david meadows
2020-12-20 14:25:32 UTC
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explorator 23.35 December 20, 2020
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(as always hoping I have left no one out).
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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Homo erectus was around 200 000 years earlier than previously thought, apparently:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/our-ancestor-homo-erectus-is-200-000-years-older-than-previously-thought
Suggestion that Neanderthals may have hibernated (!):
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/20/early-humans-may-have-survived-the-harsh-winters-by-hibernating
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003552120300832
More on that Neanderthal child burial from France:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-neanderthals-buried-a-toddler-41-000-years-ago-in-france-1.9380985
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AFRICA
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Mummified baboon skulls are shedding light on trading relations of the kingdom of Punt:
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-mummified-baboons-lost-punt.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201215082048.htm
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/dc-mbs121420.php
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/3300-year-old-baboon-skull-may-tell-mysterious-ancient-kingdom
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/mummified-baboons-shine-new-light-on.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/16/mummified-baboons-shine-new-light-on-the-lost-land-of-punt/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9315-201216-egypt-imported-baboons
Very interesting study of ivory from a 16th century shipwreck located off Namibia:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoia-ste121020.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/cp-si120920.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217135344.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55340975
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/science/ivory-elephants-shipwreck.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/12/shipwrecked-ivory-a-treasure-trove-for-understanding-elephants-16th-century-trading/136499
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/18/study-tracks-elephant-tusks-from-16th-century-shipwreck/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shipwreck-yields-clues-historic-ivory-trade-destruction-elephant-populations-180976589/
see also: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)31663-8
Feature on the Nubian pyramids of Sudan:
https://www.dailysabah.com/gallery/in-photos-the-forgotten-nubian-pyramids-of-sudan/images
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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A study of 19th/18th century BCE mummy was found evidence of the oldest gynaecological treatment found so far:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/12/evidence-of-oldest-gynaecological-treatment-on-record-performed-in-ancient-egypt-4000-years-ago/136468
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/17/evidence-of-oldest-gynaecological-treatment-on-record/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/oldest-gynaecological-treatment-on.html
A roundupish thing about 2020 in the realm of Egyptian antiquities:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/95417/Video-Egypt%E2%80%99s-Min-of-Tourism-Antiquities-2020-was-full-of
Egypt continues to hype a Saqqara-related announcement that will be coming in January:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/95313/New-archaeological-discovery-in-Saqqara-to-be-announced-early-2021
Not sure where to put this ... a missing artifact from the Great Pyramid was found in a cigar box at the University of Aberdeen:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/16/lost-artefact-from-great-pyramid-of-giza-found-in-cigar-box-in-aberdeen
https://www.livescience.com/missing-great-pyramid-relic-found.html
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-year-old-piece-great-pyramid-puzzle.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-55315623
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/12/16/lost-artefact-from-great-pyramid-found-in-cigar-tin/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/dixon-relics-great-pyramid-of-giza-discovery-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/ancient-egypt-great-pyramid-aberdeen-cigar-box-b334093.html
https://www.dw.com/en/5000-year-old-egyptian-artifact-discovered-in-cigar-box-in-scotland/a-55960418
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/18/missing-5000-year-old-piece-of-great-pyramid-puzzle-discovered/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-great-pyramid-artifact-found-misfiled-museum-cigar-box-180976564/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9317-201217-egypt-great-pyramid
Review of Wilkinson, *A World Beneath the Sands*:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/14/a-world-beneath-the-sands-by-toby-wilkinson-review-the-golden-age-of-egyptology
Feature on Suez:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/32/97/397084/Folk/Street-Smart/A-tale-of-an-ancient-Red-Sea-city,-Suez.aspx
More on counterfeit silver hoards from Egypt-ruled Canaan:
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-hoard-counterfeit-dirty-money.html
https://www.cairoscene.com/Buzz/How-Ancient-Egyptians-Made-Counterfeit-Money
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9311-201215-bronze-age-silver
Feature on 500 BCE Persepolis:
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/ancient-city-travel-guide-persepolis-500-bc/
Feature on the 'Dead Cities' of Northwestern Syria:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/12/the-dead-cities/136473
Feature on taking photos at various sites in Iraq:
http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2020/12/photographing-iraq
A 'mysterious structure' with mass graves from Istanbul:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/archeologists-find-mysterious-structure-in-istanbul-160866
Concerns for a Byzantine-era cistern in 'Constantinople' (Greek source):
https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/12/16/basilica-cistern-verge-collapse/
Concerns for the 500 years bp shrine of Asude Hatun in Istanbul:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/500-year-old-shrine-lies-in-pitiful-state-160899
Some 3000 years bp 'spooning skeletons' from one of the Bethsaidas:
https://www.livescience.com/romeo-and-juliet-skeletons-israel.html
Finds from various periods during construction work in Jaffa:
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-trove-spanning-millennia-emerges-from-construction-in-ancient-jaffa-1.9371748
I think we mentioned this olive press found at Yodfat a while ago:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-when-jews-used-olive-oil-as-a-weapon-against-the-romans-1.9382518
A major ceramic 3rd/4th century CE oil-lamp workshop from Beit Shemesh:
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/one-of-largest-ever-ancient-oil-lamp-workshops-discovered-in-beit-shemesh/2020/12/14/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/ancient-oil-lamp-workshop-sheds-light-on-roman-era-jews-and-christians-652056
Just to confuse things, we also read of an Islamic-era oil lamp workshop from Tiberias:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-oil-lamp-workshop-now-at-israel-museum-shows-the-way-we-once-lit/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/islamic-era-candle-molds-found-near-tiberias-652087?vgo_ee=qdSuqWuXLMLT%2BFdhPDcGzKEQRDA3MX%2FpEanpAS%2Bpt3s%3D
... and the 2000 years bp glass candlestick from Tel Usha:
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/12/18/hanukkah-miracle-at-archeological-dig-sparks-cries-of-joy/
... and the Hasmonean-era candle holder from the City of David:
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/12/13/jerusalem-archeologists-reveal-2000-year-old-candle/
A 1600 years bp Roman figurine workshop was (re)discovered at Beit Shemish (connected to the oil-lamp workshop?):
