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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3159821/china-mulls-planting-cosmic-ray-detectors-tomb-qin-shi-huang
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cosmic-rays-could-unearth-secrets-of-terracotta-army-tomb-rvm6wjflx
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10320389/Archaeology-Cosmic-rays-reveal-hidden-tomb-Chinas-Emperor.html

More on the bronze (copper?) Buddha statues dating to Eastern Han Dynasty times from Shaanxi:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202112/1241365.shtml https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10305419/Archaeologists-uncover-oldest-Buddha-statues-China.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/62916

Some more boundary stones from Hong Kong's first colonial settlement have been found:

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3160189/where-city-victoria-authenticity-confirmed-3-more-boundary

A study of evidence for millet bread from the long-occupied site of Kadebakele in southern India:

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-millet-bread-pulse-dough-early.html https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938345

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440321002053

2700 years bp (maybe) petroglyphs from Kongana Siddhar cave in Perumalai:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/salem/ancient-rock-art-symbols-discovered-in-salems-kongana-siddhar-cave/articleshow/88255489.cms

A 2300 years bp apsidal Buddhist temple from Pakistan:

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/2300-year-old-apsidal-temple-of-buddhist-period-discovered-by-archaeologists-in-pak-officials/
https://nation.com.pk/15-Dec-2021/italian-archaeological-mission-in-pakistan-announces-key-discovery

17th century sculptures revealed at Telangana's Munagala temple site:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/dec/13/17th-century-sculptures-unearthed-in-munagala-temple-2394855.html

Remains of a British-era 'hanging house' found inside the Delhi Assembly:

https://www.newdelhitimes.com/british-era-execution-room-uncovered-inside-the-delhi-assembly
https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi/article/british-era-hanging-house-found-inside-delhi-assembly-speaker-to-inform-archaeological-department/840250

Mining-associated concerns for a 2300 years bp Buddhist site in Andra Pradesh:

https://newsmeter.in/must-read/history-disappearing-2300yo-buddhist-site-in-aps-kodavali-under-threat-from-mining-688103

Plans to resume excavations in Keeladi next year:

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/archaeological-excavation-at-keeladi-sivagalai-to-resume-in-2022-1060764.html

... while this year's finds are being written up:

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/archaeological-survey-of-india-begins-work-on-keeladi-excavation-report-1061193.html

Feature on the city of Dwarka:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0bbbxjd/searching-for-the-sunken-kingdom-of-dwarka

Part two of a feature on the ancient history of Kashmir:

https://www.greaterkashmir.com/op-ed-2/part-ii-reconstructing-the-ancient-history-of-kashmir
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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ============================================================
Humans are back on the hook for contributing to extinction of megafauna in Australia:

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-extinct-megafauna-prone-ancient-hunger.html

cf: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.06089

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NORTH AMERICA
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A 'mystery object' from a Revolutionary War site in Saratoga National Historical Park turns out to be a kitchen gadget:

https://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/article256597961.html

Searching for Benedict Arnold's 'smuggling tunnel':

https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/is_benedict_arnolds_smuggling_tunnel_under_there

Feature on archaeology sites associated with the Tla'amin First Nation:

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/12/17/archaeology-speaks-to-the-untold-story-of-a-west-coast-first-nation.html
https://www.wellandtribune.ca/ts/news/canada/2021/12/17/archaeology-speaks-to-the-untold-story-of-a-west-coast-first-nation.html

Feature on Inuvialuit archaeologist Letitia Pokiak:

https://www.nnsl.com/news/archaeologist-letitia-pokiak-digs-deep-into-inuvialuit-history/

Feature on the Franklin expedition:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ancient-shipwreck-left-frozen-time-25731308
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
Possible evidence of pre-Columbian headhunting from some burials in Nicaragua:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/MAGAZINE-pre-columbian-burial-in-nicaragua-may-show-headhunting-culture-1.10363132

Sea level fall is being associated with the decline of the Sambaqui culture some 2000 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-sea-fall-decline-pre-columbian-societies.html https://www.sciencealert.com/a-2-000-year-old-lesson-on-how-sea-level-changes-can-destroy-societies
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/12/17/sea-level-fall-led-to-the-decline-of-pre-columbian-societies-2000-years-ago/

