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https://www.sciencealert.com/2-000-year-old-feces-fossils-reveal-mass-extinction-in-the-human-gut
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/research-reveals-ancient-people-had.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/05/13/research-reveals-ancient-people-had-more-diverse-gut-microorganisms/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9689-210513-gut-dna-coprolites

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03532-0

An interesting (possibly Hopewell culture) copper mask from Iowa:

https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2021/05/mysterious-antique-mask-found-in-marshall-county/

The Hopewell folks weren't eating corn, apparently:

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2021/05/16/no-corn-menu-ancient-ohioans/5066655001/

17th century colonial items from a site at Jug Bay:

https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-artifacts-jug-bay-0516-20210516-hyzetauxfrftfjimjmilarpduu-story.html

A student has possibly identified the location of Fort George:

https://oswegocountytoday.com/lead-story/suny-oswego-anthropology-student-potentially-discovers-historic-fort-george-location/

Archaeologists have identified the site of the Battle of Medina (1813):

https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2021-05-15/vets-help-researchers-pinpoint-the-site-of-the-bloodiest-battle-in-texas-history

A rush to record petroglyphs along the Rio Grande out of flooding fears:

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/archaeologists-record-rio-grande-art

... and they're dealing with sea level rise at the Jamestown site too:

https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-jamestowne-climate-change-0506-20210511-5nzccqy345copbvz5zxvbm5iqy-story.html

Renovations at the Alamo are having difficulties dealing with slavery:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/alamo-renovation-slavery/2021/05/07/ec8fe402-ae83-11eb-b476-c3b287e52a01_story.html

OpEdditsh sort of thing on the recent 'spree' of petroglyph destruction in Utah:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-anybody-solve-the-spree-of-petroglyph-destruction

A nice catch up on the Bears Ears site:

https://www.kuer.org/politics-government/2021-05-14/what-the-history-of-the-antiquities-act-could-mean-for-the-future-of-bears-ears

Revisions to a book on the transcontinental railroad in Utah:

https://www.ksl.com/article/50163558/historians-revise-book-on-transcontinental-railroad-in-utah-for-1st-time-in-27-years

... and perhaps more will come after this dig in the railroad town of Terrace:

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/archaeology-project-underway-at-historical-utah-railroad-town

Mohicans in New York have recovered some of their ancestral territory:

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Mohicans-reclaim-a-key-part-of-their-New-York-16161219.php
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4b5d61785b064ff49ceff158e05e89fb

Not sure where to put this item on the history of Jewish prayers in Congress:

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/archaeology-project-underway-at-historical-utah-railroad-town

On the history of Black voter suppression in the US:

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/05/politics/black-voting-rights-suppression-timeline/

Feature on assorted myths associated with the Confederacy:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/06/confederate-lost-cause-myth/618711/
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ================================================================
A study of how folks on Easter Island lived in isolation:

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-ancient-easter-island-insights-successful.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/bu-aei050321.php https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/ancient-easter-island-communities-offer.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/05/14/rapa-nui-communities-offer-insights-for-successful-life-in-isolation/

Study suggests the Maya made extensive changes to wetlands in northwestern Belize:

https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2021/05/13/archaeologists-studying-maya-find-widespread-changes-to-wetlands-in-northwestern-belize/

113 pre-Columbian burials from Guadaloupe:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61347

Feature on the site of Coba:

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/05/the-tallest-pyramid-in-the-yucatan-peninsula-is-in-the-amazing-archaeological-zone-of-coba/

The history of Cubagua and Margarita islands off Venezuela as a microcosm of the history of the Americas:

https://elpais.com/babelia/2021-05-10/la-historia-de-america-contada-en-solo-dos-islas.html

Feature on Aztec writing:

https://elpais.com/internacional/2021/05/12/la_serpiente_emplumada/1620845410_336138.html

Controversy over government plans to commemorate the founding of Tenochtitlan early:

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/archaeologist-sees-manipulation-of-history-for-political-ends-in-tenochtitlan-event/
https://elpais.com/mexico/2021-05-13/la-provocacion-historica-de-lopez-obrador-sobre-la-fundacion-de-tenochtitlan.html

Zoom lectures on the ancient Americas this month:

https://mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com/
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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:

http://goo.gl/1VdeA

Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas lecture channels on Youtube:

https://mikeruggerisyoutube.tumblr.com/

Ancient MesoAmerica News:

http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/ ================================================================
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST ================================================================
I messed up the url last week of this item on the origins of 'sic semper tyrannis':

https://medium.com/in-medias-res/the-real-source-behind-sic-semper-tyrannis-b2bc3ddc70dc

An interesting 186 years bp account of an American diplomatic mission to Palestine:

https://www.jpost.com/international/186-year-old-account-of-american-diplomatic-trip-to-palestine-found-667569?_ga=2.73080405.793362501.1619991941-1616753860.1607604451

Feature on what archaeology reveals about ancient women in various cultures:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-women-archaeology-1967915

Renovating a 14th century shrine in St Alban's Cathedral with a COVID-19 spin:

https://www.livescience.com/st-albans-cathedral-face-mask-carving.html

Feature on the historical impact of clothing:

https://aeon.co/essays/how-clothing-and-climate-change-kickstarted-agriculture

What George Washington might look like if he were alive today:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/05/15/world/george-washington-today/

Feature on the history of beer:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09h36ld/the-ancient-drink-serving-the-world-for-13-000-years

... in a similar vein, but including wine too:

https://www.winemag.com/2021/05/11/beer-wine-history-archeology/

The Tate Modern is calling Rodin out for sexism and appropriation of looted artifacts:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/11/rodin-accused-new-tate-modern-exhibition-sexism-appropriating/

Feature on Darwin's childhood home:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-shropshire-57022907

In case you were thinking about being a live-in castle officer in Cornwall:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-57076163

Feature on myths as evidence of past disasters:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210507-the-myths-that-hint-at-past-disasters

On the need to rethink Mary Todd Lincoln's grief:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/exhibition-explores-mary-todd-lincolns-oft-misunderstood-grief-180977735/

A portrait of Catherine de Medici is going on view:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/catherine-de-medici-portrait-painted-height-her-power-returns-west-london-180977718/

On the Islamic roots of modern science:

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/how-an-8th-century-islamic-library-laid-the-foundations-of-modern-science-46625

Feature on Benjamin Bannerker:

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/11/995898681/a-black-scientist-was-an-early-cicada-researcher-his-work-has-been-mostly-overlo

Feature on body modification in various times and places:

https://www.insidehook.com/article/history/sacred-male-body-modification-practices

Feature on Napoleon and the Wedding Feast at Cana:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/napoleon-s-plunderand-the-theft-of-veronese-s-feast-by-cynthia-saltzman-review-8xgthl0rr

Feature on 500 years of 'youth slang' in Germany:

https://www.dw.com/en/krass-babo-and-fuzzi-500-years-of-youth-slang-in-germany/a-57543083

Anton van Leeuwenhoek led his colleagues astray, apparently:

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-antoni-van-leeuwenhoek-rivals-astray.html

Feature on assorted 'legendary weapons' made from meteorites:

https://elpais.com/eps/2021-05-08/del-martillo-de-thor-a-la-daga-de-tutankamon.html

Feature on the Imperial Crown:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/14/uk/royal-news-newsletter-05-14-21-scli-gbr-cmd-intl/index.html

There are plenty of 'hidden penises' in the Bayeux Tapestry, apparently:

https://nypost.com/2018/07/13/professor-finds-dozens-of-hidden-penises-on-ancient-tapestry/

Review of Janice Nimura, *The Doctors Blackwell*:

https://yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/5299-span-class-article-reviews-may-june-2021-span

Review of a book on Asian anti-colonialism:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/17/asias-anti-colonialist-journey