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9052491/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/workshop-pagan-figurines-roman-palestine-rediscovered-israel-1.9370094
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/12/15/ancient-oil-lamp-workshop-from-roman-period-discovered-in-israel/
A 13th century Arabic inscription from the Tower of David site:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-tower-of-david-looks-to-future-excavations-rewrite-ancient-citadels-past/
Lawrence Schiffman on the story of Chanukah:
http://lawrenceschiffman.com/putting-together-the-story-of-chanukah/
Related feature on Rabbi's knowledge of Jewish history in the Greek Period:
https://www.thetorah.com/article/chanukah-daniel-11-and-history
The Lod Mosaic has returned to Israel:
https://worldisraelnews.com/spectacular-ancient-mosaic-floor-returns-to-israel/
More on the (re)opening of parts of the Herodium:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/israel-unveils-parts-of-herods-palace.html
More on the 'throne room' find from the fortress at Machaerus:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-king-herod-s-throne-room-where-salome-danced-found-in-jordan-1.9368704
General feature on archaeology in Saudi Arabia:
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1779861/saudi-arabia
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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8th century BCE funeral pyres from Gela (we may have mentioned this):
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/funeral-pyres-from-eighth-century-bc.html
Roman baths (and more) revealed in downtown Amman during drainage construction:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/amman-roman-baths-crematorium-jordan-b1774179.html
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/jordan-roman-archaeological-site-uncovered-in-amman-1.1607890699397
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/roman-baths-and-site-uncovered-in-amman/ar-BB1bWppr
http://www.ecns.cn/m/hd/2020-12-15/detail-ihaetmvy3496348.shtml
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/16/c_139594419.htm
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/1800-years-old-roman-baths-unearthed-in.html
Remains of a Roman villa near Wrexham:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/260359/opinion/ekathimerini/comment/thessalonikis-byzantine-identity-is-under-threat
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/roman-villa-revealed-near-wrexham.htm
Roman-era finds from office construction in Hungary:
https://bbj.hu/business/real-estate/office-market/excavation-at-roseville-office-building-site-reveals-roman-era-findings
A Roman sarcophagus (date?) from a school site in Cologne:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/roman-sarcophagus-discovered-in-cologne.html
A new section of the Imperial Fora was revealed along the via Alessandrina (coverage in Italian):
https://www.vivereroma.org/2020/12/16/eccezionali-ritrovamenti-dopo-gli-scavi-archeologici-in-via-alessandrina/871666
https://www.touringclub.it/notizie-di-viaggio/a-roma-scoperta-una-nuova-porzione-dei-fori-imperiali
Work is being done to 'recover' the cliff/rock sanctuary in the Valley of the Temples (coverage in Italian):
https://www.agrigentooggi.it/si-lavora-al-recupero-del-santuario-rupestre/
https://palermo.repubblica.it/societa/2020/12/14/news/agrigento_il_recupero_del_santuario_rupestre_della_valle_dei_templi-278370247/
https://www.balarm.it/news/nella-valle-dei-templi-c-e-un-santuario-enigmatico-da-scoprire-un-progetto-per-salvarlo-121822
https://www.siciliaweekend.info/2020/12/14/santuario-rupestre-nella-valle-dei-templi/
Remains of 66 Roman military camp locations identified in Spain:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/66-roman-military-camps-identified-in.html
Interesting study under way of London's 'Spitalfields Lady':
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/archaeology-london-spitalfields-woman-mola-b1774473.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/archaeologists-try-to-identify-silk-and-gold-clad-woman-buried-in-londons-spitalfields-1600-years-ago/ar-BB1bY6jd
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/revealed-the-story-of-the-silk-and-gold-clad-woman-buried-in-londons-spitalfields-1600-years-ago/ar-BB1bY6jd
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9318-201217-london-roman-burial
Hyping evidence of the Romans in Scotland:
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/revived-roman-treasures-mark-soldiers-who-occupied-scotland-3072172
Concerns for Thessaloniki's Byzantine 'identity':
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/16/greek-archaeologists-the-icomos-resolution-cannot-be-undermined/
Plans to incorporate a Hellenistic site at Geroskipou within hotel construction:
https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/hotel-to-coexist-with-antiquities/
Restoration of Augustus' mausoleum should be complete in March, apparently:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9068855/Mausoleum-built-2-000-years-ago-Romes-emperor-reopen-public-March.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-arts-augustus-idUSKBN28S1PU
https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/photos-mausoleum-of-romes-first-emperor-restored-and-ready-to-reopen-1.1608361931915
The annual top ten list of Greek archaeological finds:
https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/12/20/top-ten-most-spectacular-greek-archaeological-discoveries-of-2020/
Plans to excavate the original entrance to the Roman theatre in Cartagena:
https://murciatoday.com/agreement_to_excavate_original_entrance_portico_of_the_roman_theatre_in_cartagena_1540495-a.html
Not sure what's actually happening at the site of Sebastia:
https://iqna.ir/en/news/3473427/zionist-settlers-storm-archaeological-site-north-of-nablus
Not sure where to put this item on Classics For All getting cozy with an antiquities auction (and later leaving):
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2020/december/the-vessel-with-the-pestle
More on the recently-found mosaic at the Chedworth Roman Villa:
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/britains-first-5th-century-mosaic-identified.htm
Interesting feature on museum labels relating to Black Africans in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/rethinking-descriptions-of-black-africans-in-greek-etruscan-and-roman-art/
On what Athenian justice would be like in a modern context:
https://theconversation.com/ancient-greek-desire-to-resolve-civil-strife-resonates-today-but-athenian-justice-would-be-a-bitter-pill-in-modern-america-150350
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Ancient-Greek-desire-to-resolve-civil-strife-15802572.php
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Ancient-Greek-desire-to-resolve-civil-strife-15802572.php
Charlotte Higgins on why she chose to study Classics:
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/charlotte-higgins-why-i-chose-to-study-classics
Review of Fox, *The Invention of Medicine*:
https://roanoke.com/entertainment/book-review-invention-of-medicine-opens-doors-to-ancient-greek-culture/article_90c793e2-3582-11eb-8ae6-e309e59ee328.html
Interesting feature on an Attic red figure psyketer depicting hoplites on dolphins:
https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/hoplites-riding-dolphins/
Feature on Thermopylae:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-epic-battle-of-thermopylae-remains-one-of-the-most-stirring-defeats-of
Feature on Antiochus Epiphanes:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/antiochus-epiphanes-the-bibles-most-notoriously-forgotten-villain/
Feature on Greece and Rome's influence on Irish politics and identity:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/classics-and-irish-politics-greece-and-rome-in-the-roots-of-irish-identities-1.4438707
Features (different) on Saturnalia:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/the-wild-holiday-that-turned-ancient-rome-upside-down/
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/blogs/1/1673/merry-saturnalia-and-other-myths-about-christmas-that-don-t-seem-to-go-away
Feature on how Greeks and Romans used to celebrate:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/how-did-ancient-greeks-and-romans-celebrate-special-occasions/
