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Feature on the history of voting:

https://lancasteronline.com/features/our-modern-voting-has-ancient-greek-pebble-latin-urn-at-its-core-unscripted-column/article_3730e16a-1bbc-11eb-b3b5-2f89591ebb3d.html

Feature on the electoral college:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/electoral-college-presidents-elected/story?id=73700350

Feature on phrenology and witches:

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/nostalgia/from-the-archives/1668244/halloween-fifes-links-to-19th-century-phrenology-explored-as-archaeologist-asks-was-it-quackery-or-science/

Reviews of Sabar's *Veritas*:

https://thehumanist.com/magazine/november-december-2020/arts_entertainment/veritas-a-harvard-professor-a-con-man-and-the-gospel-of-jesuss-wife

More on that study of detecting pottery makers:

https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/research_at_kobe_en/NEWS/news/2020_10_27_01.html https://phys.org/news/2020-10-individual-differences-same-shaped-pottery-vessels.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/ku-cid102720.php

More on what ancient toilets reveal about human 'gut history':

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-toilets-microbiome

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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ================================================================
DNA suggests there was some canine diversity during the Ice Age:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/tfci-soa102920.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201029141945.htm https://phys.org/news/2020-10-ancient-dog-dna-canine-diversity.html https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54690458 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/science/dogs-ancient-DNA-wolves.html https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/thomas-de-quincey-selected-writings-book-review/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03053-2 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/29/five-distinct-types-dog-existed-end-last-ice-age-study-finds
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/how-dogs-tracked-their-humans-across-ancient-world
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/how-dogs-tracked-their-humans-across-ancient-world
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/10/study-of-ancient-dog-dna-traces-canine.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9178-201030-dog-dna ================================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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Illustrating Ancient History:

https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions/exhibitions/illustrating-ancient-history

Pompeii:

https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/864307

William Turner:

https://www.dw.com/en/why-19th-century-british-painter-william-turner-was-the-chronicler-of-his-time/g-55411889

Made in China:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3107194/belgian-artist-luc-tuymans-hong-kong-exhibition-plays-made

Arctic:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/art-review-arctic-culture-and-climate-at-the-british-museum-6ddlwmrcr

German Expressionism:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-10-26/el-museo-thyssen-reconstruye-la-coleccion-del-baron.html

A massive renovation is in store for the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem:

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/iconic-tower-of-david-to-display-new-finds-in-major-40-million-renewal-646989
https://egyptindependent.com/with-no-visitors-jerusalem-citadel-undergoes-major-facelift/

Feature on some must-see museums in Istanbul:

https://www.dailysabah.com/gallery/10-must-visit-museums-in-istanbul/images

OpEd on the British Museum not doing enough to fight illegal antiquities trafficking:

https://hyperallergic.com/597566/the-british-museum-isnt-doing-enough-to-fight-illegal-antiquities-trafficking/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
Differing reactions to a pair of museums trying to sell off some of their collection:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/arts/design/baltimore-museum-brooklyn-art-auction-sothebys.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/arts/design/baltimore-museum-cancels-sale.html

... while a museum in Israel postponed a planned auction of Islamic antiquities:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/israeli-museum-postpones-plans-to-sell-islamic-antiquities/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-islamic-museum-scraps-sothebys-sale-of-its-exhibits-following-outrage/
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/26/outrage-over-israeli-museum-plan-to-sell-rare-islamic-antiquities
https://hamodia.com/2020/10/26/outcry-forces-postponement-islamic-antiquities-selloff/

Some 1000 years bp royal coins found by a metal detectorist were auctioned off:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-54696026

A 12th century silver penny fetched a nice price:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-54703755

Assorted Judaica from the Sassoon family are coming to auction:

https://www.jpost.com/judaism/tefillin-of-famed-author-of-ben-ish-hai-to-go-on-auction-647374
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/29/sassoon-family-collection-of-jewish-artefacts-to-be-sold-at-auction

A nice price fetched for that gold Ides of March coin:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/julius-caesar-coin-record-sale-scli-intl-gbr/index.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/julius-caesar-assassination-coin-sells-for-record-2-7m-806868rt9
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2020/10/30/roman-coin-authenticated-sarasota-area-sets-world-record-auction/6083534002/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8896741/Antiques-Roman-gold-coin-commemorating-assassination-Caesar-sells-record-3-24-MILLION.html
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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
Using genome data to track human migration across and out of Africa:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2859-7 https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/new-african-genomes-complicated-migrations-and-strong-selection/

More on the DNA study of relationships of the folks in the 'Six Headed Chief' burial:

https://www.livescience.com/six-headed-chief-tomb-dna.html

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CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
More on assorted artifacts emerging from glaciers melting around the world:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/nov/01/secrets-of-the-ice-unlocking-a-melting-time-capsule-archaeology-glaciers

Climate concerns for sites in St Augustine:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/28/st-augustine-florida-floods-climate-crisis
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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Weimar:

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-from-a-to-z-weimar/g-48526517 ================================================================
PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
On Netflix's 'Over the Moon':

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3106859/over-moon-netflix-animated-feature-brings-traditional

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CRIME BEAT
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Feature on the ten 'most wanted' missing artifacts:

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/most-wanted-antiquities-have-you-seen-these-missing-artefacts

The remains of St Wolfgang were stolen from a German church:

https://www.dw.com/en/thieves-steal-saints-remains-from-german-church/a-55404765

More on the foiled smuggling attempt in Alexandria:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/388949/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/In-Photos-Egyptian-authorities-foil-attempt-to-smu.aspx
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9164-201026-alexandria-smuggling-attempt ----------
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 Seminole people have regained to right to reclaim some of their ancestors' remains:

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-ne-seminoles-reclaim-stolen-ancestors-artifacts-20201027-hsty6sr5wrcz3gqyslqs676dfq-story.html

A man took it upon himself to repatriate items from the Louvre:

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/african-man-takes-back-stolen-artifacts-from-frances-louvre-museum-video-shows

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on coins of Tyras and Chersonesus:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/tyras-chersonesus-ancient-greek-coins-of-the-black-seas-northern-coast/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v23/club_nbs_esylum_v23n43.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v23/club_nbs_esylum_v23n44.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Virginia Mollenkott:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/books/virginia-mollenkott-dead.html

Jonathan Foster (pdf)

https://cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/files/2020/10/GIBSON-Jonathan-Foster-1938-2020.pdf

Douglas Latchford:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/10/28/douglas-latchford-expert-asian-antiquities-whose-career-ended/

Deirdre Le Faye:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/29/letter-deirdre-le-faye-obituary

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ================================================================
Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3001-audio-news-from-archaeologica-october-18-through-october-24-2020

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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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