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Arguing over Poussin v Rubens:

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/who-did-it-better-poussin-or-rubens-a-great-art-argument-20210816-p58j74.html

How AI says Rembrandt painted:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/how-to-paint-like-rembrandt-according-to-artificial-intelligence

Pondering when humans began using drugs and alcohol:

https://theconversation.com/when-did-humans-start-experimenting-with-alcohol-and-drugs-161556

Feature on ambergris:

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/why-we-cant-shake-ambergris/

Feature on the history of male 'beauty treaments':

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/aug/25/viking-beauty-kits-and-neanderthal-conturing-the-secret-history-of-male-beauty

Hicham Aboutaam on the menorah:

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hicham-aboutaam-timeless-symbolism-of-the-menorah/

Feature on the restoration of some Greek Orthodox texts:

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/ancient-greek-texts-restored-chemist-vb6912969
https://madison.com/news/science/ancient-greek-texts-restored-by-chemist-in-hopes-of-revealing-past-secrets/video_e23a7a78-51c6-5858-ae0d-f58f5a89d71c.html

Feature on Harry Colliflower and his pitching (in)abilities:

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2021/8/25/22641174/harry-colliflower-cleveland-spiders-worst-pitcher-mlb

Feature on literary hangouts in New York City:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/26/books/writers-favorite-places-new-york.html

Feature on harsh book reviews:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/books/when-the-book-review-went-really-harsh.html

More on the 8th graders trying to clear the name of a Salem-accused witch:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/woman-convicted-witchcraft-salem-might-be-pardoned-328-years-later-180978487/

A link between grizzly bear DNA and human language (apparently):

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/grizzlies-dna-language

Review of Sverker Johansson, *The Dawn of Language*:

https://dailygazette.com/2021/08/27/johnstowns-elizabeth-cady-stanton-statue-unveiled/
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CURRENT EVENTS: ================================================================
There are expectations of a 'tsunami' of looted antiquities from Afghanistan in the near future:

https://inkstickmedia.com/the-coming-tsunami-of-illicit-antiquities-from-afghanistan/

... and concerns for a 'Buddha bowl' in Kabul:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/city-archaeologist-frets-over-the-fate-of-buddha-bowl-in-kabul-in-taliban-hands/articleshow/85545731.cms

... and cultural assets in general:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/08/24/afghanistan-greece-concerned-for-safety-of-cultural-treasures-in-kabul-museum/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1166732/greece-contributing-to-efforts-to-protect-afghanistan-s-cultural-heritage/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/analysis/afghanistan-cultural-heritage https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/protocols-are-already-available-to-help-save-afghanistan-s-cultural-heritage

... while the Taliban is claiming such things will be dealt with 'legally':

https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2021/08/25/anyone-smuggling-antiques-equipment-out-of-afghanistan-will-be-dealt-with-legally-taliban.html

Features on the legacy of Indian Boarding Schools in the US:

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/08/28/1031398120/native-boarding-schools-repatriation-remains-carlisle
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/27/indian-boarding-schools-united-states/
https://theweek.com/us/1003904/erasing-native-american-culture

Latest in the threat to the archaeology program at Worcester University:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-58297752

... and there's a petition:

https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/19532210.petition-started-challenge-universitys-abomination-decision-scrap-degree/

Just for contrast, a statue was put up for Elizabeth Cady Stanton:

https://dailygazette.com/2021/08/27/johnstowns-elizabeth-cady-stanton-statue-unveiled/

One to watch: the Rapa Nui are seeking autonomy from Chile:

https://www.elmostrador.cl/dia/2021/08/22/cidh-declaro-admisible-demanda-del-pueblo-rapa-nui-contra-chile-buscan-recuperar-autonomia-de-territorios/
https://www.latercera.com/earlyaccess/noticia/inician-reparacion-de-plataformas-de-moais-danadas-por-marejadas-en-rapa-nui/VODU5VWVERHJVCGTHFR3TEYHLY/
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ================================================================
On the history of kudzu use:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/08/kudzu-south-japan-metaphor.html ================================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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Titian:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/titian-paintings-reunited-gardner-museum-2001007

Turner:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58315142

Theran Frescoes:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/whats-on/1166824/theran-frescoes-santorini-to-august-30/

Becket:

https://www.irishcatholic.com/british-museum-exhibit-on-st-thomas-becket-gives-sympathetic-look-at-past/