Feature on the authorship of the Prometheus Bound:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/18944967.metal-detectorist-rob-jones-coedpoeth-wins-award-discovery-roman-lead-ingot/
Some Nero revisionism:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-emperor-nero-reputation-bad-evil/
Feature on the trial of Socrates:
https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/trial-socrates/
Apparently metal-detectorists get awards for finding things:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/18944967.metal-detectorist-rob-jones-coedpoeth-wins-award-discovery-roman-lead-ingot/
Seems to be some new interest in the mines at Lavrio:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/260415/article/ekathimerini/life/the-ancient-ore-mines-of-lavrio-hold-fresh-promise
A 'culturally significant' sculpture of Cleopatra was saved from export from the UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/culturally-significant-sculpture-death-of-cleopatra-saved-from-export
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Roman Archaeology Blog:
http://romanarc.blogspot.com/
Rogueclassicism:
http://rogueclassicism.com/
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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Suggestion that there may have been ice-free portions of the Alps when Otzi was walking around:
https://www.livescience.com/otzi-iceman-lived-in-ice-free-alpine.html
A major Pictish site in Aberdeenshire:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18944154.pictish-settlement-scotland-one-significant-historic-finds-2020/
An empty hairdresser's salon in London was revealed to date to the 14th century:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55347261
Evidence of a hitherto unidentified medieval settlement site in northern Bulgaria:
http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2020/12/03/unknown-medieval-settlement-from-second-bulgarian-empire-bronze-age-settlement-discovered-near-danube-city-vidin/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9323-201218-bulgaria-medieval-settlement
I think we've mentioned this evidence of a large tower from Kost Castle (Czech Republic):
https://english.radio.cz/archaeologists-continue-rewrite-history-kost-castle-bohemian-paradise-8702895
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9312-201215-czech-castle-tower
Speculation that a metal detectorist may have found Charles I's lost 'epiphany crown':
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/has-detectorist-uncovered-part-charles-lost-epiphany-crown/
Signatures of 17th century stonemasons found during work on sea defences in Portsmouth:
https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/hampshire-news/second-historic-discovery-made-sea-4807680
Tram work in Leith has uncovered 350+ burials over the past six months:
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/more-350-bodies-dug-up-19470187
Archaeology folks at UCC have recreated a 2400 years bp logboat:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40189923.html
Searching for the funeral urn of Calderon de la Barca:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-12-17/la-enigmatica-desaparicion-de-la-urna-funeraria-de-calderon.html
Latest in the search for Red Hugh's remains:
https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/12/19/excavation-for-irish-chieftain-red-hugh-hits-obstacle-in-valladolid/
Since we haven't heard about the purported Holy Grail in a while:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9070109/Is-Holy-Grail-HOUNSLOW-Amateur-archaeologist-convinced-relic-hidden-river-London.html
Scotland's best archaeological finds in 2020:
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/scotlands-best-archaeological-discoveries-2020-3069359
Arguing (sort of) over the Oriflama shipwreck cargo:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-12-14/todos-quieren-el-tesoro-del-oriflama-menos-espana.html
Latest additions to the protected list:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-55310369
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/preston-pub-roman-stones-cumbria-19463159
More on the surge of finds in the UK during lockdown:
https://www.dw.com/en/thanks-to-lockdown-bountiful-treasure-hunts/a-55959963
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/12/amateur-brit-archaeologists-found-nearly-50000-artifacts-during-lockdown/
... including the Tudor gold coin hoard:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/09/tudor-coins-dedicated-to-three-of-henry-viiis-wives-found-in-family-garden
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/tudor-gold-coin-hoard-found-by-family.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9314-201215-tudor-coin-hoard
More on the Anglo Saxon cross from the Galloway Hoard:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/13/fit-for-a-king-true-glory-of-1000-year-old-cross-buried-in-scottish-field-is-revealed-at-last
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/galloway-hoard-silver-cross-scli-gbr-intl/index.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-years-grime-removed-during-conservation-rare-anglo-saxon-cross-shines-180976560/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9310-201214-scotland-galloway-hoard
More on that bronze Celtic figurine with gold eyes from Slovakia:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/bronze-celtic-statue-with-golden-eyes.html
https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22554694/archaeological-research-in-a-village-in-zahorie-led-to-discovery-of-pre-historic-settlement.html
More on that 5000 years bp skull with evidence of a violent death from Cova Foradada:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/18/a-violent-death-in-the-cova-foradada-about-5000-years-ago/
More on the thousands of burials in that Islamic necropolis in Tauste:
https://www.livescience.com/spain-graveyard-reveals-secret-muslim-history.html
https://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-of-graves-reveal-spanish-town-s-secret-muslim-history
More on the updates to the definition of treasure in the UK:
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/updates-to-the-definition-of-treasure.htm
Feature on some medieval recipes:
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/how-to-cook-a-medieval-feast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-cook-a-medieval-feast
Feature on efforts to limit Christmas celebrations during the English Civil War era:
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p091np52/how-cancelling-christmas-reignited-a-civil-war
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Archaeology in Europe News:
http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/
Medievalists.net:
https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/
Viking Archaeology Blog:
http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/
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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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Remains of a 6000 years bp paddy field from Zhejiang:
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/chinese-archaeologists-discover-paddy-field-dating-over-6000-years-old-3189866.html
100+ burials dating to the Han Dynasty from Henan:
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2020-12/20/content_77032193.htm
The remains of the Old Summer Palace are being excavated in Beijing:
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202012/16/WS5fd95ea5a31024ad0ba9c0ea.html
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2020-12/16/content_77018305.htm
A rediscovered (!) giant religious sculpture in a rock face in Chongqing:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-chongqing-religious-statue-intl-hnk/index.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/huge-headless-buddha-statue-found.html
A 1400 years bp brick-lined tomb from Viet Nam:
https://vietnamnet.vn/en/entertainment-sports/ancient-tomb-excavated-in-ha-tinh-696081.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9320-201218-vietnam-arched-tomb
5500 years bp stone tools from Tirupattur district:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9320-201218-vietnam-arched-tomb
