and probably related:

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230610-row-erupts-in-germany-over-restitution-of-benin-bronzes
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NUMISMATICA
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Part 2 of a feature on Tunisian coinage:

https://www.numismaticnews.net/world-coins/tunisian-coinage-part-2

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n23.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n24.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Dennis E. Groh:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/milestones/milestones-dennis-e-groh-1939-2023/

Ilan Sharon:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/milestones/milestones-ilan-sharon-1953-2023/

Michael Rogers:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-michael-rogers-87-expert-on-islamic-art-and-curator-of-sell-out-show-6lwmd9drw

Clive Roffee:

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23562983.obituary-clive-roffee-87-led-campaign-burial-bones/

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3288-audio-news-from-archaeologica-may-28th-through-june-3rd-2023
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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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