explorator 23.45

david meadows

2021-02-28 16:48:35 UTC

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explorator 23.45 February 28, 2021
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You can read explorator online at:

https://exploratornews.wordpress.com/

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,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Studying the hand structure of Ardipithecus ramidus (Ardi):

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/tau-ash022421.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210225082500.htm
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-million-year-old-skeleton-reveal-early-humans.html
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/ardipithecus-ramidus-hand-09397.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/44-million-year-old-ardi-skeleton-could.html

Some revisionary claims about Dawson's involvement in the Piltdown Man thing:

https://menafn.com/1101650023/A-new-twist-to-whodunnit-in-sciences-famous-Piltdown-Man-hoax

A new theory on human brain evolution:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-researchers-offer-new-theory-on-human-brain-evolution-we-were-hungry/

More on Neanderthal connections to COVID-19:

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/9/e2026309118
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AFRICA
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Feature on the legend of the 'flying African':

https://theconversation.com/how-a-mass-suicide-by-slaves-caused-the-legend-of-the-flying-african-to-take-off-153422
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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A study of the 4600 years bp painting of the Meidum Geese suggest it depicts an extinct/unknown species:

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-art-extinct-goose.html
https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2021/02/ancient-art-reveals-extinct-goose
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-ancient-art-reveals-extinct-goose.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/extinct-goose-egypt-mona-lisa-1947028
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/ancient-egyptian-art-reveals-extinct.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/26/extinct-goose-revealed-by-ancient-art-study/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/4600-year-old-egyptian-painting-may-show-extinct-goose-180977101/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9490-210224-egypt-extinct-goose

A study of a 3500 years bp medical papyrus is being used to recreating the mummification process:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uoc--aem022621.php
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-mummification.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9304751/Ancient-Egyptian-embalming-instructions-reveals-process-wrapping-dead-persons-face.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/02/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new-details-about-mummification/137416
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new.html

More on the beer factory at Abydos:

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/02/egypt-archaeology-discovery-beer-brewery-pharaos-tourism.html

The sun shone on the Ramses III statue in Abu Simbel:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/video-biannual-sun-illumination-shines-on-ramses-ii-statue-in-abu-simbel/

... and a statue at the GEM has been aligned to commemorate the same phenomenon:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/98886/The-sun-rays-shine-on-statue-of-King-Ramesses-II

... while there's now a virtual tour of the Abu Simbel Temples as well:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/98948/Egypt-s-Min-of-Tourism-Antiquities-presents-virtual-tour-of
https://www.egyptindependent.com/tourism-and-antiquities-ministry-launches-virtual-tour-of-ramses-ii-temple/

There's also a virtual tour of the tomb of Kheti:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/99035/Enjoy-virtual-tour-in-tomb-of-Kheti-in-Egypt%E2%80%99s-Beni

Development plans for the Temple of Atripps:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/99077/Egypt%E2%80%99s-Minister-of-Tourism-Antiquities-inaugurates-two-development-projects-of

Recreating Egyptian breadmaking:

https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/history-ideas/2021/02/a-french-researcher-recreates-how-ancient-egyptians-made-their-bread/

Egypt has opened its first archaeological replicas factory:

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/02/egypt-factory-antique-replicas-chinese-products-archaeology.html

Once again, Egypt is announcing it will make an announcement of a 'huge discovery' (in March):

https://dailynewsegypt.com/2021/02/28/egypt-to-announce-huge-archaeological-discovery-in-luxor-this-march-zahi-hawas/

I think we mentioned thes 1st millennium BCE (maybe) petroglyphs from Lorestan:

https://ifpnews.com/new-historical-rock-carvings-found-in-western-iran

Plans to restore a 1200 years bp cemetery in Shiraz:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/458422/Archaeologists-to-restore-ancient-cemetery-in-Shiraz

Feature on the Jiroft civilization:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/jiroft-culture-iran-lost-civilzation

Feature on Shalmaneser III:

https://www.haaretz.com/amp/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-when-ancient-israel-and-the-arabs-united-against-a-common-enemy-1.9562023

Feature on Queen Kubaba:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/queen-kubaba-the-tavern-keeper-who-became-the-first-female-ruler-in-history

Feature on the role of women in war in the ancient Near East:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2021/02/genderbending-performances

'Unusual decorations' (kinda sorta) from a 1500 years bp dwelling in Sardis:

https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/puppy-paws-on-the-walls-ancient-house-featured-unusual-decorations/

Feature on the Silver Scrolls of Ketef Hinnom:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/archaeology-how-the-most-significant-biblical-texts-were-hidden-for-thousands-of-years/ar-BB1dVEJn

Feature on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/jerusalem/inside-the-church-of-the-holy-sepulchre/