The ASI is planning a dig in the bazaar in Hampi:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/asi-planning-to-excavate-in-hampi/articleshow/79746507.cms
Buddhist-related finds (300/400 years bp?) from a Uttarkashi village:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/ancient-buddhist-statues-artworks-unearthed-at-uttarkashi-village-asi-deploys-officials-for-field-survey/articleshow/79784233.cms
Also Buddhist-related finds (3rd century BCE- 12th century CE) from a known mound site near Lucknow:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/buddha-head-copper-coins-found-in-ancient-mound/articleshow/79787293.cms
https://newsd.in/ancient-buddha-coins-found-in-expressway-digging-in-up/
On preserving colonial 'memories' in Mumbai:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/dec/18/going-the-extra-milestone-mumbai-preserves-remnants-of-colonial-past
More on evidence of the Indus Civilization having a high-meat diet:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/14/fatty-residues-on-pottery-reveal-meat-heavy-diets-of-indus-civilization/
Feature on a Jewish community in India's 'Jew town':
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/few-people-remain-in-indias-jew-town-but-traditions-landmarks-remain-652264
Feature on the Indonesian 'rice table' and its colonial connections:
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3113988/indonesian-food-colonial-twist-how-feast-rijsttafel-or-rice
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NORTH AMERICA
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Archaeologists are looking for evidence of the Three Blaze Trail in Idaho:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/dec/14/idahoans-are-slowly-uncovering-a-120-year-old-mini/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9313-201215-idaho-mining-trail
A 19th century 'message in a bottle' from a Boston home:
https://whdh.com/news/bottle-containing-126-year-old-note-found-hidden-inside-wall-of-boston-building/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9322-201218-boston-hidden-bottle
Feature on some human remains from the French and Indian War awaiting reburial:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/arts/design/Fort-William-Henry-soldiers-remains.html
Feature on New York history:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/insider/new-york-walks-history.html
More on evidence of Native American psychedelic use from California's Pinwheel Cave:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/14/mind-altering-psychedelics-discovered-in-native-american-cave/
In case you missed the study of the GI tracts of some natural mummies from Arizona:
https://www.livescience.com/mummy-constipated-man-ate-grasshoppers.html
Review of Lynne Cheney, *Virginia Dynasty*:
https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/opinion/va-vg-ed-books-presidents-1216-20201215-sfwoxei3dza75dhn4ly4x3w4bm-story.html
More on the ongoing discussion of the Cerutti mastodon site:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/stones-mastodon-bones-debate-america-first-settlers
More on those 100 years bp whiskey bottles hidden in the walls of a home in upstate New York:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-55323840
San Francisco's 19th century Cliff House restaurant is closing:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/19/closure-of-iconic-cliff-house-ends-a-remarkable-era-of-san-franciscos-history
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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Evidence of 10 800 years bp crop cultivation in Amazonia (we may have had this a while ago):
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/10-800-years-ago-early-humans-planted-forest-islands-in-amazonias-grasslands
Drawing sociopolitical conclusions from 6000 years bp teeth from northern Peru:
https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2020/12/15/analysis-of-ancient-teeth-reveal-clues-about-how-sociopolitical-systems-grow/
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-analysis-ancient-teeth-reveal-clues.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9319-201217-peru-teeth-diet
Names of warriors from the Temple of the Jaguars in Chichen Itza have been 'deciphered':
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/12/names-of-warriors-from-the-temple-of-jaguars-in-chichen-itza-deciphered/
Evidence a a major structure in the main plaza at Monte Alban (Oaxaca):
https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/buried-building-discovered-in-oaxaca-mexico/
More on the newly-found section of that Aztec skull tower in Mexico City:
https://www.livescience.com/aztec-trophy-skulls-mexico.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/aztec-skull-tower-mexico-archaeology-b1774218.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/mexico-templo-tower-of-skulls-archaeologists-aztec
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/mexico-city-tower-of-skulls-trnd/index.html
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/639001/aztec-wall-human-skulls-discovered-mexico-city
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/shrine-decapitated-heads-suggests-violence-against-foreigners-ancient-mexico
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/aztec-skull-tower-archaeological-discovery-1931944
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/mexicos-tower-of-skulls-yields-more.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-find-brings-skulls-discovered-aztec-tower-over-600-180976543/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9309-201214-aztec-skull-tower
More on the 'clockface' layout of villages in the Brazilian rainforest:
https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/scanning-tech-helps-archaeologists-find-amazonian-mound-villages/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-clock-face-layout-amazon-villages-180976553/
More on the 'Sistine Chapel of the Amazon':
https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-capilla-sixtina-del-amazonas/UBOQQPS2IFBDNGUPQ6IHP3ZY3A/
Feature on the Inca road system:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-the-inca-road-system-tied-together-an-empire-and-facilitated-its-fall
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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:
http://goo.gl/1VdeA
Ancient MesoAmerica News:
http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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A non-geography-specific top ten finds list:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/12/top-10-archaeological-discoveries-of-2020/136483
A top ten finds of the decade list:
http://www.archaeology.org/issues/406-2101/features/9262-top-10-discoveries-of-the-decade
Paper on alcohol use in antiquity:
https://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/18-10/
Feature on the last speakers of Tsakonika:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20201215-the-last-speakers-of-ancient-sparta
Feature on Defoe's plague journal:
https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2020/dec/20/pandemic-behavior-coronavirus-plague-defoe
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecin.12961
Feature on dreidels:
https://thejewishvoice.com/2020/12/history-and-meaning-of-dreidels-8-interesting-facts/
Feature on the Magi:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/new-testament/we-three-kings-of-orient-are/
... and of course there's one on the Star of Bethlehem:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-star-of-bethlehem-can-science-explain-what-it-really-was
Feature on the origins of Christmas:
https://www.portugalresident.com/the-origin-of-christmas-ancient-festivities-and-the-winter-solstice/
Feature on assorted plants associated with Christmas:
https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-festive-plants-from-around-the-world/a-55892197
Feature on Mertxe Urteaga's work in Spain's Basque Country:
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Archaeology Podcast Network:
http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo,
Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay, Lucas Livingston,
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(as always hoping I have left no one out).
