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https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2020-12-18/the-archeologist-who-discovered-roman-ruins-in-the-land-of-the-basques.html

Feature on archaeologist Jane Dieulafoy's 'crime':

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2020/11-12/french-archaeologist-jane-dieulafoy-broke-law-by-wearing-pants/

On the African roots of vaccination in the US:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/12/15/enslaved-african-smallpox-vaccine-coronavirus/

Yale has acquired a collection of photographs documenting the evolution of medicine in the US:

https://news.yale.edu/2020/12/02/newly-acquired-trove-historic-photos-captures-evolution-medicine?

Feature on 'humoural theory':

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/humoural-theory-inside-the-strange-pseudoscience-that-dominated-western

Feature on a Vietnamese clock collector:

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3113538/vietnamese-man-collecting-centuries-old-clocks-full-time

Tapestries on display in Strasbourg reveal the origins of Notre Dame in Paris:

https://fr.aleteia.org/2020/12/13/a-strasbourg-des-tapisseries-concues-pour-notre-dame-de-paris-sexposent-pour-noel/

Review of a book with some Churchill revisionism:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/books/review/the-churchill-myths-stephen-fielding-bill-schwarz-richard-toye-winston-churchill-a-life-in-the-news.html

Something about dressing for the plague:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/12/pandemic-cosplay-tumblr-plaguecore/617369/

Feature on what the 'stone age' sounded like:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/archaeology-sound-tools/

... and what the past smelled like:

https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2020-12-11/a-que-huele-el-pasado-la-inteligencia-artificial-lo-esta-descubriendo-buceando-en-las-bibliotecas-y-museos-de-europa.html

Feature on the Mormons:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/01/the-most-american-religion/617263/

Feature on 'broomstick weddings':

https://aeon.co/essays/broomstick-weddings-and-the-history-of-the-atlantic-world

Excerpt from a biography of Sylvia Pankhurst:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/books/review/sylvia-pankhurst-natural-born-rebel-by-rachel-holmes-an-excerpt.html

Review of a book on a possible plot to assassinate Lenin by the US:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/books/review/the-lenin-plot-barnes-carr.html

A followup to the Mary Wollstonecraft statue brouhaha:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/dec/16/plenty-schlongs-art-maggi-hambling-defends-nude-sculpture-of-mary-wollstonecraft

In case you want to see a timelapse of the flooding of St Mark's Square:

https://elpais.com/videos/2020-12-11/el-timelapse-que-muestra-la-inundacion-de-la-plaza-de-san-marcos-en-venecia.html

In case you want to watch the Solstice at Stonehenge live this week:

https://www.newsweek.com/watch-winter-solstice-2020-stonehenge-live-1555265

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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Tantra:

https://boingboing.net/2020/12/13/an-online-tour-of-the-british-museums-current-show-tantra-enlightenment-to-revolution.html

Archaeology of Music:

https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/prehistoria-habia-instrumentos-musicales-exposicion-museo-arqueologico-explora-origen-musicalidad-humana_1_6495756.html

Napoleon's Barge:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/napoleon-imperial-barge-scli-intl/index.html

Epic Iran:

https://www.iranheritage.org/epic-iran-press-release.html https://www.sify.com/news/upcoming-exhibition-to-trace-5000-years-of-iranian-history-news-national-umshkuebicfaa.html

An award for the underwater museum at Peristera:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/17/first-prize-for-the-underwater-museum-of-peristera/

Feature on the Luxor Museum:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/95372/How-many-artifacts-are-housed-in-the-Luxor-Museum

The West Berkshire Museum has acquired some Roman and medieval treasure finds:

https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/out---about/32955/roman-and-medieval-treasure-finds-acquired-by-west-berkshire-museum.html

A new law in Greece will allow museums to lend collection items for periods of 25 years:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/182195/hellenic-museum-to-benefit-from-new-law-which-allows-for-stockpiled-antiquities-to-be-displayed-abroad/

Colonial controversy from the Humboldt Forum:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/12/germany-humboldt-forum-stirs-colonial-controversy/
https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-humboldt-forum-controversy-colonial-art-africa/a-55943819
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
A different sort of auction: getting time to hang out with the Mona Lisa:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/louvre-auction-christies-drouot-scli-intl/index.html

Christie's had an auction of ancient things the other day:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/95400/In-Pics-Christie%E2%80%99s-Auction-House-holds-auction-for-Egyptian-Roman

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
A study of corn DNA is shedding light on its domestication over the past 9000 years:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/s-adc121020.php https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoc--koh121520.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201214164339.htm https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/ancient-dna-continues-to-rewrite-corns.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/16/ancient-dna-continues-to-rewrite-corns-9000-year-society-shaping-history/

Interesting linkage of 5000 years bp human remains in BC to some 2500 years bp remains and a modern local:

https://www.abroadintheyard.com/dna-links-aboriginal-woman-canada-and-200-x-great-grandaughter/
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THE TECHY SIDE
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A non-destructive method to analyze Egyptian embalming materials:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/acs-anm121620.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201216134517.htm https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/a-non-destructive-method-for-analyzing.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/17/non-destructive-method-for-ancient-egyptian-embalming-materials-analysis/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-examine-1900-year-old-mummy-without-opening-it-180976561/