More on claims of Palestinians damaging an Iron Age site on Mount Ebal and related events:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/settlers-take-on-west-bank-archaeology-as-ancient-joshua-wall-tumbles-down/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/joshuas-forgotten-altar-is-now-a-land-battle-659847

Plans to resume digs at Saudi sites:

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1814636

Izmir is seeking Heritage Status for four sites:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/izmir-seeks-world-heritage-status-for-four-zones-162621
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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The big news this week was the announcement of a find of an intact 'ceremonial carriage' at Pompeii:

http://pompeiisites.org/en/comunicati/the-four-wheeled-processional-chariot-the-last-discovery-of-pompeii/
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2021/02/27/eros-and-marriage-new-carriage-discovered-at-pompeii_b0c9b47e-cba7-4567-80dc-d9517d15d9b9.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/27/archaeologists-find-unique-ceremonial-vehicle-near-pompeii
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56222992
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pompeii-chariot-ceremonial-villa-civita-giuliana-b1808530.html
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210227-roman-chariot-unearthed-almost-intact-near-pompeii
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pompeii-chariot-discovery-intl-scli-scn/index.html
https://www.dw.com/en/ancient-chariot-unearthed-at-pompeii/a-56726684
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/archeologists-find-intact-ceremonial-chariot-near-pompeii/2021/02/27/5bcc24dc-7920-11eb-9489-8f7dacd51e75_story.html
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/27/972118983/a-lamborghini-of-chariots-is-discovered-at-pompeii-archaeologists-are-wowed
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-pompeii/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-ceremonial-carriage-near-pompeii-idUSKBN2AR0E1
https://www.yahoo.com/news/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-ceremonial-carriage-124916690.html
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Archeologists-find-intact-ceremonial-chariot-near-15984760.php
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ancient-ceremonial-carriage-uncovered-archaeologists-near-pompeii-n1259067
https://abc11.com/science/archeologists-find-intact-ceremonial-chariot-near-pompeii/10375722/
https://menafn.com/1101672750/Roman-chariot-unearthed-almost-intact-near-Pompeii&source=19
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-roman-chariot-unearthed-intact-pompeii.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/60854
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/four-wheeled-processional-chariot-found.html

... and that news seems to have eclipsed the restoration of spectacular frescoes in the House of the Ceii at Pompeii:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/pompeii-fresco-in-house-of-ceii-glows-with-vivid-colours-after-restoration.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fresco-restorers-reveal-a-brush-with-death-in-pompeii-fwwg38vvq
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pompeii-fresco-restoration-intl-scli-scn/index.html
https://www.9news.com.au/world/restoration-of-pompeiis-house-of-the-ceii-reveals-roman-frescoes-glowing-with-colour/8bef9184-48ab-49a3-b37f-5a75d480d10a
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/large-pompeii-fresco-restored-to-former.html

In case you missed the news that there was a new director at Pompeii:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccahughes/2021/02/23/pompeiis-new-director-brings-innovation-to-italys-archeological-treasure/
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-italy-german-archaeologist-oversee-pompeii.html
https://www.abc27.com/news/italy-taps-german-archaeologist-to-oversee-pompeii-ruins/
https://www.dw.com/en/a-fresh-vision-for-pompeii-as-new-director-is-appointed/a-56663403

... and some folks weren't happy with the appointment, apparently:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/26/pompeii-vexes-board-with-appointment-of-german-director
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/row-erupts-over-pompeiis-appointment-of-german-chief-d3g7h97kw

A pair of high status Roman domus from Nimes:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/02/archaeologists-discover-ornate-roman-domus-in-central-nimes/137276
https://www.finestresullarte.info/archeologia/nimes-trovate-due-ricche-domus-romane

A sarcophagus for a possible child burial at Torre Spaccata [bad translation]:

https://www.italy24news.com/en/2021/02/excavations-for-optical-fiber-in-rome-a-sarcophagus-resurfaces-in-torre-spaccata-buried-perhaps-a-child.html

A 2000 years bp mosaic from a Roman domus site in Todi (Italian):

https://www.iltamtam.it/2021/02/24/todi-recuperato-mosaico-di-una-domus-romana/

2300 years bp Punic remains (maybe) from Cartagena:

https://murciatoday.com/2300_year_old-shield-and-compass-discovered-at-the-punic-wall-in-cartagena_1563269-a.html

Some restoration of the Temple of Hecate at Langina (Turkey) is under way:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/02/22/2050-year-old-columns-rise-again/

... as is the second phase of the restoration of the Gymnasium at Olympia:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/22/restoration-of-the-gymnasium-of-ancient-olympia/