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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Homo erectus was around 200 000 years earlier than previously thought, apparently:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/our-ancestor-homo-erectus-is-200-000-years-older-than-previously-thought
Suggestion that Neanderthals may have hibernated (!):
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/20/early-humans-may-have-survived-the-harsh-winters-by-hibernating
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003552120300832
More on that Neanderthal child burial from France:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-neanderthals-buried-a-toddler-41-000-years-ago-in-france-1.9380985
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AFRICA
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Mummified baboon skulls are shedding light on trading relations of the kingdom of Punt:
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-mummified-baboons-lost-punt.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201215082048.htm
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/dc-mbs121420.php
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/3300-year-old-baboon-skull-may-tell-mysterious-ancient-kingdom
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/mummified-baboons-shine-new-light-on.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/16/mummified-baboons-shine-new-light-on-the-lost-land-of-punt/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9315-201216-egypt-imported-baboons
Very interesting study of ivory from a 16th century shipwreck located off Namibia:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoia-ste121020.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/cp-si120920.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217135344.htm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55340975
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/science/ivory-elephants-shipwreck.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/12/shipwrecked-ivory-a-treasure-trove-for-understanding-elephants-16th-century-trading/136499
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/18/study-tracks-elephant-tusks-from-16th-century-shipwreck/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shipwreck-yields-clues-historic-ivory-trade-destruction-elephant-populations-180976589/
see also: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)31663-8
Feature on the Nubian pyramids of Sudan:
https://www.dailysabah.com/gallery/in-photos-the-forgotten-nubian-pyramids-of-sudan/images
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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A study of 19th/18th century BCE mummy was found evidence of the oldest gynaecological treatment found so far:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/12/evidence-of-oldest-gynaecological-treatment-on-record-performed-in-ancient-egypt-4000-years-ago/136468
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/17/evidence-of-oldest-gynaecological-treatment-on-record/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/oldest-gynaecological-treatment-on.html
A roundupish thing about 2020 in the realm of Egyptian antiquities:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/95417/Video-Egypt%E2%80%99s-Min-of-Tourism-Antiquities-2020-was-full-of
Egypt continues to hype a Saqqara-related announcement that will be coming in January:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/95313/New-archaeological-discovery-in-Saqqara-to-be-announced-early-2021
Not sure where to put this ... a missing artifact from the Great Pyramid was found in a cigar box at the University of Aberdeen:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/16/lost-artefact-from-great-pyramid-of-giza-found-in-cigar-box-in-aberdeen
https://www.livescience.com/missing-great-pyramid-relic-found.html
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-year-old-piece-great-pyramid-puzzle.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-55315623
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/12/16/lost-artefact-from-great-pyramid-found-in-cigar-tin/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/dixon-relics-great-pyramid-of-giza-discovery-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/ancient-egypt-great-pyramid-aberdeen-cigar-box-b334093.html
https://www.dw.com/en/5000-year-old-egyptian-artifact-discovered-in-cigar-box-in-scotland/a-55960418
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/18/missing-5000-year-old-piece-of-great-pyramid-puzzle-discovered/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-great-pyramid-artifact-found-misfiled-museum-cigar-box-180976564/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9317-201217-egypt-great-pyramid
Review of Wilkinson, *A World Beneath the Sands*:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/14/a-world-beneath-the-sands-by-toby-wilkinson-review-the-golden-age-of-egyptology
Feature on Suez:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/32/97/397084/Folk/Street-Smart/A-tale-of-an-ancient-Red-Sea-city,-Suez.aspx
More on counterfeit silver hoards from Egypt-ruled Canaan:
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egyptian-hoard-counterfeit-dirty-money.html
https://www.cairoscene.com/Buzz/How-Ancient-Egyptians-Made-Counterfeit-Money
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9311-201215-bronze-age-silver
Feature on 500 BCE Persepolis:
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/ancient-city-travel-guide-persepolis-500-bc/
Feature on the 'Dead Cities' of Northwestern Syria:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/12/the-dead-cities/136473
Feature on taking photos at various sites in Iraq:
http://www.asor.org/anetoday/2020/12/photographing-iraq
A 'mysterious structure' with mass graves from Istanbul:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/archeologists-find-mysterious-structure-in-istanbul-160866
Concerns for a Byzantine-era cistern in 'Constantinople' (Greek source):
https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/12/16/basilica-cistern-verge-collapse/
Concerns for the 500 years bp shrine of Asude Hatun in Istanbul:
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/500-year-old-shrine-lies-in-pitiful-state-160899
Some 3000 years bp 'spooning skeletons' from one of the Bethsaidas:
https://www.livescience.com/romeo-and-juliet-skeletons-israel.html
Finds from various periods during construction work in Jaffa:
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-trove-spanning-millennia-emerges-from-construction-in-ancient-jaffa-1.9371748
I think we mentioned this olive press found at Yodfat a while ago:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-when-jews-used-olive-oil-as-a-weapon-against-the-romans-1.9382518
A major ceramic 3rd/4th century CE oil-lamp workshop from Beit Shemesh:
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/one-of-largest-ever-ancient-oil-lamp-workshops-discovered-in-beit-shemesh/2020/12/14/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/ancient-oil-lamp-workshop-sheds-light-on-roman-era-jews-and-christians-652056
Just to confuse things, we also read of an Islamic-era oil lamp workshop from Tiberias:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-oil-lamp-workshop-now-at-israel-museum-shows-the-way-we-once-lit/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/islamic-era-candle-molds-found-near-tiberias-652087?vgo_ee=qdSuqWuXLMLT%2BFdhPDcGzKEQRDA3MX%2FpEanpAS%2Bpt3s%3D
... and the 2000 years bp glass candlestick from Tel Usha:
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/12/18/hanukkah-miracle-at-archeological-dig-sparks-cries-of-joy/
... and the Hasmonean-era candle holder from the City of David:
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/12/13/jerusalem-archeologists-reveal-2000-year-old-candle/
A 1600 years bp Roman figurine workshop was (re)discovered at Beit Shemish (connected to the oil-lamp workshop?):
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9052491/
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/workshop-pagan-figurines-roman-palestine-rediscovered-israel-1.9370094