Evidence of an Aztec 'New Fire' ritual from Mexico City:

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-12-18/remains-from-aztec-new-fire-ceremony-discovered-in-mexico-city.html
https://elpais.com/mexico/2021-12-15/hallados-los-vestigios-de-una-de-las-ultimas-ceremonias-del-fuego-nuevo-azteca-en-el-centro-de-ciudad-de-mexico.html
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/remains-mexica-ceremony-mexico-city/

Another theory on the decline of the Rapa Nui:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2021/12/settlement-of-rapa-nui-may-have-been.html

More on that 800/1200 years bp 'bound mummy' from Peru:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/archaeologists-find-800-year-old-mummy-peru-2021-11-27/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/27/archaeologists-unearth-mummy-estimated-to-be-at-least-800-years-old-in-peru
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10253673/Archaeology-Weird-mummy-Peruvian-tomb-tied-ROPES-hands-covering-face.html

Feature on Incan terracing technology:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20211212-the-innovative-technology-that-powered-the-inca
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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 ============================================================
A study of Dutch white paint:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-use-white-lead-paint-in-dutch-masters-works-to-solve-art-history-mysteries-180979221/

Feature on the Knights Templar:

https://www.livescience.com/knights-templar.html

Feature on how turkeys became holiday food:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211214-how-the-humble-turkey-became-a-christmas-staple

Feature on the history of fruitcake:

https://theconversation.com/the-magnificent-history-of-the-maligned-and-misunderstood-fruitcake-173201

On the wildest parties in art:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/17/bruegels-boozers-hirsts-horrific-ashtray-wildest-parties-art-christmas

Feature on five ancient cities that don't exist any more:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/5-ancient-cities-that-no-longer-exist

Arguing about the invention of the airplane:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/12/11/wright-brothers-smithsonian-airplane/

A Phoenician ship replica is setting sail for Spain:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/replica-of-ancient-boat-to-sail-to-spain-169992

On the history of sea shanties in New England:

https://www.wshu.org/2021-12-16/folk-songs-sea-shanties-are-the-sound-of-new-englands-nautical-history

The Honresfield library has been saved for the UK:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/dec/16/lost-library-of-literary-treasures-saved-for-uk-after-charity-raises-15m

Pondering the idea of 'Big History':

https://aeon.co/essays/we-should-be-wary-about-what-big-history-overlooks-in-its-myth

Feature on historical women's roles in sex trafficking:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/12/ghislaine-maxwell-trial-history-of-female-complicity-in-sexual-abuse.html

Feature on the history of the limpet:

https://theconversation.com/how-the-humble-limpet-helped-humans-develop-survive-and-thrive-173871

Feature on Darwin's microscope:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2021/dec/16/darwins-lost-microscope-the-auction-of-a-history-making-box-of-brass-video?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

More lists of the top archaeological discoveries for 2021 (coverage varies, of course):

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/12/top-10-archaeological-discoveries-of-2021/142248
https://www.dw.com/en/from-celtic-coins-to-cave-paintings-archaeological-finds-of-2021/g-58291898

Feature on Mary Queen of Scots letterlocking:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/mary-queen-scots-letterlocking-execution-intl-scli-gbr/index.html

Review of a new translation of *Arabian Nights*:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/dec/15/new-arabian-nights-translation-to-strip-away-earlier-versions-racism-and-sexism

Review of Roosevelt Montas, *Rescuing Socrates*:

https://news.columbia.edu/news/roosevelt-montas-new-book-rescuing-socrates

Review of Joe Moshenska, *Making Darkness Light*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/books/review/making-darkness-light-john-milton-joe-moshenska.html

Review of Cynthia Saltzman, *Napoleon's Plunder*;

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleons-plunder-cynthia-saltzman-book-review-ruth-scurr/

Review of Hannah Matson's recent book on human adornment:

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-archaeologist-human-adornment.html

Review of a book on Italy's forgotten artists:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/12/16/beyond-artemisia-italys-forgotten-women-artists-revealed-in-new-book

OpEd on 'Great Books':