Lifting the Veil:

https://www.wamc.org/news/2021-08-26/historical-exhibit-lifts-the-veil-on-the-fashion-of-death-in-berkshire-county

Pre-Raphaelites:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-s-pre-raphaelite-paintings-go-on-show-in-refurbished-historic-theatre

Colchester Roman Circus:

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19539968.roman-circus-exhibit-explores-colchesters-connection-cult/

Potential funding for the Worcester art gallery:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-58367786

Plans for an archaeological museum in the Philippines:

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1151698

The Smithsonian has acquired a number of daguerrotypes from early Black photographers:

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/29/1031703142/smithsonian-acquires-rare-antique-portraits-from-first-black-photographers

An Adirondack museum has acquired a 19th century pistol:

https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/sabattis-pistol

The Smithsonian is confronting racism in its past:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/arts/design/smithsonian-racial-justice-initiative.html

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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
Items associated with Al Capone are coming to auction:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/25/al-capone-auction-artwork-letters-colt-pistol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/25/gangster-al-capone-estate-auction/

A Paul Henry work found in a storage locker is expected to fetch a good price:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/irish-impressionist-paul-henry-paintings-storage-unit-180978528/

Some Nazi-seized porcelain is coming to auction in New York:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/29/prized-porcelain-ends-incredible-journey-at-new-york-auction-monuments-men

Feature on prices achieved by various Artemisia Gentileschi works:

https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/most-expensive-artemisia-gentileschi-works-1234602498/lucretia/


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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
7200+ years bp DNA extracted from a woman buried in a Sulawesi cave is shedding light on the Toalean people:

https://phys.org/news/2021-08-ancient-woman-dna-evidence-mysterious.html https://phys.org/news/2021-08-oldest-genome-wallacea-previously-unknown.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210825113624.htm https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-ancient-human-lineage-indonesia.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/26/genetic-fossil-intact-dna-from-woman-who-lived-7200-years-ago-discovered-in-indonesia
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/first-ancient-human-dna-recovered-from-islands-between-asia-and-australia-20210825-p58ltq.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/world/wallacea-skeleton-dna-discovery-scn/index.html
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/ancient-human-dna-from-gateway-between-asia-and-australia/
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-dna-skeleton-woman-indonesia-peopling-southeast-asian-islands
https://theconversation.com/who-were-the-toaleans-ancient-womans-dna-provides-first-evidence-for-the-origin-of-a-mysterious-lost-culture-166565
https://www.archaeology.org/news/9961-210827-sulawesi-besse-dna

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03823-6

A genome study (mostly centred on the Czech Republic) suggests Central European prehistory has highly dynamic:

https://www.mpg.de/17381107/0823-evan-central-european-prehistory-150495-x https://phys.org/news/2021-08-central-european-prehistory-highly-dynamic.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210825143018.htm

DNA has helped identify another member of the Franklin Expedition:

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6140667 http://www.archaeology.org/news/9953-210824-dna-franklin-expedition ================================================================
THE TECHY SIDE
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Latest use of AI to reconstruct what historical figures looked like:

https://mymodernmet.com/bas-uterwijk-ai-portrait/ ================================================================
CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
Another feature on that project at Yale studying climate change in ancient Egypt:

https://news.yale.edu/2021/08/02/forever-changes-climate-lessons-ancient-egypt ================================================================
TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Baiae:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/tourists-dive-into-underwater-archaeological-roman-party-town/news
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3145989/roman-empires-sunken-sin-city-real-life-atlantis-preserved

Underground city of St Mercurius:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/underground-city-of-st-mercurius-subterrestrial-trip-in-history/news

Sogmatar:

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/ancient-city-of-sogmatar-in-turkey-lures-visitors/2344909

Dubrovnik:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/croatia-dubrovnik-quest-world-of-wonder-cmd/index.html

Petra:

https://scoopempire.com/the-lost-city-6-mystical-sites-to-experience-in-petra/

Trasmoz:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/22/excommunicated-spanish-witch-village-turns-curse-into-tourist-cash

Benidorm:

https://murciatoday.com/ancient_roman_site_in_benidorm_attracts_thousands_of_summer_visitors_1637795-a.html

Venice is going to have an 'entrance fee':

https://www.businessinsider.com/venice-tourist-entry-fee-book-in-advance-climate-crisis-overtourism-2021-8
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/venice-start-charging-entry-fee-install-turnstiles-reign-tourists-180978529/