Review of a book about six Victorian-era spiritualists:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/books/review/out-of-the-shadows-emily-midorikawa.html

More on the possible Caravaggio in Spain:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-05-12/una-delegacion-del-prado-la-academia-y-la-comunidad-de-madrid-visita-el-posible-caravaggio.html
https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-05-13/el-informe-del-prado-tras-la-visita-al-supuesto-caravaggio-afianza-la-declaracion-de-bien-de-interes-cultural-del-cuadro.html

More on that purported message in a bottle from the Titanic:

https://www.newsweek.com/canada-quebec-titanic-shipwreck-mathilde-1589457

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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ================================================================
On the history of humans feeding animals:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/science/animal-feeding-humans.html

Interesting item on the domestication of fish (especially Betta):

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/science/betta-fish-breeds.html ================================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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Nero:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-look-at-a-wicked-emperor-11621020758 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nero-at-the-british-museum-tyrant-sadist-celebrity-the-man-behind-the-myth-vrwbhptqd
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-myth-of-roman-emperor-nero-hnwqdr2bh

Epic Iran:

https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhibitions/epic-iran-v-a-victoria-albert-exhibition-preview-b933431.html

Cycladic Art:

https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/tornos/events/44537-the-museum-of-cycladic-art-in-greece-opens-may-14-with-two-new-exhibitions.html

Becket:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/may/09/british-museum-show-thomas-becket-murder-shook-europe
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/reviews/cathedral-window-fragment-skull-retelling-murder-st-thomas-becket/
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/601/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/601/pub/601/page/77/article/173644
https://www.apollo-magazine.com/thomas-becket-murder-and-the-making-of-a-saint/ https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhibitions/thomas-becket-murder-and-the-making-of-a-saint-british-museum-review-b934868.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thomas-becket-review-a-multifaceted-show-about-the-life-and-legacy-of-a-martyr-nsbsspskk

Canterbury stained glass:

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/stained-glass-windows-from-canterbury-cathedral-go-on-display-at-british-museum-40414297.html

Mesopotamia:

https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/mesopotamia/

Byzantine art:

https://fr.aleteia.org/2021/05/14/la-beaute-de-lart-byzantin-sexpose-a-lyon/

The Acropolis Museum was one of many opening in Greece this week:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/05/14/athens-acropolis-museum-reopens-to-the-world/

Tut's 3rd shrine has been installed at the GEM:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/103860/Re-installation-of-King-Tutankhamun-s-3rd-shrine-at-Egypt

Feature on how Napoleon's conquests led to the rise of national museums:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/glory-of-arms-and-art-napoleonic.html
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
A drawing of a bear by Leonardo daVinci is coming to auction:

https://www.livescience.com/leonardo-da-vinci-head-of-bear-will-be-auctioned.html
https://www.artfixdaily.com/artwire/release/9517-leonardo-da-vincis-head-of-a-bear-drawing-will-star-in-christies-
https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/leonardo-da-vinci-bear-sketch/index.html

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
A genomic-type study of Chalcolithic/Bronze Age inhabitants of Italy tracking migrations and the like:

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-bronze-age-migrations-societal-genomic.html https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/bronze-age-migrations-changed-societal.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/05/14/genetic-similarities-between-the-first-bronze-age-aegean-cultures/
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Not sure where this one is going: a study of rare earth elements from a prehistoric cave in Spain:

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-chemical-analysis-rare-earth-elements.html

Using technology to spot some medieval 'plagiarism':

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-medieval-writers-plagiarism-resurrected-technology.html

cf: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/about

Feature on assorted digital tools in archaeology:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/04/28/1022982/data-archaeology-ancient-city-grid-burial-site/
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CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
Climate change is apparently a major threat to Indonesian petroglyphs:

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-climate-ancient-art-degradation.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/sr-acc050721.php https://news.griffith.edu.au/2021/05/14/climate-change-could-erase-ancient-indonesian-cave-art/
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/disappearing-ancient-indonesian-rock-art/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/climate-change-could-erase-ancient.html
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9692-210514-indonesia-climate-art ================================================================
TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Roma World has opened:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ancient-roman-theme-park-opens-154847414.html https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/ancient-roman-theme-park-opens-its-doors-id729774713

