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sinful-valentines-day-chocolates-to-the-prudish-self-denying-cadburys/

On early dog shows:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/02/22/looking-back- at-american-dog-shows-in-the-early-1900s/

On military parades in the US:

https://www.npr.org/2018/02/14/585668300/the-history-of-military-parades -in-the-u-s?sc=17&f=3&utm_source=iosnewsapp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaig
n=app

On Sotheby's erotic art auction:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/siri-hustvedt-erotic-art-sothebys/
index.html

Some archaeological humour from the Onion:

https://www.theonion.com/archaeologists-unearth-ivory-trumpet-dating-bac k-to-pre-1823072478

Bridegroom's Oak has an interesting story:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180213-in-germany-the-worlds-most-roma ntic-postbox

Assorted features on the Suffragettes:

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/pilgrimage-of-greats/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/world/europe/uk-centennial-women-voti ng-rights.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42961675
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42951817
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42943814
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42704341
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42943815
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42959941
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42959935 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-42837451

On the real Indiana Jones:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/au-wi020618.php

On the original Rogues' Gallery:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/nyregion/cheats-swindlers-and-neer-do -wells-a-new-york-family-album.html

On American English preserving post-colonial English:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180207-how-americans-preserved-britis h-english

A hitherto unidentified language in Malaysia:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/07/583931629/linguists-d iscover-previously-unidentified-language-in-malaysia

Using plagiarism software to find Shakespeare's sources:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/books/plagiarism-software-unveils-a-n ew-source-for-11-of-shakespeares-plays.html?smid=fb-share https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/software-points-possible-inspi ration-11-shakespeare-plays-180968118/

Haven't heard anything about the Book of Kells in a long while:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/6338-180209-ireland-book-of-kells

On lost books:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/05/i-really-want-to-find-it-b efore-i-die-why-are-we-so-fascinated-by-lost-books

Alcohol and epithets:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180209-exploring-the-colourful-and-ev ocative-lexicon-of-alcohol

On the political side (?) of Michelangelo's David:

https://joyofmuseums.com/museums/europe/italy-museums/florence-museums/ accademys-gallery/masterpieces-gallery-academy-florence/
david-by-michelangelo/

Victor Nuovo is writing again on Enlightenment philosophers:

http://www.addisonindependent.com/?q=node/51967 http://www.addisonindependent.com/?q=node/51786

They've remade the *Civilisation* series:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/civilisation-beard-and-schama- revisit-classic-series-50-years http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/new-bbc-civilisations-ask-whe ther-britains-culture-built-looting/

More on Hylas and the Nymphs:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/arts/manchester-gallery-hylas-nymphs.
html

More on dice:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-centuries-old-dice-reveal- changing-attitudes-about-fate-1-180968090/

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/ ================================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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Rubens:

http://www.dw.com/en/peter-paul-rubens-baroque-painter-and-diplomat-on-s how-in-frankfurt/a-42488890

Lady and the Unicorn:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/feb/13/lady-and-the-unicor n-mona-lisa-of-the-middle-ages-weaves-a-new-spell

First Sculpture:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/01/arts/design/nasher-sculpture-center-d allas-first-sculpture-review.html http://nashersculpturecenter.org/art/exhibitions/exhibition?id=535

Terracotta Warriors:

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/ terracotta-warriors-liverpool-exhibition-tickets-14258229

The Museum of Lugo has acquired a pile of torques:

https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2018/02/13/diario_de_espana/ 1518557467_867491.html

Diamond Mountains:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/arts/design/south-korea-north-korea-m etropolitan-museum-diamond-mountains-olympics.html https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2018/diamond-mountains

Medusa:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Exhibition-At-The-Met-Focuses-On-M edusa-Imagery-From-Antiquity-To-The-Present-Day-20180207

Medieval Islamic Manuscripts:

http://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Medieval-Islamic-manuscripts-make -their-debut-in-New-York-City-542741

The Berkshire Museum has to sell some of its art:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/arts/massachusetts-agrees-to-allow-be rkshire-museum-to-sell-its-art.html

Interview with Barbara Jatta:

https://www.vogue.com/article/barbara-jatta-interview-vogue-march-2018-i
ssue

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THE TECHY SIDE
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Explaining LiDAR (and expressing skepticism, sort of, of the finds in Guatemala):

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900009714/national-geographic-discov ery-of-mayan-ruins-not-proof-but-very-interesting.html http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/689660/?sc=rssn

Updating radiocarbon dating techniques:

https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/science-notes-updating-radiocarbo n-dating-techniques.htm

Assorted tech-in-archaeology:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/16/lab-notes-so-long-indian a-jones-archaeology-goes-high-tech

Virtual Volterra:

https://www.livescience.com/61650-ancient-volterra-3d.html

Facial reconstruction of the purported mother of Tut:

http://micetimes.asia/scientists-were-able-to-recreate-the-appearance-of -the-mother-of-tutankhamun/ https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/02/12/queen-nefertiti-recreation-c ontroversy-orig-tc.cnn

... and St Valentine:

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-43056345/st-valentine-does-this-3d-reco nstruction-show-his-face