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/opinion/great-books-socrates.html

More reaction to the Notre Dame restoration:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-16/notre-dame-restoration-draws-fire-from-conservative-critics
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Some interesting history of Advent hymns:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2021/12/12/sacred-mysteries-surprises-carols-christmas/

On the Antiques Roadshow and colonialism:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/dec/17/bbc-antiques-roadshow-should-address-uk-legacy-of-colonialism

The time capsule in the Robert E Lee statue base in Richmond may have been located:

https://apnews.com/article/richmond-virginia-ralph-northam-f6c84edde892845b3d3f6b3fd802a87d

More on COVID and the Greek alphabet:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/14/greek-alphabet-covid-variant/ ============================================================
ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ============================================================
The oldest dog remains in North America (11 000 years bp?) come from Haida Gwaii:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/americas-first-domesticated-dogs-2049165 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10314621/Archaeologists-13-100-year-old-tooth-belonging-Americas-oldest-known-domesticated-dog.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/archaeologists-discover-oldest-domesticated-dog-remains-in-americas-180979222/

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LANGUAGE RELATED
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Feature on 1500 endangered languages:

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938003 ============================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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You Will See What Your Can't See:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/magical-exhibit-3500-year-old-hittite-tablets-on-display-in-izmir

Ibero-American art in Spain:

https://elpais.com/cultura/museo-del-prado/2021-10-15/y-america-nos-conquisto.html

Visions of India:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/dec/18/images-of-india-from-courtesans-and-colonial-rule-to-a-childs-eye-view-in-pictures

Sanhedrin Trail:

https://www.israel21c.org/magdala-stone-and-other-rare-artifacts-on-view-in-galilee/

From Istanbul to Byzantium:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/events/from-istanbul-to-byzantium-rediscovery-of-byzantine-heritage

Maps of Renaissance Tuscany:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/13/maps-of-renaissance-tuscany-on-show-for-first-time-in-20-years

African Origin of Civilization:

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/12/13/metropolitan-museum-african-origin-civilization-exhibit/8981639420078/

Stonehenge:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-british-museum-world-of-stonehenge-2048331

Heritage of Rasheed:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/110910/%E2%80%98Heritage-of-Rasheed%E2%80%99-exhibition-reviews-the-history-of-the-ancient

Ancient Greeks:

https://greekherald.com.au/culture/ancient-greek-blockbuster-exhibition-opens-national-museum-australia-canberra/
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/athletes,-warriors-and-heroes-exhibition-to-open-in-canberra/13679358
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2021/12/16/life/impressive-ancient-greek-warriors-exhibition-launches-in-canberra/
https://greekherald.com.au/culture/this-victory-ancient-greeks-exhibition-opens-with-bang/
https://greekreporter.com/2021/12/17/greek-masterpieces-loaned-british-museum-australia/

Mycenae:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/12/15/mycenae-from-myth-to-history/

Forgotten Women Artists:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/arts/design/atheneum-art-sexism-women-museum.html

Indigenous Enslavement:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/arts/design/native-american-enslavement-colorado-exhibition.html

Followup to removing the Sackler name from museums:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/15/dont-strip-the-sackler-name-from-museums-its-a-visceral-reminder-of-human-greed

Renovations under way for several galleries at the Met:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/12/14/metropolitan-museum-african-ancient-american-oceanic-art-galleries

A Maryland Civil War museum has acquired a Union soldier's ID tag:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/12/17/civil-war-id-dog-tag/

Feature on five African museums:

https://theconversation.com/five-exciting-african-museums-to-add-to-your-travel-wish-list-173657

More on Afghanistan's National Museum under the Taliban:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/arts/design/afghanistan-national-museum-reopens.html

More on the Getty acquisition of a bust of Germanicus (maybe):

https://www.getty.edu/news/first-century-roman-bust-joins-getty-villa-collection/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
A 16th century globe is coming to auction:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/oldest-globe-auction-gbr-scli-intl/index.html https://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/news/national/priceless-16th-century-globe-could-be-oldest-offered-at-auction-36400/
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/priceless-16th-century-globe-could-be-the-oldest-ever-auctioned-1.5708622