Delos:

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/europe/2021-05/12/c_139941431.htm

Thouria:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/05/13/the-spectacular-and-long-lost-ancient-greek-city-of-thouria/

Sagalassos:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/enchanting-sagalassos-draws-tourists-164761

Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210509-londons-centre-of-intrigue-and-scandal

Capri:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/capri-covid-free-vaccination/index.html

Bran Castle is offering COVID vaccinations:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/dracula-castle-covid-vaccination-center-scli-intl/index.html

Indigenous sites:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/travel/immerse-yourself-in-indigenous-culture.html
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
Iphigenia in Splott:

https://aussietheatre.com.au/news/neoliberalism-at-what-cost-iphigenia-in-splott-an-examination-of-the-morality-of-austerity

The Epidaurus Festival is resuming:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/05/11/athens-epidaurus-festival-returns-with-80-performances/

Trojan Women:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-diego/article/The-UC-San-Diego-Department-Of-Theatre-And-Dance-Presents-TROJAN-WOMEN-A-VERSION-20210514

On Bach's inventions:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/arts/music/bach-piano-inventions-tepfer.html

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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ================================================================
A statue of Livia Drusilla 'mysteriously' appeared in Rome to hype the Domina series:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/domina-a-mysterious-statue-of-livia-drusilla-appears-in-rome.html

... and some hype and reviews of the first episode:

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/sky-domina-ancient-rome-female-1234969655/ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/may/14/tv-tonight-domina-a-game-of-thrones-in-ancient-rome
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/may/14/sky-atlantic-domina https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/domina-sky-atlantic-review-ancient-rome-livia-drusilla-1002669
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/no-roman-holiday-for-augustus-caesar-s-wife-in-sword-and-sandal-epic-20210507-p57pw9.html
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CRIME BEAT
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Feature on fake ancient jewellery flooding the market:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/16/all-that-glisters-flood-of-fake-ancient-jewellery-dupes-buyers

Interpol announced the achievements of its ongoing Pandora operation last year:

https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2021/More-than-56-400-cultural-goods-seized-and-67-arrested
https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/over-56-400-cultural-goods-seized-and-67-arrests-in-action-involving-31-countries
https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/14403-european-authorities-crack-down-on-illegal-antiquities-trafficking
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/more-than-60-arrested-in-31-countries-in-raids-to-recover-10m-of-stolen-artefacts-1.1221770
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/more-than-56400-cultural-goods-seized.html

... and various Italian newspapers covered the local side of things, e.g. Modena:

https://www.lapressa.it/notiziario/la_nera/modena-recuperati-beni-archeologici-per-100mila-euro
https://www.modena2000.it/2021/05/11/i-carabinieri-del-nucleo-tutela-patrimonio-culturale-di-bologna-presentano-i-risultati-dellattivita-operativa-relativi-allanno-2020/
https://gazzettadimodena.gelocal.it/modena/cronaca/2021/05/14/news/modena-confiscati-57-vasi-di-2-500-anni-fa-un-eredita-illecita-da-100mila-euro-1.40269614

... Foggia:

https://www.immediato.net/2021/05/11/prezioso-ritrovamento-a-foggia-agenti-recuperano-31-reperti-archeologici-trafugati-nel-corso-di-scavi-illeciti-nel-territorio/

... Bologna:

https://www.gazzettadellemilia.it/cronaca/item/32430-i-carabinieri-del-nucleo-tutela-del-patrimonio-culturale-recuperano-preziosi-reperti-archeologici.html

... Puglia:

https://www.immediato.net/2021/05/12/mercato-nero-dei-reperti-archeologici-cresce-il-business-in-puglia-boom-di-affari-illeciti-con-le-commerce/
http://www.ilikepuglia.it/notizie/cronaca/bari/12/05/2021/furti-darte-nel-2020-ritrovati-1329-beni-tra-puglia-e-basilicata.html