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
DNA analysis of 'Cheddar Man' suggests he had dark skin and blue eyes:

https://phys.org/news/2018-02-dna-modern-briton-dark-skin.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180207202447.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-42970067/cheddar-man-dna-shows-early-bri t-had-dark-skin https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/07/first-modern-britons-dar k-black-skin-cheddar-man-dna-analysis-reveals http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/cheddar-man-face-f irst-modern-briton-revealed-pioneering-research-natural-history-museum-a lfons-a8198066.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/02/07/first-britons-black-natura l-history-museum-dna-study-reveals/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/dna-tests-on-an-ancient-skeleton-reveal-th e-first-briton-had-dark-skin https://www.theroot.com/scientists-reveal-that-britains-oldest-known-ske leton-h-1822803724 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/02/07/meet-chedda r-man-first-modern-britons-had-dark-skin-and-blue-eyes/ http://www.smh.com.au/world/cheddar-man-s-dna-shows-the-first-britons-we re-black-20180207-p4yzm8 https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/08/opinions/how-cheddar-man-flips-british-id entity-jones/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/10/cheddar-man-changed-way- we-think-about-ancestors https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-briton-had-dark-skin-a nd-light-eyes-dna-analysis-shows-180968097/ http://www.archaeology.org/news/6331-180207-cheddar-man-reconstruction

The DNA results on the Paracas skulls reveal no alien connections:

http://www.ibtimes.co.in/mystery-behind-origin-3000-year-old-alien-parac as-skulls-revealed-by-dna-testing-760997

Things we've learned from DNA:

https://phys.org/news/2018-02-dna-revealed-ancestors.html

Dienekes' Anthropology Blog:

http://dienekes.blogspot.ca/ ================================================================
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Mexican pyramid cities:

https://phys.org/news/2018-02-archaeological-adventure-mexico-pyramid-ci ties.html

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CRIME BEAT
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Tourists with a Ganesha statue detained at Madura airport:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/foreign-nationals-carry ing-vinayaka-idol-detained-at-madurai-airport/articleshow/62796418.cms

I think we mentioned this bust of a Palestinian national:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-find-antiquities-worth-nis-200000-i n-palestinian-mans-home/

A smuggling ring in Nineveh broken up:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180214-antiquities-smuggling-ring-br oken-up-in-iraqs-nineveh/

A bust in Kirkuk:

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraq-foils-smuggling-usd13-mn-antiqui ties-smuggling-turkey/

Recovery of a stolen multi-million dollar cello:

http://www.dw.com/en/stolen-million-euro-cello-returned-to-french-musici an-ophelie-gaillard/a-42631622
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43099365

More on the break in at the Canterbury Trust:

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/anger-at-canterbury-archaeol ogy-trust-break-in-159902/

More on training dogs to sniff out illicit antiquities:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/531097/new-program-trains-dogs-sniff-out- art-smugglers

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 ================================================================
Germany (finally) returned a recovered Aphrodite statue to Italy:

https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2018/02/14/germany-returns-stolen-stat ue-of-goddess-aphrodite-to-italy

A Nazi-era Picasso isn't being returned:

http://www.dw.com/en/judge-rules-picasso-painting-sold-to-escape-nazis-c an-stay-with-new-york-metropolitan/a-42494642

Tracing some Nazi-seized Klimts:

http://www.dw.com/en/the-turbulent-history-of-klimts-nazi-seized-works/ a-42163775

Turkey is actively seeking some repatriation action:

http://aa.com.tr/en/culture-and-art/turkish-mps-to-probe-smuggled-artefa cts-abroad/1058002 https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2018/02/14/turkish-lawmakers-in-europe -to-retrieve-smuggled-artifacts ================================================================
NUMISMATICA
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A couple of weeks' worth of e-Sylums:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/club_nbs_esylum_v21n05.html http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/club_nbs_esylum_v21n06.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/club_nbs_esylum_v21n07.html

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Ancient Coin Collecting:

http://ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com/

Ancient Coins:

http://classicalcoins.blogspot.com/

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/ ================================================================
AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ================================================================
Audio News from Archaeologica:

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-main-menu-cat/audio-news-list/ 2687-audio-news-from-archaeologica-4-february-2017-10-february-2018 http://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-main-menu-cat/audio-news-list/ 2686-audio-news-from-archaeologica-28-january-2017-3-february-2018 ================================================================
OBITUARIES
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Walter K Sherwin:

https://classicalstudies.org/scs-news/memoriam-walter-k-sherwin https://retriever.umbc.edu/remembering-founding-faculty-member-walter-sh
erwin/

Lerone Bennett Jr.:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/obituaries/lerone-bennett-jr-historia n-of-black-america-dies-at-89.html

Francis Sheppard:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/12/
francis-sheppard-obituary

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CONFERENCES
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Hidden Cultural Heritage (April 2018):

http://www.cicop.net/hch/

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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS ================================================================
Archaeology Magazine News Page:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/

About.com Archaeology:

http://archaeology.about.com/

Ancient Digger:

http://www.ancientdigger.com/

Archaeology Briefs:

http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/

Past Horizons:

http://www.pasthorizons.com/

Stonepages:

http://www.stonepages.com/news/

Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:

http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/

Time Machine:

http://heatherpringle.wordpress.com/ ================================================================ PODCASTS/VODCASTS ================================================================
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The Book and the Spade:

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