https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/12/15/ancient-oil-lamp-workshop-from-roman-period-discovered-in-israel/
A 13th century Arabic inscription from the Tower of David site:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-tower-of-david-looks-to-future-excavations-rewrite-ancient-citadels-past/
Lawrence Schiffman on the story of Chanukah:
http://lawrenceschiffman.com/putting-together-the-story-of-chanukah/
Related feature on Rabbi's knowledge of Jewish history in the Greek Period:
https://www.thetorah.com/article/chanukah-daniel-11-and-history
The Lod Mosaic has returned to Israel:
https://worldisraelnews.com/spectacular-ancient-mosaic-floor-returns-to-israel/
More on the (re)opening of parts of the Herodium:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/israel-unveils-parts-of-herods-palace.html
More on the 'throne room' find from the fortress at Machaerus:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-king-herod-s-throne-room-where-salome-danced-found-in-jordan-1.9368704
General feature on archaeology in Saudi Arabia:
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1779861/saudi-arabia
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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8th century BCE funeral pyres from Gela (we may have mentioned this):
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/funeral-pyres-from-eighth-century-bc.html
Roman baths (and more) revealed in downtown Amman during drainage construction:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/amman-roman-baths-crematorium-jordan-b1774179.html
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/jordan-roman-archaeological-site-uncovered-in-amman-1.1607890699397
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/roman-baths-and-site-uncovered-in-amman/ar-BB1bWppr
http://www.ecns.cn/m/hd/2020-12-15/detail-ihaetmvy3496348.shtml
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/16/c_139594419.htm
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/1800-years-old-roman-baths-unearthed-in.html
Remains of a Roman villa near Wrexham:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/260359/opinion/ekathimerini/comment/thessalonikis-byzantine-identity-is-under-threat
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/roman-villa-revealed-near-wrexham.htm
Roman-era finds from office construction in Hungary:
https://bbj.hu/business/real-estate/office-market/excavation-at-roseville-office-building-site-reveals-roman-era-findings
A Roman sarcophagus (date?) from a school site in Cologne:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/roman-sarcophagus-discovered-in-cologne.html
A new section of the Imperial Fora was revealed along the via Alessandrina (coverage in Italian):
https://www.vivereroma.org/2020/12/16/eccezionali-ritrovamenti-dopo-gli-scavi-archeologici-in-via-alessandrina/871666
https://www.touringclub.it/notizie-di-viaggio/a-roma-scoperta-una-nuova-porzione-dei-fori-imperiali
Work is being done to 'recover' the cliff/rock sanctuary in the Valley of the Temples (coverage in Italian):
https://www.agrigentooggi.it/si-lavora-al-recupero-del-santuario-rupestre/
https://palermo.repubblica.it/societa/2020/12/14/news/agrigento_il_recupero_del_santuario_rupestre_della_valle_dei_templi-278370247/
https://www.balarm.it/news/nella-valle-dei-templi-c-e-un-santuario-enigmatico-da-scoprire-un-progetto-per-salvarlo-121822
https://www.siciliaweekend.info/2020/12/14/santuario-rupestre-nella-valle-dei-templi/
Remains of 66 Roman military camp locations identified in Spain:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/66-roman-military-camps-identified-in.html
Interesting study under way of London's 'Spitalfields Lady':
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/archaeology-london-spitalfields-woman-mola-b1774473.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/archaeologists-try-to-identify-silk-and-gold-clad-woman-buried-in-londons-spitalfields-1600-years-ago/ar-BB1bY6jd
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/revealed-the-story-of-the-silk-and-gold-clad-woman-buried-in-londons-spitalfields-1600-years-ago/ar-BB1bY6jd
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9318-201217-london-roman-burial
Hyping evidence of the Romans in Scotland:
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/revived-roman-treasures-mark-soldiers-who-occupied-scotland-3072172
Concerns for Thessaloniki's Byzantine 'identity':
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/16/greek-archaeologists-the-icomos-resolution-cannot-be-undermined/
Plans to incorporate a Hellenistic site at Geroskipou within hotel construction:
https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/hotel-to-coexist-with-antiquities/
Restoration of Augustus' mausoleum should be complete in March, apparently:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9068855/Mausoleum-built-2-000-years-ago-Romes-emperor-reopen-public-March.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-arts-augustus-idUSKBN28S1PU
https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/photos-mausoleum-of-romes-first-emperor-restored-and-ready-to-reopen-1.1608361931915
The annual top ten list of Greek archaeological finds:
https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/12/20/top-ten-most-spectacular-greek-archaeological-discoveries-of-2020/
Plans to excavate the original entrance to the Roman theatre in Cartagena:
https://murciatoday.com/agreement_to_excavate_original_entrance_portico_of_the_roman_theatre_in_cartagena_1540495-a.html
Not sure what's actually happening at the site of Sebastia:
https://iqna.ir/en/news/3473427/zionist-settlers-storm-archaeological-site-north-of-nablus
Not sure where to put this item on Classics For All getting cozy with an antiquities auction (and later leaving):
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2020/december/the-vessel-with-the-pestle
More on the recently-found mosaic at the Chedworth Roman Villa:
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/britains-first-5th-century-mosaic-identified.htm
Interesting feature on museum labels relating to Black Africans in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/rethinking-descriptions-of-black-africans-in-greek-etruscan-and-roman-art/
On what Athenian justice would be like in a modern context:
https://theconversation.com/ancient-greek-desire-to-resolve-civil-strife-resonates-today-but-athenian-justice-would-be-a-bitter-pill-in-modern-america-150350
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Ancient-Greek-desire-to-resolve-civil-strife-15802572.php
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Ancient-Greek-desire-to-resolve-civil-strife-15802572.php
Charlotte Higgins on why she chose to study Classics:
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/charlotte-higgins-why-i-chose-to-study-classics
Review of Fox, *The Invention of Medicine*:
https://roanoke.com/entertainment/book-review-invention-of-medicine-opens-doors-to-ancient-greek-culture/article_90c793e2-3582-11eb-8ae6-e309e59ee328.html
Interesting feature on an Attic red figure psyketer depicting hoplites on dolphins:
https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/hoplites-riding-dolphins/
Feature on Thermopylae:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-epic-battle-of-thermopylae-remains-one-of-the-most-stirring-defeats-of
Feature on Antiochus Epiphanes:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/antiochus-epiphanes-the-bibles-most-notoriously-forgotten-villain/
Feature on Greece and Rome's influence on Irish politics and identity:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/classics-and-irish-politics-greece-and-rome-in-the-roots-of-irish-identities-1.4438707
Features (different) on Saturnalia:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/the-wild-holiday-that-turned-ancient-rome-upside-down/
https://www.thetablet.co.uk/blogs/1/1673/merry-saturnalia-and-other-myths-about-christmas-that-don-t-seem-to-go-away
Feature on how Greeks and Romans used to celebrate:
http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/how-did-ancient-greeks-and-romans-celebrate-special-occasions/
Feature on the authorship of the Prometheus Bound:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/18944967.metal-detectorist-rob-jones-coedpoeth-wins-award-discovery-roman-lead-ingot/