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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
Odyssey:

https://pittsburghquarterly.com/articles/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-myth/

Feature on Europe welcoming Black composers:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/arts/music/black-composers-europe.html

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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ================================================================
Lucy Worley Royal Myths and Secrets:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/lucy-worsley-royal-myths-ad-secrets-the-reformation-tudors-pbs-henry-vii-anne-boleyn-thomas-cromwell-11630027078
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CRIME BEAT
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The owner of the Sadigh Gallery was (finally) arrested on charges of selling fake antiquities:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9929749/NYC-art-dealer-sold-phony-ancient-artifacts-decades-busted-prosecutors.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/25/arts/design/fake-antiquities-investigation.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/new-york-dealer-arrested-for-selling-cookie-cutter-manufactured-goods-as-authentic-antiquities
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sadigh-gallery-owner-mehrad-sold-fake-antiquities-for-decades-manhattan-da-says
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/manhattan-dealer-busted-selling-hundreds-fake-cookie-cutter-antiquities-says-manhattan-d-2002850

Ancient gold coins looted from Bnei Brak sites were found in the possession of an illegal dealer:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/ancient-gold-coins-looted-from-archaeological-sites-found-in-bnei-brak-home-677597
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/authorities-israel-seize-ancient-gold-coins-looted-archaeological-sites-180978516/

Kind of hard to follow this item on illegal possession of ancient coins in a village in India and some truck drivers who drove off with them:

https://www.canindia.com/truck-drivers-abscond-with-pitcher-filled-with-ancient-coins/

A drug dealer who was in possession of some stolen Van Goghs has been arrested:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/drug-baron-stole-van-goghs

Vandalism (again) at the Moab petroglyph site in Utah:

https://www.ksl.com/article/50229151/700-year-old-petroglyph-vandalized-in-southern-utah

On the graft and security issues which feed the illegal antiquities trade in Iraq:

https://phys.org/news/2021-08-graft-issues-iraq.html

Latest Anonymous Swiss Collector Culture Crime News:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2021/08/culture-crime-news-16-22-august-2021.html

Albania and the US have signed a deal regarding the fight of illegal trafficking of cultural objects:

https://exit.al/en/2021/08/23/albania-and-us-sign-deal-to-fight-trafficking-of-cultural-objects/
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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 ================================================================
Japan returned some 'royal iconostasis doors' to Cyprus:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/08/25/18th-century-royal-iconostasis-doors-repatriated-from-japan/
https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/one-of-the-most-complex-repatriation-cases-is-concluded/
https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/08/26/closer-ties-between-cyprus-and-japan-aided-return-of-art-treasure/

Some 2700 years bp glazed bricks looted from Iran were returned from Switzerland:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/62090 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/looted-mannaean-bricks-returned-to-iran

The US returned 104 items to Pakistan:

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/25-Aug-2021/us-returns-stolen-artifacts-worth-dollar-3-3m-to-pakistan

Amsterdam's mayor plans meetings with Jewish heirs over the Kandinsky claims:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/arts/design/amsterdam-mayor-jewish-heirs-kandinsky.html

... related:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/arts/design/duress-bellotto-painting.html

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NUMISMATICA
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The second part of a feature on ancient coins of Lucania:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-coins-of-lucania-part-2-thourioi-laos-elea-and-poseidonia/

Latest e-Sylum:

https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n34.html

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

https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n35.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Stephen B. Oates:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/books/stephen-b-oates-civil-war-historian-dies-at-85.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/stephen-oates-dead/2021/08/28/60e057c4-0758-11ec-8c3f-3526f81b233b_story.html

David Rudkin:

https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/people/death-of-fishbourne-roman-palace-stalwart-will-be-felt-by-generations-of-aspiring-archaeologists-3356965

James Loewen:

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1030442282/james-loewen-author-of-lies-my-teacher-told-me-dies-at-79

Donald Kagan:

https://pennsylvanianewstoday.com/donald-kagan-a-leading-neoconservative-historian-dies-at-the-age-of-89-nationwide/205621/

Lila Gleitman:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/science/lila-gleitman-dead.html ================================================================
AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ================================================================
Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3098-audio-news-from-archaeologica-special-edition-august-22-2021
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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS ================================================================
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/ ================================================================ PODCASTS/VODCASTS ================================================================
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http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ ================================================================
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