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A backgrounder to Ukrainian literature:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220322-the-stories-that-reveal-the-soul-of-ukraine

On the history of jousting:

https://www.livescience.com/jousting

Pondering whether other species know about geometry:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/science/geometry-math-brain-primates.html

Part two of a feature on the origin of the word 'soul':

https://blog.oup.com/2022/03/souls-searched-for-but-not-found/

Feature on Robert Koch:

https://www.dw.com/en/robert-kochs-dubious-legacy-in-africa/a-61235897

Feature on dharma stories:

https://aeon.co/essays/how-ancient-dharma-stories-encourage-a-life-of-compassion

Feature on skepticism:

https://aeon.co/essays/scepticism-is-a-way-of-life-that-allows-democracy-to-flourish

The Museo Galileo has digitized a 15th century map of the world:

https://mostre.museogalileo.it/framauro/en

Collecting/saving UK rainfall records:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60860397 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/climate/britain-rainfall-historical-data.html

cf: https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gdj3.157

A study linking information processing and hierarchies:

https://phys.org/news/2022-03-tied-emergence-hierarchy-human-societies.html

Review of Helen Rappaport, *After the Romanovs*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/books/review/after-the-romanovs-helen-rappaport.html
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Feature on the relevance of Antigone to events in Ukraine:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-greek-tragedy-that-speaks-to-ukraine-hvp0rblnw

Ongoing concerns for heritage in Ukraine:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/03/cultural-heritage-ukraine nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/ukraine-s-cultural-history-under-attack-135813189805

OpEddish on Ukrainian efforts to save art:

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ukrainians-are-making-herculean-efforts-save-their-art-why-it-ncna1292791

Report on residential/boarding schools in Utah:

https://local.sltrib.com/utah-boarding-schools/utah-boarding-schools.html ============================================================
ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ============================================================
More on geese domestication in China:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-study-suggests-geese-were-the-first-domesticated-birds-180979818/
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Antiquities from Iraq:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60826818

Tut:

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/03/dc-hosts-king-tut-exhibit-to-celebrate-100th-anniversary-of-tombs-discovery/

Gaugin:

https://www.dw.com/en/how-paul-gauguin-contributed-to-the-colonial-myth/a-61245258

cf: https://www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/paul-gauguin-why-are-you-angry/

Ancient Greeks:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/03/20/ancient-greeks-athletes-warriors-and-heroes-in-canberra-is-a-must-see/

Ghosts of Empires:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3171375/colonies-experience-imperialism-theme-ghosts-empires-two

Questioning 'blood antiquities' from Kashmir at the Met:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2022/mar/26/blood-antiquities-from-kashmir-in-a-new-york-museum-2434260.html

The British Museum is removing the Sackler name from various places:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/arts/design/british-museum-sackler-family.html
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/mar/25/british-museum-removes-sackler-family-name-from-galleries
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/25/british-museum-cuts-ties-sackler-family-30-years-opioid-crisis/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/george-osborne-purdue-pharma-the-guardian-tate-b2044628.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/british-museum-to-remove-sackler-name-from-galleries-endowments/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/03/25/british-museum-removes-sackler-name

... but not everywhere:

https://hyperallergic.com/720048/british-museum-drops-sackler-name/

The British Museum is also saying it needs a huge amount of money for 'refurbishment':

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/03/22/british-museum-must-prove-it-deserves-another-pound1bn

The Bronze Hall of the Sanxingdui Museum has reopened:

http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_o7v7KWcz.html

Another feature on Rome's Garum and Cooking Museum:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/garum-museum

The GEM is still under construction:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/gem-of-egypt-louvre-of-archaeology-turns-into-endless-building-site/news

Norway's National Museum is opening (finally):

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/21/norways-500m-national-museumto-open-after-eight-year-wait

A strike at the Guggenheim is over:

https://elpais.com/sociedad/2022-03-25/el-triunfo-de-las-limpiadoras-del-guggenheim-tras-285-dias-de-huelga-hemos-ganado-en-dignidad.html
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
An 800 years bp seal matrix found by a 10 year-old metal detectorist was sold at auction:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60864579

... as was a metal-detectorist-found gold ring linked to the Sherrif of Nottingham:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2022/03/24/gold-signet-ring-linked-to-sheriff-of-nottingham-worth-10000-to-go-up-for-auction/

High expectations for a 'lost' Canova coming to auction:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/canovas-lost-maddalena-giacente-seen-fetching-up-to-10m-at-auction/

Christie's withdrew a couple of lots associated with known questionable dealers:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/03/24/christies-antiquities-sale-dealers-trafficking-illicit-artefacts
https://news.artnet.com/market/chirsties-antiquities-2090201