Archaeologists are returning to the Demosion Sema in Athens:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/25/demosion-sema-excavating-the-ancient-necropolis/

in case you missed the 1st century CE Celtic figurine from Cambridgeshire:

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19111205.figure-found-oxford-archaeology-national-trust-site-reveals-iron-age-style/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/19/when-mullets-rocked-figurine-suggests-ancient-britons-favoured-hairstyle
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9484-210222-england-metal-figurine

In case you missed the news of an important inscription of Tiberius recovered by Spanish police at an auction:

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/19/police-recover-rare-ancient-roman-legal-document-before-auction/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/19/spanish-police-seize-rare-2000-year-old-bronze-roman-tablet/

Some ancient coins seized at the US/Canada border will be studied at the University of Washington:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/university-to-study-ancient-coins-seized-at-u-s-canada-border/
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/University-to-study-ancient-coins-seized-at-15963052.php
https://mynorthwest.com/2612445/mysterious-ancient-coins-uw-blaine-border/
https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/confiscated-coins-at-canadian-border-become-opportunity

New techniques have revealed some 'hidden scenes' in the Etruscan 'Tomb of the Monkey':

https://www.livescience.com/ancient-etruscan-paintings-hidden-images.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/hidden-scenes-in-ancient-etruscan.html

High tech scanning is also confirming details about the site of the Roman port of Altinum:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/roman-port-of-altinum-in-venice-lagoon.html

Latest finds from the wreck of the Mentor:

https://www.livescience.com/greek-shipwreck-parthenon-elgin-marbles-discoveries.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/flintlock-among-the-treasures-found-on-elgins-ship-027c3rpjf

An interview with Giorgio Russo about the dig at Positano (Italian):

https://www.positanonews.it/2021/02/positano-proseguono-i-lavori-di-scavo-alla-villa-romana-intervista-esclusiva-a-giorgio-russo/3468928/

Reports of 'Turkish-backed factions* digging at a possible Roman amphitheatre site in Nebi Huri:

https://www.syriahr.com/en/206676/

A petrified tree from Lesbos might be of interest:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/25/unique-petrified-tree-up-to-20m-years-old-found-intact-in-lesbos

More on that phallus-festooned millstone from Cambridgeshire:

https://www.livescience.com/roman-era-phallus-carving-uk.html
https://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/carved-phallus-found-at-godmanchester-7564764
https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/19/2000-year-old-roman-millstone-found-with-massive-penis-engraved-on-it-14111204/
https://www.9news.com.au/world/penis-millstone-archaeology-roman-phallus-excavation-english-highway-dig/fca2176e-0768-4f3c-928a-6a580f621746
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/2000-year-old-millstone-engraved-with.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9481-210219-england-phallus-millstone

More on the pair of sarcophagi from the Ramat Gan Safari site:

https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/02/19/2-roman-era-sarcophagi-uncovered-during-work-on-wildlife-clinic-at-ramat-gan-safari/
https://www.israel21c.org/ancient-sarcophagi-get-lost-at-zoo-then-unearthed-anew/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/builders-rediscover-two-1800-year-old.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/two-1800-year-old-sarcophagi-may-have-held-husband-and-wife-180977068/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9483-210219-israel-stone-sarcophagi

More on that Antoninus Pius coin find in Israel:

https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/History/Pages/Rare-1800-Year-Old-Roman-coin-found-on-southern-Carmel-9-February-2021.aspx
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9480-210222-israel-roman-coin

More on the Iron Age settlement and Roman villa found at Oxfordshire:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-archaeological-dig-reveals-details-about-life-iron-age-180977090/

Development (etc) plans for York's 'Roman quarter' were rejected:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-56194522
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/19115876.refused-plans-huge-roman-quarter-development-rejected/
https://www.insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire/mixed-use-roman-attraction-plans-refused-consent

Review of Shadi Bartsch's translation of the *Aeneid*:

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n05/rebecca-armstrong/all-kinds-of-unlucky

Review of Peter Stothard, *The Last Assassin*:

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/revenge-trip-how-caesar%E2%80%99s-assassins-were-hunted-down-178867

Review of Alan Mongomery, *Classical Caledonia*:

https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/reviews/books/review-classical-caledonia-roman-history-and-myth-in-18th-century-scotland.htm

Review of Guy de la Bedoyere, *Gladius*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/books/review/gladius-guy-de-la-bedoyere-eagle-down-jessica-donati.html

What Dr Stacie Raucci is up to:

https://www.union.edu/news/stories/202102/catching-withstacie-raucci

Honours for Dr Jane Waldbaum:

https://www.archaeological.org/jane-waldbaum-honored-as-the-2021-joukowsky-award-winner/

