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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/arts/design/uffizi-with-indiana-university-will-digitize-ancient-sculptures.html

http://artdaily.com/news/87553/Indiana-University-and-Uffizi-Gallery-partner-to-digitize-collection-in-3-D-


Suggestion for Malaysia to become a carbon dating hub for the region:

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/05/147231/msia-can-be-hub-carbon-dating-analysis-asean-region-experts



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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
Interesting results from a DNA test of some Phoenician remains:

http://phys.org/news/2016-05-ancient-dna-phoenician-carthage-european.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160525161342.htm http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/uoo-ads051916.php http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/dna-sequencing-of-ancient-phoenician-remains-could-make-us-reconsider-the-history-of-human-movement-a7048046.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3611457/Ancient-DNA-study-finds-Phoenician-Carthage-European-ancestry.html

http://m.france24.com/en/20160526-first-dna-ancient-phoenician-shows-europe-ancestry

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/05/2016/dna-from-phoenician-male-shows-european-ancestry


Interesting study of African American DNA:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/science/african-american-dna.html


Dienekes' Anthropology Blog:

http://dienekes.blogspot.ca/ ================================================================
CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
The role of climate in the Mongols’ withdrawal from Hungary in 1242:

http://phys.org/news/2016-05-bad-weather-mongols-sudden-retreat.html http://www.livescience.com/54902-mystery-of-mongol-retreat-solved.html http://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-stopped-khan-european-invasion-2016-5

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep25606 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2090335-mongol-hordes-gave-up-on-conquering-europe-due-to-wet-weather/

Feature on the effects of the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1816:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/05/26/year-without-a-summer-1816-mount-tambora/84855694/


Concerns for sites in Scotland:

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14518999.Climate_threat_to_world_heritage_sites/


… and Easter Island sculptures:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/28/world/un-climate-easter-island/index.html

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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Tiger Cave (Malaysia):

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160518-malaysias-11000-year-old-treasure-trove


Tunisia:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36366647

St Michael’s Mount:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160523-a-medieval-castle-that-floats

Pontine Islands:

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/may/23/italy-pontine-islands-ponza-ventotene

Noto:

http://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-05-19/why-noto-sicily-is-our-italy-destination-of-the-summer



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CRIME BEAT
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On the ‘booming trade’ in illegal antiquities:

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/the-booming-illegal-trade-in-antiquities/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/the-booming-illegal-trade-in-antiquities/vi-BBtAw3L


… and how collecting is driving the market:

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/19/lust-for-loot-collecting-antiquities-looting-egypt/


… and EU plans to deal with it with some sort of licensing plan:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/eu-licences-plan-could-hit-london-art-market-a3258326.html


Latest Anonymous Swiss Collector Culture Crime News:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2016/05/culture-crime-news-16-22-may-2016.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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REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY ================================================================
Becket’s elbow will be returning to England:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/26/world/europe/thomas-becket-archbishop-of-canterbury-bone-relic-hungary.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36356997

Pondering Mungo Man:

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/awaye/why-has-it-taken-so-to-repatriate-mungo-man/7447434


We mentioned Christie’s involvement in returning a bowl to Afghanistan:

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=87483 http://www.afanews.com/home/item/6448-a-looted-17th-century-bowl-returns-to-the-national-museum-of-afghanistan

http://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/240520156-afghan-bowl-british-museum


Some Kansas peoples recovered some items from local historical societies:

http://navajotimes.com/wires-wp/index.php?id=1666432800&kid=KIniu6f1vOPjJ7vG


Cyprus recovered some items from a German auction house:

http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/05/24/church-secures-two-relics-german-auction-house/


More on Israel returning items to Egypt:

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=87490 http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=33845 http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/22/travel/egyptian-sarcophagus-returned/index.html

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-returns-looted-ancient-relics-to-egypt/ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/212641 http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Israeli-official-Return-of-ancient-relics-to-Egypt-shows-warming-relations-454673


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NUMISMATICA
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I think we mentioned this Roman coin hoard auction:

http://blog.gainesvillecoins.com/2016/05/28/big-sale-of-roman-coin-hoard/

An Offa penny find:

http://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/14511049.Lucky_builder_set_for___5_000_pay_out_after_discovering_rare_coin_in_a_field_near_Stockbridge/


Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v19n21.html

… and the one which should appear later today:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v19n22.html


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Ancient Coin Collecting:

http://ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com/

Ancient Coins:

http://classicalcoins.blogspot.com/

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/ ================================================================
PERFORMANCES AND THEATRE-RELATED ================================================================
Forgotten Women of Classical Music:

http://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2016/05/22/478734604/sounds-and-sweet-airs-remembers-the-forgotten-women-of-classical-music


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

http://archaeologychannel.org/audio-main-menu-cat/audio-news-list/2422-audio-news-from-archaeologica-15-may-2016-21-may-2016

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CONFERENCES
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45th Conference of The Israel Society for the Promotion of Classical
Studies (June 1-2)

http://www.israel-classics.org/?page_id=17

6th Rye Medieval Academic Conference (October 22):

https://sussexpast.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Rye-conf-poster.pdf ================================================================
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 ================================================================
Archaeosoup:

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

The Book and the Spade:

http://www.radioscribe.com/bknspade.htm ================================================================
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