Some Nero revisionism:
https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-emperor-nero-reputation-bad-evil/
Feature on the trial of Socrates:
https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/trial-socrates/
Apparently metal-detectorists get awards for finding things:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/18944967.metal-detectorist-rob-jones-coedpoeth-wins-award-discovery-roman-lead-ingot/
Seems to be some new interest in the mines at Lavrio:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/260415/article/ekathimerini/life/the-ancient-ore-mines-of-lavrio-hold-fresh-promise
A 'culturally significant' sculpture of Cleopatra was saved from export from the UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/culturally-significant-sculpture-death-of-cleopatra-saved-from-export
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Roman Archaeology Blog:
http://romanarc.blogspot.com/
Rogueclassicism:
http://rogueclassicism.com/
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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Suggestion that there may have been ice-free portions of the Alps when Otzi was walking around:
https://www.livescience.com/otzi-iceman-lived-in-ice-free-alpine.html
A major Pictish site in Aberdeenshire:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18944154.pictish-settlement-scotland-one-significant-historic-finds-2020/
An empty hairdresser's salon in London was revealed to date to the 14th century:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55347261
Evidence of a hitherto unidentified medieval settlement site in northern Bulgaria:
http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2020/12/03/unknown-medieval-settlement-from-second-bulgarian-empire-bronze-age-settlement-discovered-near-danube-city-vidin/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9323-201218-bulgaria-medieval-settlement
I think we've mentioned this evidence of a large tower from Kost Castle (Czech Republic):
https://english.radio.cz/archaeologists-continue-rewrite-history-kost-castle-bohemian-paradise-8702895
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9312-201215-czech-castle-tower
Speculation that a metal detectorist may have found Charles I's lost 'epiphany crown':
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/has-detectorist-uncovered-part-charles-lost-epiphany-crown/
Signatures of 17th century stonemasons found during work on sea defences in Portsmouth:
https://www.hampshirelive.news/news/hampshire-news/second-historic-discovery-made-sea-4807680
Tram work in Leith has uncovered 350+ burials over the past six months:
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/more-350-bodies-dug-up-19470187
Archaeology folks at UCC have recreated a 2400 years bp logboat:
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40189923.html
Searching for the funeral urn of Calderon de la Barca:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-12-17/la-enigmatica-desaparicion-de-la-urna-funeraria-de-calderon.html
Latest in the search for Red Hugh's remains:
https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/12/19/excavation-for-irish-chieftain-red-hugh-hits-obstacle-in-valladolid/
Since we haven't heard about the purported Holy Grail in a while:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9070109/Is-Holy-Grail-HOUNSLOW-Amateur-archaeologist-convinced-relic-hidden-river-London.html
Scotland's best archaeological finds in 2020:
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/scotlands-best-archaeological-discoveries-2020-3069359
Arguing (sort of) over the Oriflama shipwreck cargo:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-12-14/todos-quieren-el-tesoro-del-oriflama-menos-espana.html
Latest additions to the protected list:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-55310369
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/preston-pub-roman-stones-cumbria-19463159
More on the surge of finds in the UK during lockdown:
https://www.dw.com/en/thanks-to-lockdown-bountiful-treasure-hunts/a-55959963
https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/12/amateur-brit-archaeologists-found-nearly-50000-artifacts-during-lockdown/
... including the Tudor gold coin hoard:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/09/tudor-coins-dedicated-to-three-of-henry-viiis-wives-found-in-family-garden
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/tudor-gold-coin-hoard-found-by-family.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9314-201215-tudor-coin-hoard
More on the Anglo Saxon cross from the Galloway Hoard:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/13/fit-for-a-king-true-glory-of-1000-year-old-cross-buried-in-scottish-field-is-revealed-at-last
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/galloway-hoard-silver-cross-scli-gbr-intl/index.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-years-grime-removed-during-conservation-rare-anglo-saxon-cross-shines-180976560/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9310-201214-scotland-galloway-hoard
More on that bronze Celtic figurine with gold eyes from Slovakia:
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/bronze-celtic-statue-with-golden-eyes.html
https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22554694/archaeological-research-in-a-village-in-zahorie-led-to-discovery-of-pre-historic-settlement.html
More on that 5000 years bp skull with evidence of a violent death from Cova Foradada:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/18/a-violent-death-in-the-cova-foradada-about-5000-years-ago/
More on the thousands of burials in that Islamic necropolis in Tauste:
https://www.livescience.com/spain-graveyard-reveals-secret-muslim-history.html
https://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-of-graves-reveal-spanish-town-s-secret-muslim-history
More on the updates to the definition of treasure in the UK:
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/news/updates-to-the-definition-of-treasure.htm
Feature on some medieval recipes:
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/how-to-cook-a-medieval-feast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-cook-a-medieval-feast
Feature on efforts to limit Christmas celebrations during the English Civil War era:
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p091np52/how-cancelling-christmas-reignited-a-civil-war
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Archaeology in Europe News:
http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/
Medievalists.net:
https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/
Viking Archaeology Blog:
http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/
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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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Remains of a 6000 years bp paddy field from Zhejiang:
https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/chinese-archaeologists-discover-paddy-field-dating-over-6000-years-old-3189866.html
100+ burials dating to the Han Dynasty from Henan:
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2020-12/20/content_77032193.htm
The remains of the Old Summer Palace are being excavated in Beijing:
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202012/16/WS5fd95ea5a31024ad0ba9c0ea.html
http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2020-12/16/content_77018305.htm
A rediscovered (!) giant religious sculpture in a rock face in Chongqing:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/china-chongqing-religious-statue-intl-hnk/index.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/huge-headless-buddha-statue-found.html
A 1400 years bp brick-lined tomb from Viet Nam:
https://vietnamnet.vn/en/entertainment-sports/ancient-tomb-excavated-in-ha-tinh-696081.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9320-201218-vietnam-arched-tomb
5500 years bp stone tools from Tirupattur district:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9320-201218-vietnam-arched-tomb
The ASI is planning a dig in the bazaar in Hampi:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/asi-planning-to-excavate-in-hampi/articleshow/79746507.cms