Feature on the Roman remains of Londinium:

https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/gallery/incredible-pictures-show-ruins-ancient-19922529

Feature on the Bredon Hills Roman coin hoard:

https://inews.co.uk/culture/arts/the-bredon-hills-roman-coin-hoard-birmingham-museums-review-879550

Feature on Porchester Castle:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/02/porchester-castle-the-roman-saxon-shore-fort/137296

Feature on ancient Greek cosmetics:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/02/27/ancient-greeks-used-exotic-dangerous-cosmetics-in-eternal-search-for-beauty/

Feature on Greek warriors and what they wore into battle:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/arms-armor-ancient-greece-full-display-the-iliad

Feature on Aristophanes:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/aristophanes-review-laughter-on-the-acropolis-11613749976

Feature on Roman emperors:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/roman-emperors-everything-you-wanted-know-shushma-malik-podcast/

Feature on Diogenes the Cynic:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/02/27/greek-philosopher-diogenes-the-cynic-the-first-anarchist/

Pondering what might have happened if Julius Caesar hadn't been assassinated:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/roman/what-if-julius-caesar-not-assassinated-ides-of-march-alternate-history/

Questionable claim that the Greeks made it to Iceland:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/food_travel_travel/arthro/greeks_discovered_iceland_10_centuries_before_the_vikings_study_shows-1879790/

On how ancient Greeks approached 'risk':

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/An-ancient-Greek-approach-to-risk-and-the-lessons-15969072.php
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/An-ancient-Greek-approach-to-risk-and-the-lessons-15969072.php

On Plato and 'fake news':

https://theconversation.com/fake-news-was-a-thing-long-before-donald-trump-just-ask-the-ancient-greeks-155867
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2102/S00030/fake-news-is-ancient-just-ask-plato.htm

OpEddish thing on why Classics should be studied:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/what-makes-the-classics-worth-studying/

First 'classical comparison' of the new US president is making Claudius allusions:

https://fpif.org/the-claudius-presidency/
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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Pottery residues from a prehistoric site on Malta is shedding light on the diets of folks there 2500-700 BCE:

https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/pottery-reveals-culinary-habits-of-ancient-maltese.852962
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9489-210224-malta-prehistoric-diet

Remains of a Bronze Age 'cemetery' from the New Forest nature reserve:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/mesolithic-encampment-unearthed-in-wales.html

A metal detectorist on the Isle of Man found a trove of 1000 years bp Viking jewellery:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/isle-of-man-viking-jewellery-found-by.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-metal-detectorist-discovers-hoard-1000-year-old-viking-artifacts-180977066/

A study of medieval containers suggest there was a thriving wine industry in Islamic Sicily:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uoy-mch021821.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222164227.htm
https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/culture/medieval-tipples/
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/517/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/517/pub/517/page/54/article/144733
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9487-210223-sicily-wine-jars

Finds from various periods from a Thomastown (Ireland) dig:

https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/gallery/south-kilkenny/612853/fascinating-discoveries-unearthed-in-thomastown-archaeological-dig.html

A Derbyshire metal detectorist came across a 400 years bp gold ring (and it's coming to auction):

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/gallery/buried-treasure-worth-thousands-pounds-5030831
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-world-news/400-year-old-gold-ring-5031308

The search for the remains of King Matthias in Hungary has commenced:

https://hungarytoday.hu/king-mathias-matyas-kiraly-mathias-i-hungarian-kings-archaeology/

More on the remains of a 12th century bathhouse from Seville:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/twelfth-century-islamic-bathhouse.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bar-owners-discover-12th-century-bathhouse-during-renovations-180977058/

More on the 9000 years bp artifacts found at a development site in Wales:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/mesolithic-encampment-unearthed-in-wales.html

More on the 4000 years bp burial (maybe) from Skara Brae:

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/mystery-of-prehistoric-skeleton-found-by-farmer-close-to-skara-brae-on-orkney-3140939
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9488-210223-orkney-burial-cist

More on 17 000 year old conch music:

https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/civillisations/conch-shell-tones/

Conservators at Shrewsbury Cathedral came across some Victorian-era paintings:

https://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/national-news/19107420.victorian-paintings-uncovered-conservators-shrewsbury-cathedral/

There are plenty of digs going on in Almeria, apparently:

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/25/archaeological-excavations-are-booming-in-almeria/

Feature on the Ghillies:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210222-ghillies-scotlands-little-known-highlanders
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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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A dozen or so terracotta figurines dating to the Western Han Dynasty from Henan:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/terracotta-figures-unearthed-in-henan.html