... as is a photo of the Rosettis by Lewis Carroll:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/dec/14/extremely-rare-photograph-of-the-rossettis-taken-by-lewis-carroll-up-for-auction

A miniature by Sarah Biffin exceeded expectations:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/miniature-by-sarah-biffin-19th-century-artist-born-without-arms-or-legs-outshines-estimates-at-auction-180979239/

Feature on how the auction of a stolen letter of Cortes was halted:

https://elpais.com/mexico/2021-12-17/los-academicos-que-detuvieron-la-subasta-en-nueva-york-de-una-carta-robada-de-hernan-cortes.html

Paul Revere artifacts found in a Boston attic fetched a nice price:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/paul-revere-family-artifacts-sell-at-auction-for-20000-180979219/

Pondering that Albrecht Durer coming to auction soon:

https://www.wamc.org/2021-12-18/opinion-albrecht-durers-lesson-for-all-of-us-today
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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A genome-wide study of DNA from the Sudan:

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-genome-wide-ancient-human-dna-sudan.html

I think we mentioned this DNA study of the settlement of Polynesia:

https://www.science.org/content/article/no-one-could-have-predicted-dna-offers-surprises-how-polynesia-was-settled
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THE TECHY SIDE
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I think we mentioned this high-tech mummy-unwrapping technique:

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-classical-machine-technique-easier-segmentation.html
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/new-technique-virtually-unravels-mummies ============================================================
CLIMATE MATTERS
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Study suggests that warming actually led to the 'Little Ice Age':

https://phys.org/news/2021-12-winter-uncover-ice-age.html https://www.livescience.com/agu-floods-drove-vikings-from-greenland https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/little-ice-age-ocean-currents-b1976776.html

cf: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abi8230

Climate change is being linked to the Vikings leaving Greenland:

https://www.livescience.com/agu-floods-drove-vikings-from-greenland

On the long (apparently) history of climate change concerns:

https://www.livescience.com/humans-first-warned-about-climate-change

On what clam shells reveal about climate change:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211213121904.htm https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/12/14/researchers-find-climate-change-record-in-clam-shells/

Climate change concerns at Jamestown Island:

https://www.bayjournal.com/news/climate_change/jamestown-island-up-against-wall-as-rising-waters-imperil-artifacts/article_bda9bf44-577c-11ec-803e-8bc62b1ae347.html
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Seven Rome monuments:

https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/7-rome-monuments-to-visit-for-tourists-in-2022.html
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
Pondering the future of Classical Music:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/arts/music/classical-music-tommasini.html ============================================================
CRIME BEAT
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Treasure hunters have plundered Tukey's Pihr Mound:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-mound-plundered-by-treasure-hunters-170110

Vandalism of some Despenaperros petroglyphs:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-12-13/danan-un-emblema-del-arte-rupestre-mediterraneo-declarado-patrimonio-mundial.html

Spanish police recovered some stolen Visigoth coins:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-12-13/una-moneda-de-oro-visigoda-oculta-en-una-vivienda-de-leon.html

Prominent Egyptian businessman Hassan Rateb (and 20 others) have been formally charged with smuggling/excavating antiquities:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2021/12/12/prominent-egyptian-businessman-charged-with-smuggling-antiquities/
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1233/446297/Egypt/Courts--Law/Egyptian-businessman-to-stand-trial-over-financing.aspx
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/egyptian-businessman-accused-antiquities-excavation

Egypt also deported an ambassador from the UAE for smuggling antiquities:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211218-egypt-deports-uae-ambassador-for-smuggling-antiques/

I think we mentioned this hoard of stolen antiquities found in a tunnel and dating to the Bar Kokhba revolt:

https://www.livescience.com/stolen-roman-artifacts-seized-jerusalem https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/authorities-believe-looted-bar-kochba-artifacts-were-roman-army-spoils-688858
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/318683 https://www.timesofisrael.com/stopping-a-suspect-car-police-find-ancient-items-bar-kochba-rebels-took-from-romans/
https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/strike-against-antiquities-thieves/ https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/12/15/jerusalem-car-trunk-seizure-reveals-bronze-artifacts-taken-by-bar-kochba-rebels-from-roman-soldiers/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10316233/Jerusalem-police-probe-discovery-Roman-treasures-looted-Bar-Kokhba-revolt.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/looted-artifacts-recovered-from-trunk-may-be-roman-spoils-of-war-seized-by-jewish-rebels-180979243/