More on the Ides of March coin coming to auction soon:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-ancient-coin-was-minted-to-celebrate-julius-caesars-murder-180979743/
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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DNA suggests that a migration 5600 years bp from South America brought maize to Central America and 'seeded' the Maya:

https://phys.org/news/2022-03-ancient-migrants-maize-south-early.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220323101209.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/science/maya-human-migration-maize-dna.html https://www.science.org/content/article/maya-and-maize-sustained-them-had-surprising-southern-roots-ancient-dna-suggests
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/migrants-from-south-carrying-maize-were.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10423-220323-maya-maize-cultivation

Genomic analysis suggests links between burials near San Francisco Bay and the Muwekma Ohlone people:

https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2022/03/21/genomic-analysishlone-connection/
https://phys.org/news/2022-03-ties-present-day-native-american-tribe.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220321150412.htm https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/03/genomic-analysis-supports-ancient-muwekma-ohlone-connection/143094
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/03/22/genomic-analysis-supports-ancient-muwekma-ohlone-connection/

A huge DNA-based family tree:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/largest-human-genomic-family-tree-identifies-nealy-27-million-ancestors-180979657/

A study of RNA:

https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/origins-of-life-from-rna/ ============================================================
THE TECHY SIDE
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More on computer modelling to identify hunter-gatherer sites:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/03/new-computer-predictive-model-useful-in.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/03/23/new-technology-useful-in-identifying-ancient-hunter-gatherer-sites/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/10418-220322-prehistoric-camp-lamap

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Lycian Way:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/turkey-lycian-way-beaches/index.html

Celebrating Harriet Tubman:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/03/25/tubman-auburn-new-york/ ============================================================
PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
The Burnt City:

https://www.punchdrunk.com/project/theburntcity/

Suffs:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/theater/shaina-taub-suffs-public-theater.html
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CRIME BEAT
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Eight charged in a smuggling bust in North Macedonia:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10653027/North-Macedonia-charges-8-antiquities-smuggling.html
https://www.chroniclejournal.com/entertainment/entertainment_news/north-macedonia-charges-8-for-antiquities-smuggling/article_4decf714-1e2a-5cda-81a7-2be9cff6fab3.html
https://apnews.com/article/europe-middle-east-arts-and-entertainment-turkey-serbia-f92fa85fa153dae7df170e70314222cf
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/north-macedonia-charges-antiquities-smuggling-83674014

Robin Dib is the latest dealer suspected of selling looted antiquities to various museums:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/03/25/dealer-suspected-of-selling-looted-antiquities-to-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-and-louvre-abu-dhabi-detained-in-paris

A Turkish museum head is implicated in artifact smuggling:

https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-museum-head-abdulbari-yildiz-detained-over-historical-artifact-smuggling-news-60690

Feature on counterfeiting Spanish medieval art:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-03-18/el-gran-negocio-de-la-falsificacion-de-arte-medieval-espanol-invade-museos-y-galerias.html

More on Operation Pandora VI:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-702108
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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 ============================================================
Feature on a recovered tapestry piece:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/recovered-tapestry-flemish-spain-erik-belgian-heist-180979620/

Seattle returned a number of stone artifacts to the Upper Skagit people:

https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/a-deep-inner-meaning-ancient-artifacts-returned-to-upper-skagit-tribe/article_f605dc98-aaaa-11ec-9da3-cbfb742ec250.html
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-deep-inner-meaning-seattle-returns-ancient-artifacts-to-upper-skagit-tribe/

Australia returned 29 antiquities to India:

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/29-antiquities-repatriated-to-india-by-australia-379443
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/narendra-modi-artefacts-repatriated-australia-7829059/
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2022/mar/22/australia-returns-29-pieces-of-antiquities-to-india-2432825.html
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/australia-repatriates-29-indian-antiquities-ahead-of-virtual-summit/article65245276.ece
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/australia-returns-29-artefacts-stolen-from-india-101647887946746.html
https://theprint.in/india/ancient-statues-scroll-portraits-full-list-of-29-antiquities-australia-returned-to-india/883517/

This week's Steinhardt-related returns are going to Israel (I think we had these):

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-702211 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-new-york-manhattan-jerusalem-west-bank-b2041557.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/artifacts-seized-us-billionaire-returned-israel-83602117

A London gallery returned a couple of items looted from tombs in Nepal:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/london-gallery-returns-two-nepal-artifacts-1234622423/

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on Cambodian currency:

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501043895/from-coins-to-banknotes-a-short-history-of-cambodias-currencies/

Feature on the coinage of Claudius:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-the-coinage-of-claudius/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n12.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n13.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Olexander Kislyuk:

https://russianewsreview.org/2021/12/29/

Neil Faulkner:

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obituaries/sharp-archaeologist-dr-neil-faulkner-dedicated-at-nnas-8773704

Nancy Bernard:

https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2022/03/25/column-on-my-watch-nancy-bernard-rip/
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3163-audio-news-from-archaeologica-march-13th-2022-through-march-19th-2022
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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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