More on the thousands of burials found at that airport site in Xian:

https://www.asiaone.com/china/thousands-ancient-tombs-uncovered-construction-sites-xian-home-terracotta-army
https://www.scmp.com/video/china/3123148/cultural-relics-recovered-ancient-tombs-china-race-against-airport-construction

Feature on Bronze Age Hong Kong:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3121969/trek-through-hong-kongs-bronze-age-history-visiting-its

Feature on the Plain of Jars:

https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-jars-scattered-across-laos-are-thousands-of-years-old-scientists-say
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/02/the-mysterious-plain-of-jars/137425

Feature on Angkor Wat in modern times:

https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/john-burgess-on-the-modern-life-of-angkor-wat/

Neolithic/Iron Age finds from a dig at Vellore:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/feb/26/antiquities-potsherds-tools-found-at-vellore-excavation-site-2269130.html

A possible 10th century Buddhist monastery site from Jharkhand:

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/10th-century-buddha-vihar-discovered-in-jharkhand-e2-80-99s-hazaribag/ar-BB1dW1w5
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-year-old-monastery-found-india-180977111/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/tenth-century-buddhist-monastery-found.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9492-210225-india-buddhist-monastery

... and a Gautam Buddha statue was found during excavations of a 9th century Buddhist shire at Sitaghara:

https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/asi-team-digs-out-large-buddha-statue-at-hazaribagh-village/cid/1807370
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/asi-team-digs-out-large-buddha-statue.html

A decorated platform from a 13th century temple excavation at the Sari Deula:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/feb/27/excavation-unravels-buried-platform-of-sari-deula-2269702.html

Feature on the Roophund/Skeleton Lake:

https://www.livescience.com/roopkund-skeleton-lake-mystery.html

New dating techniques for Australia's oldest petroglyph -- a kangaroo from Kimberley -- at 17 600 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-dating-techniques-reveal-australia-oldest.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uom-ndt021921.php
https://www.livescience.com/kangaroo-art-australia-oldest.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56164484
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/feb/23/17300-year-old-kimberley-kangaroo-becomes-australias-oldest-rock-artwork
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-02-23/oldest-rock-art-australia-kimberley-kangaroo-mud-wasp-nest/13173792
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/really-ancient-art/
http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/australias-oldest-known-rock-painting-09381.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/australias-oldest-rock-painting-is.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/17000-year-old-kangaroo-painting-oldest-known-australian-rock-art-180977079/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9485-210223-australia-kangaroo-image

Plans to explore the wreck of the HMS Buffalo (1815) in Whitianga Harbour:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/437243/archaeologists-dive-into-exploring-old-shipwreck-at-whitianga

On the role of enslaved persons in Western Australia's early pearl industry:

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3117690/indigenous-and-asian-slaves-were-lifeblood
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NORTH AMERICA
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Analysis of a piece of bone from Alaska dating to 10 200 years bp is being connected to human migrations:

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-dogs-americas-ancient-bone-fragment.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uab-hdd021821.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210223192442.htm
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/oldest-dog-remains-in-americas-discovered-alaska
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/remains-oldest-american-dog-bolster-idea-first-humans-arrived-along-coast
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00477-2
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/how-did-dogs-get-to-americas-ancient.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/26/how-did-dogs-get-to-the-americas/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9491-210225-americas-domesticated-dog

cf: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.3103

Studying fossilized ancient dog feces at Cahokia to see what they were eating:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/crwi-uam022421.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210224120338.htm
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/using-multipronged-approach-to.html

Human remains from the excavations at that Baptist Church site in Colonial Williamsburg:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/virginia-archeological-dig-human-remains-b1806140.html
https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-first-baptist-church-0224-20210223-2ioalaw235ailj7wawmdafagdq-story.html
https://www.wtkr.com/news/evidence-of-human-remains-uncovered-in-excavation-where-historic-church-stood
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/22/human-remains-williamsburg-black-church/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9486-210223-williamsburg-first-baptist

Excavations at the Miller Grove site in Illinois are revealing artifacts associated with a freed enslaved persons' community:

https://dailyegyptian.com/106192/news/archaeological-investigations-of-freed-slave-community-uncover-black-history-in-southern-illinois/

Boston Archaeology asked the public for help identifying an item dug up at the Paule Revere House:

https://whdh.com/news/boston-archaeology-asks-public-for-help-identifying-mysterious-artifact-found-at-paul-revere-house/
https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/02/boston-archaeology-shares-photos-of-mystery-object-excavated-on-paul-reveres-house-property.html

... and they got their answer:

https://whdh.com/news/boston-archaeology-identifies-mysterious-artifact-found-at-paul-revere-house/

Evidence of a paved-over African-American cemetery in DeKalb County (GA):