Antiquities-related arrests in Thessaloniki:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1173609/arrests-over-antiquities-in-thessaloniki/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/12/12/arrests-over-antiquities-in-thessaloniki/

A smuggling bust in Turkey included some shrunken heads from the Amazon (!):

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/shrunken-human-heads-found-during-smuggling-operation-170091
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10324363/Shrunken-heads-collected-headhunting-tribe-Turkish-police-amazing-haul.html

A bust of a gang of seniors who apparently smuggled items across Europe via train:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/senior-gang-smuggled-italian-antiquities-on-train-trips-sqz92q2nz

Police in Romania recovered 100 stolen medieval coins:

http://www.romania-insider.com/romanian-police-recover-medieval-coins

Feature on Balkan-based looters' use of Facebook in their dealings:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/12/15/balkan-based-looters-share-tips-on-facebook

In the wake of the Steinhardt thing, a feature on Christos Tsirogiannis' work identifying looted antiquities:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/12/14/greek-archaeologist-exposed-steinhardt-stolen-antiquities/

... and another major case from the Manhattan DA office which seems to focus more on the returns being made to Italy, than the people/museums involved:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/arts/design/antiquities-repatriated-district-attroney.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/16/us-begins-returning-dollars-10m-of-antiquities-stolen-in-italy-kim-kardashian
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211215-new-york-returns-200-stolen-antiquities-to-italy
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/12/17/us-restitution-of-200-italian-artefacts-is-watershed-moment-says-carabinieri-chief-as-looted-art-trove-arrives-in-rome
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/200-looted-artifacts-repatriated-to-italy-edoardo-almagia-1234613789/
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/us-returns-10-million-of-looted-treasures-to-italy.html
https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-and-roman-antiquities-among-stolen-items-returned-to-italy/
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/united-states-returns-200-stolen-antiquities-to-italy-170120
https://www.thelocal.it/20211216/new-york-returns-200-stolen-antiquities-to-italy

Ongoing looting by 'occupation mercenaries' in Afrin:

https://sana.sy/en/?p=257478
https://www.syriahr.com/en/231362/

More on the Steinhardt 'settlement':

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-york-antiquities-collector-returns-180-stolen-artifacts-worth-70-million-180979203/
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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 ============================================================
An exhibition of Benin Bronzes before their return:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/12/15/hamburg-to-show-benin-artefacts-before-restituting-them-to-nigeria

Feature on some Benin Bronzes in a small New Zealand museum:

https://theconversation.com/imperial-loot-in-a-small-town-gallery-in-new-zealand-the-curious-case-of-gores-benin-bronzes-173424

Feature on the role of 'netizens' in Thailand's repatriation efforts:

https://www.asiamediacentre.org.nz/features/thailands-art-repatriation-and-the-power-of-netizens/

Another Gurlitt-related return from a Swiss museum:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2021/12/17/kunstmuseum-bern-gurlitt-trove-nazi-loot

More on Egypt recovering 30 000 items over the past decade:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/446311.aspx

More on Israel returning items to Egypt:

https://egyptianstreets.com/2021/12/13/israel-returns-smuggled-ancient-relics-to-egypt/
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/12/israel-returns-trafficked-artifacts-egypt
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on the ancient Celtic coinage of Britain:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/the-ancient-celtic-coinage-of-britain/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n50.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n51.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Mike Ingram:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/12/the-passing-of-mr-northampton-history/142240

Michael Eisenstadt:

https://www.statesman.com/obituaries/p0172908

Robert Farris Thompson:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2021/12/14/robert-farris-thompson-dead/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/arts/robert-farris-thompson-dead.html

Julius S Scott:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/obituaries/julius-scott-dead-common-wind.html

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3123-audio-news-from-archaeologica-december-5th-through-december-11th-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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Archaeosoup:

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

Archaeology Podcast Network:

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