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A bust in Igoumenitsa:

http://www.ekathimerini.com/234881/article/ekathimerini/news/man-arrested-in-western-greece-for-possession-of-ancient-coins

... and Famagusta:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/11/23/man-arrested-after-drugs-antiquities-found-at-his-home/

Overviewish thing on looting of sides in the western Mediterranean:

https://www.livescience.com/64130-middle-east-looters-spirit-possession.html

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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A report suggests that France should return a pile of items to Africa:

https://www.franceculture.fr/droit-justice/restitutions-doeuvres-dart-un-rapport-suggere-un-accord-entre-la-france-et-des-pays?#Echobox=1542865805
https://www.france24.com/en/20181123-report-calls-france-return-african-art-taken-during-colonial-period
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/21/france-urged-to-return-looted-african-art-treasures-macron
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/arts/design/france-museums-africa-savoy-sarr-report.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/france-museums-art-looted-africa-colonial-heritage-law-macron-report-a8646611.html
https://qz.com/africa/1473023/france-should-return-looted-african-artifacts-says-report/
https://www.dw.com/en/french-art-dealers-angry-after-report-urges-african-treasures-be-returned/a-46410445
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-africa-france-art/french-commission-to-urge-return-of-looted-african-art-idUSKCN1NS1GH
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/french-report-recommends-full-restitution-looted-african-artworks-180970872/

... related feature on things looted from Africa:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45406557 http://www.eurasiatimes.org/en/23/11/2018/europe-addresses-looted-treasures-in-museums/

... and the Quai Branley Museum is returning some Benin Bronzes:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-24/france-returns-26-artefacts-to-benin-as-report-urges-restitution/10551402
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46324174 https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/france-to-return-looted-artefacts-to-benin-20181124-p50i4o.html
https://fox40.com/2018/11/24/france-to-return-26-stolen-artifacts-to-benin/

Latest on the Rapa Nui's appeal to the British Museum:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/20/easter-island-british-museum-return-moai-statue
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46222276 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/20/easter-island-make-emotional-plea-british-museum-return-spiritual/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/british-museum-hosts-rapa-nui-representatives-discuss-repatriation-easter-island-statue-180970878/
https://www.latercera.com/nacional/noticia/evaluan-prestamo-largo-plazo-traer-moai-desde-londres-chile/410603/
https://www.latercera.com/nacional/noticia/emocionante-encuentro-londres-pascuense-moai-quiere-llevar-vuelta-la-isla/409294/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/easter-island-governor-pleads-with-british-museum-to-give-back-statue-a3996376.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/british-museum-hosts-rapa-nui-representatives-discuss-repatriation-easter-island-statue-180970878/

... related opeds:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/21/would-morally-nonsensical-cultural-disaster-british-museum-gave/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/24/easter-island-statue-britain-museum

The British Museum is returning a number of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-museum-sends-benin-bronzes-back-to-nigeria-nspwdgnq0

The missing pieces of the Gypsy Girl mosaic have been returned to Turkey:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gypsy-girl-mosaic-fragments-returned-to-turkey-v3s27wgkp
https://www.sent-trib.com/news/mosaics-on-the-move-bgsu-gives-pieces-back-to-turkey/article_c8fe31aa-ed0c-11e8-a31a-7ffd671411f3.html
https://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/missing-pieces-famed-gypsy-girl-mosaic-be-returned-turkey-1215644
https://ahvalnews.com/gypsy-girl/missing-pieces-famous-gypsy-girl-mosaic-coming-turkey

Switzerland returned a number of items to Egypt:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/switzerland-hands-over-26-artifacts-to-egypt/ http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/60815/Egypt%E2%80%99s-ambassador-in-Switzerland-recovers-26-ancient-artifacts

Some opeds:

http://theconversation.com/returning-looted-artefacts-will-finally-restore-heritage-to-the-brilliant-cultures-that-made-them-107479
https://www.expatica.com/fr/news/country-news/France-Africa-art-museums-Germany-Belgium-Britain_2229911.html

Canada appears to be returning some items to Jordan:

https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/18/11/r12745952/media-advisory-andy-fillmore-parliamentary-secretary-to-the-minister-o
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NUMISMATICA
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Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/club_nbs_esylum_v21n46.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/club_nbs_esylum_v21n47.html

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Ancient Coin Collecting:

http://ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com/

Ancient Coins:

http://classicalcoins.blogspot.com/

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/ ================================================================
OBITUARIES
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Clara Hallett:

http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20181122/clara-keggie-hallett-1926-2018

Michael Metcalf:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/nov/19/michael-metcalf-obituary

Karl Baipakov:

https://www.inform.kz/en/outstanding-kazakhstani-archaeologist-karl-baipakov-passed-away_a3463877

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

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-main-menu-cat/audio-news-list/2791-audio-news-from-archaeologica-11-november-17-november-2018
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CONFERENCES
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Jews and the Americas (February 2019):

https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/1932330/jews-and-americas-68th-annual-conference-center-latin-american

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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:

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

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http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/

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