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/2-dozen-possible-graves-found-paved-over-by-dekalb-county-channel-2-investigation-finds/XGWM33N7H5GPLPNMXZT7EZYKBE/

Not sure when this Bray School site, which educated Black students in the 18th century, was excavated:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/william-mary-bray-school-northam.html

Feature on relocating a Victorian house in San Francisco:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/22/victorian-house-rolls-through-san-francisco-new-address

A time capsule from the John C. Calhoun monument in Charleston was opened:

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/time-capsule-found-under-charlestons-calhoun-monument-opened-after-more-than-a-century/article_2dfe4f0e-7776-11eb-84b5-33030f34a1d8.html

Chicago has a list of monuments to review:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/us/chicago-statues-abraham-lincoln.html

Feature on the Underground Railroad in the Hudson Valley:

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2021/02/26/upstate-new-york-s-key-role-in-the-underground-railroad-

Feature on the Draft Riots:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/opinion/draft-riots-racism.html
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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Machu Picchu will reopen next month:

https://andina.pe/Ingles/noticia-peru-machu-picchu-will-reopen-to-tourists-in-march-835184.aspx
https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/mercosur/machu-picchu-in-peru-will-reopen-to-tourists-on-march-1st/

Feature on finding a pile of sites in the Guatemalan rainforest using LiDAR:

https://mymodernmet.com/maya-civilization-laser-mapping/
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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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Not sure where to put this one on the 'evolution' of humans and pathogens:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/fu-dts022521.php
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9493-210226-infection-disease-adaptation

A 15th century megillah donated to the Israel National Library:

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/mid-15th-century-esther-scroll-from-spanish-empire-finds-a-home-in-israel-659762
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/in-time-for-purim-megillah-dating-from-1460s-donated-to-israel-national-library/

Interesting documentation of the martyrdom of some Christians in 17th century Japan:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/ku-hdd022321.php

Edvard Munch did some writing on 'The Scream' apparently:

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56127530
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/arts/design/edvard-munch-scream-inscription.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/60813

Feature on Thomas Edison's battery:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210223-the-battery-invented-120-years-too-soon

Feature/review of a book on Darwin's views on gender and race:

https://www.dw.com/en/what-darwins-descent-of-man-got-wrong-on-sex-and-race-and-why-it-matters/a-56661400
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691191140/a-most-interesting-problem

Feature on a Francisco de Zurbaran painting:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/interactive/2021/francisco-zurbaran-still-life-with-lemons-oranges-and-a-rose/

On February having 28 days:

https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2021/02/25/days-each-month-why-does-february-only-have-28-days/6811313002/

Feature on the history of mask wearing in London:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-56085529

Historical precedent for farmers' protests in India:

https://caravanmagazine.in/commentary/farmers-protests-muzara-movement-punjab-land-rights

The Rockefellers have taken back the Guernica tapestry they lent to the UN:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-02-26/la-onu-se-queda-sin-el-tapiz-del-guernica-de-picasso.html

On ancient models for public speaking:

https://psyche.co/guides/public-speaking-doesnt-need-to-be-an-ordeal-if-you-follow-the-ancients

Feature on Alice in Wonderland:

https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-alices-adventures-in-wonderland-still-for-the-heretics-dreamers-and-rebels-152816

... and with a different spin:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/feb/28/dark-side-of-wonderland-ahead-of-va-show-book-explores-alices-occult-link

Feature on Napoleon and his role in the 'origins' of archaeology:

https://www.artandobject.com/news/napoleon-rome-and-origins-archeology

Feature on Pope Joan:

https://theconversation.com/a-promiscuous-she-pope-with-a-dilated-cervix-the-legend-of-pope-joan-who-gave-birth-on-a-horse-155378

Feature on the Handaberd Khachkar:

https://hyperallergic.com/614598/an-unusual-mother-and-child-sculpture-in-handaberd/

An honour for Mary Anning:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-56182579

Top ten historical board games:

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/top-10-historical-board-games/

Pondering the first 'scientist':

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/who-was-the-first-scientist

Feature on the history of taxes:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/22/history-shows-that-taxes-and-bureaucracy-are-cornerstones-of-democracy/

Feature on permanent storage of digital archaeological data sets:

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-permanently-digital-archaeological-datasets.html

Feature on Harvard's 'human computers' who revolutionized astronomy:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/harvards-human-computers-revolutionized-astronomy-their-work-is-hidden-in

Review of Newitz, *Four Lost Cities*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/books/review/annalee-newitz-four-lost-cities.html

Biden has reversed the Trump order for Classical architecture for federal buildings:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/arts/trump-biden-executive-orders-federal-buildings-architecture.html

More on the high-res version of the Bayeux Tapestry:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/02/the-bayeux-tapestry-depicting-events-of-norman-conquest-goes-digital/137235