... Bari:

https://m.brindisisera.it/dettaglio.asp?id_dett=41540 https://www.dabitonto.com/cronaca/beni-archeologici-nel-2020-sono-stati-quasi-1-200-quelli-recuperati-e-90-le-persone-denunciate-oltre-1-300-i-sequestri.htm

... Palermo:

https://dedalomultimedia.it/notizie/ultime/26119-palermo-%E2%80%93-l-attivit%C3%A0-operativa-del-2020-del-nucleo-tutela-patrimonio-culturale-carabinieri.html
https://www.ilmattinodisicilia.it/le-mani-dei-criminali-sui-beni-archeologici-nel-2020-sequestri-dei-carabinieri-per-63-milioni/

... Sardinia:

https://www.vistanet.it/cagliari/2021/05/10/1-120-beni-archeologici-sequestrati-in-sardegna-nel-2020-lazione-dei-carabinieri-del-tpc/
https://www.castedduonline.it/1120-reperti-archeologici-sequestrati-61-denunce-e-7-arresti-il-bilancio-2020-dei-carabinieri-ntpc-di-cagliari/

... Napoli:

https://www.ilmattino.it/napoli/cronaca/beni_culturali_recuperati_napoli_466_241_nel_2020-5957394.html

... Campania:

https://www.ildenaro.it/tutela-del-patrimonio-in-campania-nel-2020-recuperato-quasi-mezzo-milione-di-opere/

More on that 16th century bronze cannon recovered by Spanish police:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/missing-16th-century-spanish-armada.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 ================================================================
The US returned a shrunken head to Ecuador:

https://phys.org/news/2021-05-authentication-repatriation-ceremonial-shrunken-ecuador.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/bc-aar050621.php
<a href="https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/05/authentication-and-repatriation-of.html">Authentication and repatriation of ceremonial shrunken head from the USA to Ecuador - The Archaeology News Network</a>

The Netherlands returned a number of items to Iraq:

https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2021/05/06/the-netherlands-is-cooperating-in-the-return-of-archaeological-objects-to-iraq
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9682-210510-iraq-artifacts-repatriated

Plans to return Mayan items found in a German basement:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/601/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/601/pub/601/page/60/article/173600

Apparently the British Museum has 700 Benin items:

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/05/16/campbell-british-museum-holds-over-700-pieces-of-benin-bronzes/

A Nazi-looted Pissarro is being sought for return:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/camille-pissarro-painting-nazi-loot-restitution-lawsuit-1234592975/

Mexico seeks the return of some items spotted in New York:

https://elpais.com/mexico/2021-05-14/mexico-denuncia-la-subasta-de-mas-de-20-piezas-prehispanicas-en-nueva-york.html

More on the return of that Persephone statue to Libya (with the help of the British Museum):

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/may/10/british-museum-helps-return-2000-year-old-looted-statue-to-libya
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/looted-libyan-sculpture-heads-back-home https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/persephone-statue-returned-libya-british-museum-1234592469/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/05/15/abduction-of-persephone/ https://greekreporter.com/2021/05/10/british-museum-returns-looted-ancient-greek-statue-to-libya/
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/british-museum-libya-statue-scli-intl-gbr/index.html
https://www.libyanexpress.com/ancient-statue-of-greek-goddess-returned-home-to-libya/
https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/05/illegally-excavated-statue-returned-to-libya/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9683-210511-libya-repatriation-persephone

More on Germany's plans to return Benin bronzes:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/05/10/benin-bronzes-germany-nigeria-looted-art/
https://www.cfr.org/blog/germany-return-some-african-art-nigeria

... and the Nigerian Museum being set up to house such things:

https://hyperallergic.com/645096/how-a-new-nigerian-museum-can-help-repatriate-the-benin-bronzes/
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Feature on coins of the Bar Kochba and Omer periods:

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Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n19.html

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