Buddhist-related finds (300/400 years bp?) from a Uttarkashi village:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/ancient-buddhist-statues-artworks-unearthed-at-uttarkashi-village-asi-deploys-officials-for-field-survey/articleshow/79784233.cms
Also Buddhist-related finds (3rd century BCE- 12th century CE) from a known mound site near Lucknow:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/buddha-head-copper-coins-found-in-ancient-mound/articleshow/79787293.cms
https://newsd.in/ancient-buddha-coins-found-in-expressway-digging-in-up/
On preserving colonial 'memories' in Mumbai:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/dec/18/going-the-extra-milestone-mumbai-preserves-remnants-of-colonial-past
More on evidence of the Indus Civilization having a high-meat diet:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/14/fatty-residues-on-pottery-reveal-meat-heavy-diets-of-indus-civilization/
Feature on a Jewish community in India's 'Jew town':
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/few-people-remain-in-indias-jew-town-but-traditions-landmarks-remain-652264
Feature on the Indonesian 'rice table' and its colonial connections:
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3113988/indonesian-food-colonial-twist-how-feast-rijsttafel-or-rice
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NORTH AMERICA
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Archaeologists are looking for evidence of the Three Blaze Trail in Idaho:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/dec/14/idahoans-are-slowly-uncovering-a-120-year-old-mini/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9313-201215-idaho-mining-trail
A 19th century 'message in a bottle' from a Boston home:
https://whdh.com/news/bottle-containing-126-year-old-note-found-hidden-inside-wall-of-boston-building/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9322-201218-boston-hidden-bottle
Feature on some human remains from the French and Indian War awaiting reburial:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/arts/design/Fort-William-Henry-soldiers-remains.html
Feature on New York history:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/insider/new-york-walks-history.html
More on evidence of Native American psychedelic use from California's Pinwheel Cave:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/12/14/mind-altering-psychedelics-discovered-in-native-american-cave/
In case you missed the study of the GI tracts of some natural mummies from Arizona:
https://www.livescience.com/mummy-constipated-man-ate-grasshoppers.html
Review of Lynne Cheney, *Virginia Dynasty*:
https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/opinion/va-vg-ed-books-presidents-1216-20201215-sfwoxei3dza75dhn4ly4x3w4bm-story.html
More on the ongoing discussion of the Cerutti mastodon site:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/stones-mastodon-bones-debate-america-first-settlers
More on those 100 years bp whiskey bottles hidden in the walls of a home in upstate New York:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-55323840
San Francisco's 19th century Cliff House restaurant is closing:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/19/closure-of-iconic-cliff-house-ends-a-remarkable-era-of-san-franciscos-history
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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Evidence of 10 800 years bp crop cultivation in Amazonia (we may have had this a while ago):
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/10-800-years-ago-early-humans-planted-forest-islands-in-amazonias-grasslands
Drawing sociopolitical conclusions from 6000 years bp teeth from northern Peru:
https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2020/12/15/analysis-of-ancient-teeth-reveal-clues-about-how-sociopolitical-systems-grow/
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-analysis-ancient-teeth-reveal-clues.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9319-201217-peru-teeth-diet
Names of warriors from the Temple of the Jaguars in Chichen Itza have been 'deciphered':
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/12/names-of-warriors-from-the-temple-of-jaguars-in-chichen-itza-deciphered/
Evidence a a major structure in the main plaza at Monte Alban (Oaxaca):
https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/buried-building-discovered-in-oaxaca-mexico/
More on the newly-found section of that Aztec skull tower in Mexico City:
https://www.livescience.com/aztec-trophy-skulls-mexico.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/aztec-skull-tower-mexico-archaeology-b1774218.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/mexico-templo-tower-of-skulls-archaeologists-aztec
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/mexico-city-tower-of-skulls-trnd/index.html
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/639001/aztec-wall-human-skulls-discovered-mexico-city
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/shrine-decapitated-heads-suggests-violence-against-foreigners-ancient-mexico
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/aztec-skull-tower-archaeological-discovery-1931944
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/12/mexicos-tower-of-skulls-yields-more.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-find-brings-skulls-discovered-aztec-tower-over-600-180976543/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9309-201214-aztec-skull-tower
More on the 'clockface' layout of villages in the Brazilian rainforest:
https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/scanning-tech-helps-archaeologists-find-amazonian-mound-villages/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-find-clock-face-layout-amazon-villages-180976553/
More on the 'Sistine Chapel of the Amazon':
https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-capilla-sixtina-del-amazonas/UBOQQPS2IFBDNGUPQ6IHP3ZY3A/
Feature on the Inca road system:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-the-inca-road-system-tied-together-an-empire-and-facilitated-its-fall
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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:
http://goo.gl/1VdeA
Ancient MesoAmerica News:
http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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A non-geography-specific top ten finds list:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/12/top-10-archaeological-discoveries-of-2020/136483
A top ten finds of the decade list:
http://www.archaeology.org/issues/406-2101/features/9262-top-10-discoveries-of-the-decade
Paper on alcohol use in antiquity:
https://dlib.nyu.edu/awdl/isaw/isaw-papers/18-10/
Feature on the last speakers of Tsakonika:
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20201215-the-last-speakers-of-ancient-sparta
Feature on Defoe's plague journal:
https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2020/dec/20/pandemic-behavior-coronavirus-plague-defoe
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecin.12961
Feature on dreidels:
https://thejewishvoice.com/2020/12/history-and-meaning-of-dreidels-8-interesting-facts/
Feature on the Magi:
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/new-testament/we-three-kings-of-orient-are/
... and of course there's one on the Star of Bethlehem:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-star-of-bethlehem-can-science-explain-what-it-really-was
Feature on the origins of Christmas:
https://www.portugalresident.com/the-origin-of-christmas-ancient-festivities-and-the-winter-solstice/
Feature on assorted plants associated with Christmas:
https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-festive-plants-from-around-the-world/a-55892197
Feature on Mertxe Urteaga's work in Spain's Basque Country:
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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PODCASTS/VODCASTS
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Archaeosoup:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch
Archaeology Podcast Network:
http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/
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