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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Rediscovering a 19th century 'pandemic strategy':

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/02/bad-air/618106/

Feature on how plagues 'shape landscapes':

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/travel/epidemics-landmarks.html

Feature on history's deadliest pandemics:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/local/retropolis/coronavirus-deadliest-pandemics/

Feature on the smallpox vaccine:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/smallpox-vaccine-children-test/2021/02/25/54dd7ac8-76d1-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS
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Pondering why humans domesticated dogs:

https://slate.com/technology/2021/02/why-humans-domesticated-dogs-research.html
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Baby Bottles:

https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/5246-object-lesson

Becket:

https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/13861/british-museum-launches-new-becket-exhibition-

Chinese 'fragrance culture':

http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202102/25/WS60370793a31024ad0baaaf86.html

Audubon:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-02-20/el-aventurero-del-far-west-que-pinto-todas-las-aves-de-ee-uu.html

Written in the Stars:

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/written-in-the-stars/lgLi2SEx-tQDKQ

Pompeii:

https://www.artandobject.com/news/pompei-79-dc-una-storia-romana-exhibition-romes-colosseum
https://www.artandobject.com/news/pompeii-exhibit-romes-colosseum-asks-important-questions

1880s Adirondack photos:

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Hardy-souls-clear-cut-landscape-an-1885-1887-15966595.php
https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16202coll7/search/searchterm/Osmond%20D.%20Putnam%20Photographs/field/relatig/mode/exact/conn/and/order/date

Egyptian museums have an 'artifact of the month' thing going:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/98702/In-Pics-All-you-need-to-know-about-%E2%80%98Artifacts-of

The Grand Egyptian Museum is 'almost ready':

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/19/the-grand-egyptian-museum-is-almost-ready/

... and they're figuring out how to display Tut material:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/98920/Egypt%E2%80%99s-Grand-Museum-starts-implementing-display-scenario-for-King-Tutankhamun%E2%80%99s

... and getting ready to transfer the Khufu solar boat:

https://dailynewsegypt.com/2021/02/24/tourism-ministry-discusses-khufu-solar-boat-transfer-to-grand-museum/

What the Louvre is doing during lockdown:

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Powdering-sleeping-beauty-s-nose-Virus-eases-15965709.php

Feature on the Mosaic Museum at the Great Palace of Constantinople:

https://turkisharchaeonews.net/object/great-palace-constantinople-mosaic-museum

Marking the 100th anniversary of the Phillips Collection:

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/22/965371115/happy-birthday-to-the-phillips-collection-americas-first-museum-of-modern-art
https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2021-02-20-seeing-differently

More on the British Museum looking into assorted provenance issues:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9265015/Elgin-Marbles-Rosetta-Stone-artefacts-examined-British-Museum.html

More on restorations of museums in Mosul:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/iraqs-mosul-cultural-museum-road-recovery-180977027/

Not sure where to put this item on politicians 'weaponising' UK history:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/feb/22/politicians-should-not-weaponise-uk-history-says-colonialism-researcher
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/museums-shouldnt-skew-britains-history-says-oliver-dowden-g7sgbv5z6
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56185566
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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A Van Gogh not on view for over a century is expected to bring big bucks at auction:

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56183086
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/26/van-goghs-scene-de-rue-a-montmartre-heads-to-auction/

A yard sale Chinese bowl purchase is expected to bring a much higher price at auction:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/chinese-bowl-yard-sale-sothebys-auction/index.html
https://shepherdgazette.com/chinese-language-bowl-purchased-for-35-in-connecticut-might-make-half-one-million-at-sothebys-public-sale/
https://news.yahoo.com/mans-35-bowl-connecticut-yard-184758573.html

Some questionable Chinese antiquities that regularly show up on eBay:

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3122937/chinese-sellers-amazon-hawk-spit-bowls-fruit
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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Studying the genomes of prehistoric populations in East Asia:

https://phys.org/news/2021-02-genomic-insights-pre-historic-populations-east.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210222124643.htm
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/genomic-insights-into-origin-of.html

A study of the 'genetic footprint' of Palestine:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-the-enigmatic-genetic-footprint-of-palestine-1.9562122

Last week it was mammoth DNA ... this week, its 360 000 years bp Cave Bear DNA:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/dna-from-360000-year-old-cave-bear-bone.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/23/oldest-non-permafrost-genome-and-a-new-history-for-extinct-cave-bear/

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THE TECHY SIDE
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Latest facial recreations are Akhenaten and Nefertiti:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/dutch-photographer-uncovers-modern-image-of-egyptian-king-akhenaten-and-queen-nefertiti/