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CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
Climate change is being implicated in the demise of Central Asian river civilizations, not Genghis Khan:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uol-ccc121520.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201215112017.htm https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/climate-change-caused-demise-of-central.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/16/climate-change-caused-the-demise-of-central-asias-river-civilizations/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9316-201216-climate-change-farming

A study of weather patterns in Europe ca 12 000 years BCE:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/now-lets-take-look-at-weather-12000.html
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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Roman sites outside of Italy:

https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/before-the-fall-10-ancient-roman-sites-outside-of-italy

Greek grottos:

https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/18/mythical-grottos-the-most-famous-caves-in-greece

Vaucluse:

https://www.francetoday.com/travel/travel-features/vaucluse-the-beating-heart-of-provence/

Baden-Wurttemberg:

https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-16-states-baden-w%C3%BCrttemberg/a-45148057

Ancient Ohio Trail:

https://www.thegazette.com/subject/life/ancient-ohio-trail-travel-hopewell-culture-20201219
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
An Iliad:

https://desertlocalnews.com/north-coast-rep-theatre-brilliantly-reimagines-homers-epic-poem-the-iliad-filmed-as-a-modern-dress-production-on-its-stage-in-solana-beach/

Feature on Handel's Messiah:

https://theconversation.com/decoding-the-music-masterpieces-handels-messiah-oratorio-composed-in-just-24-days-151092

On why we need Beethoven:

https://theweek.com/articles/954117/why-need-beethoven

... in a similar vein:

https://elpais.com/babelia/2020-12-11/el-mejor-legado-del-ano-beethoven.html

On the mystery of Beethoven's metronome:

https://elpais.com/ciencia/2020-12-16/no-tan-rapido-una-explicacion-cientifica-al-misterio-del-metronomo-de-beethoven.html

Feature on Beethoven and his zeitgeist:

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2020/12/17/945428466/beethovens-life-liberty-and-pursuit-of-enlightenment

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CRIME BEAT
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A French metal detectorist was arrested with 27 000+ artifacts:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/16/french-detectorist-accused-of-looting-on-vast-scale-after-haul-discovered-at-home
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/16/french-customs-seize-priceless-haul-roman-coins-artefacts-man/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/finder-of-14-000-roman-coins-arrested-vx35k8f29
https://nypost.com/2020/12/16/french-treasure-hunter-allegedly-looted-thousands-of-artifacts/
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20201216-27-000-priceless-archaeological-artefacts-seized-in-eastern-france-bronze-age-roman
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/france-roman-coins-customs-scli-intl/index.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/priceless-haul-of-over-27000-artefacts.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/french-officials-seize-more-27000-looted-archaeological-artifacts-180976590/

A watch once owned by Woodrow Wilson was stolen from an antiques dealer in London:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/president-gift-watch-stolen-scli-intl-gbr/index.html

Another arrest in the Dresden Green Vault heist:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55253873

Egypt is demanding Italy hand over Italian diplomats involved in a smuggling case:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/397115/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-demands-Italy-to-hand-over-former-Italian-di.aspx
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201219-egypt-demands-italy-extradite-persons-accused-of-smuggling-antiquities/
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1779841

Latest Anonymous Swiss Collector Culture Crime News:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2020/12/culture-crime-news-7-13-december-2020.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 statue of Cybele was repatriated to Turkey and has gone on display:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/turkey-ancient-cybele-statue-on-display-for-visitors/2077754
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/ancient-statue-of-cybele-looted-in.html

Interesting feature on the BM identifying a Sumerian relief that had to be returned to Iraq:

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/combatting-illicit-trade-identifying-and-returning-a-4000-year-old-relief-to-iraq/

A Nazi-looted Kandinsky work will be returned to Jewish heirs:

https://www.dw.com/en/nazi-looted-art-trial-disputed-kandinsky/a-55957434

Captain Scott's scales were returned to Antarctica (!):

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123698686/captain-scotts-scales-returned-to-antarctica-after-being-taken-as-a-souvenir

Feature on how the Benin bronzes were taken:

https://news.artnet.com/opinion/benin-bronzes-dan-hicks-1931538

... while French MPs have approved the return to items to Benin and Senegal:

https://www.euronews.com/2020/12/18/french-mps-approve-return-of-looted-historical-artefacts-to-benin-and-senegal

... with a related opEd:

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/artefacts-paving-france-s-return-africa

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on provenances of ancient coins:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/provenances-of-ancient-coins/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v23/club_nbs_esylum_v23n50.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v23/club_nbs_esylum_v23n51.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Artemis Joukowsky:

https://www.brown.edu/news/2020-12-16/joukowsky

Ian Jenkins:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/dec/15/ian-jenkins-obituary http://eccentricparabola.blogspot.com/2020/12/a-gentleman-scholar-ian-jenkins.html
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/ian-jenkins-british-museum-obituary https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ian-jenkins-british-museum-curator-dead-1234579601/

Mortimer Chambers:

https://classics.ucla.edu/uncategorized/the-passing-of-professor-mortimer-chambers/

Johan de Roos:

http://www.nino-leiden.nl/message/in-memoriam-johan-de-roos

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

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3010-audio-news-from-archaeologica-december-6-through-december-12-2020

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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/

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ ================================================================
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