Feature on assorted technology used by archaeologists:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933220-200-how-archaeologists-are-using-futuristic-tech-to-uncover-ancient-cities/

Feature on AI in archaeology:

https://www.analyticsinsight.net/artificial-intelligence-in-archaeology-can-it-be-the-next-indiana-jones/
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CLIMATE MATTERS
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A study of the effects of past ice ages:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/effects-of-past-ice-ages-more.html

... and on what seems to trigger ice ages:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/uog-tmo021921.php

More on claims of 'massive climate shifts' during magnetic reversal events:

https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth/earth-sciences/magnetic-reversal-caused-massive-climate-shifts/
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Pessinus:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/travel/on-road-to-pessinus-shepherds-wisdom-treasure-hunters-spoils

Empuries:

https://www.travelawaits.com/2562063/empuries-archaeological-site-reasons-to-visit/

Roman Melrose:

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/travel/melrose-scotland-roman-history-b1806743.html

Tomb of Joshua:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/world/middleeast/baghdad-iraq-joshua-tomb.html

Babylon and other Iraqi sites:

https://www.npr.org/2021/02/23/965400736/it-was-like-magic-iraqis-visit-babylon-and-other-heritage-sites-for-1st-time

Sarn Helen:

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/sarn-helen-wales-roman-ancient-way-walking-path-b1803093.html
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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Lysistrata:

https://news.fiu.edu/2021/ancient-greek-play-brings-comedic-relief,-new-performance-medium-and-a-twist-to-end-the-peloponnesian-war

Hercules Furens:

https://kenyoncollegian.com/arts/2021/02/the-madness-of-hercules-is-an-apt-allegory-for-gun-violence/

Antigone:

https://www.dailyunion.com/news/around_town/uw-w-department-of-theatre-dance-to-present-antigone/article_c3b716ed-9f77-566c-aa73-c113ab971cdc.html

The Shock of the Nude (possibly streaming):

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0981tkn/what-you-find-when-you-remove-a-fig-leaf

Mahler's first-edition Bach scores are being made available to researchers:

https://www.dw.com/en/bach-scores-owned-by-gustav-mahler-to-be-made-available-to-researchers/a-56674252

Feature on Scott Ross' harpsichord skills:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/arts/music/scott-ross-harpsichord-classical-music.html

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CRIME BEAT
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Turkish police made arrests and seized an (obviously fake; did they know?) Roman statue:

https://tntribune.com/turkish-cops-seize-roman-statue-from-men-trying-to-sell-it-illegally/

Elsewhere in Turkey, a Roman-era relief was also recovered and a suspect arrested:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/turkey-roman-era-artifact-recovered-suspect-arrested/2156703

A metal detectorist was arrested in Amphipolis:

https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/43542-man-with-metal-detector-and-digging-tools-arrested-for-illegal-excavation-in-ancient-greek-site-of-amphipolis.html
https://greekreporter.com/2021/02/23/man-arrested-for-illegal-excavation-in-amphipolis/

A piece of a marble floor taken from Salamis turned up on eBay:

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/marble-floor-piece-of-ancient-salamis-gymnasium-on-sale-on-e-bay/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/02/28/seller-attempts-to-sell-piece-of-marble-floor-from-ancient-salamis-on-ebay/

... and the authorities 'stepped in':

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/02/25/authorities-taking-action-over-e-bay-sale-of-tile-from-salamis/
https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/illegal-sale-of-salamis-marble-on-ebay-stopped/

... and it was withdrawn from auction:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/02/27/ancient-salamis-tile-withdrawn-from-e-bay-auction/

The head of a Roman statue stolen in 1979 was recovered in Fondi (Italian):

https://www.h24notizie.com/2021/02/25/ritrovata-la-testa-romana-trafugata-dallaula-consiliare-di-fondi-nel-1979/

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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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Not sure if this counts as repatriation: the Louvre returned a cast of a marble plaque to Thasos:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/02/23/louvre-returns-relief-plaques-thasos/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-louvre-returns-casts-of-three.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/02/26/casts-of-an-important-monument-in-the-thasos-archaeological-museum/

Feature on 20 cultural items claimed at one time or another to having been stolen:

https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/most-important-looted-plundered-works-1234584727/

More on returns of artifacts to Cambodia from Douglas Latchford's daughter:

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3122697/cambodia-awaits-return-artefacts-worth-us50-million

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on the 'messages' of Greek and Roman coins:

https://www.artic.edu/articles/904/portraits-of-change-ancient-coins

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n08.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n09.html
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Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Cyril Mango:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/02/22/cyril-mango-revered-authority-byzantine-empire-obituary/

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3026-audio-news-from-archaeologica-february-14-through-february-20-2021

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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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