An item on Queen Elizabeth and the British Museum:
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/queen-elizabeth-ii-and-the-british-museum/
Feature on a Ukrainian security guard who save a pile of artworks:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-05-31/el-vigilante-que-se-jugo-la-vida-para-salvar-de-las-bombas-rusas-las-obras-de-la-artista-ucrania-primachenko.html
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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICCAL ============================================================
Feature on the 'Fable of a Frog in the Well' in the Zhuangzi:
https://aeon.co/essays/zhuangzis-ancient-fable-about-the-personal-and-the-political
Review of Donald Robertso, *How to Think Like a Roman Emperor*:
https://philosophynow.org/issues/150/How_to_Think_Like_a_Roman_Emperor_by_Donald_Robertson
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Pharaoh of the Two Lands:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/467203.aspx
Erotic art of Pompeii:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pompeiis-x-rated-erotic-art-is-revealed-at-last-nrb3zxdlb
Pompeii in Color:
https://brooklynrail.org/2022/05/artseen/Pompeii-in-Color-The-Life-of-Roman-Painting
Feminine Power:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-mess-british-museum-s-feminine-power-the-divine-to-the-demonic-reviewed
Herefordshire Hoard:
https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/20179089.first-look-significant-herefordshire-hoard/
Munch:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/edvard-munch-at-the-courtauld-the-tortured-genius-who-craved-the-sun-9pps5352c
Sutton Hoo and Staffordshire Hoard:
https://the-past.com/review/whats-on/museum-news-3/
Feature on the archaeological museum in Volos:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/01/volos-museum-displays-historical-treasures-from-hub-of-ancient-greek-civilization/
Feature on the Edison Museum:
https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2022/05/massive-light-bulb-tower-is-hard-to-miss-but-museum-honoring-edison-is-often-overlooked.html
Feature on the Grand Egyptian Museum:
https://scoopempire.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-grand-egyptian-museum/
Feature on the impending opening of three underwater museums in Greece:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1185803/three-underwater-museums-set-to-launch/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
Big bucks for a Babe Ruth card:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/27/babe-ruth-museum-rare-card/
An Egyptian statue coming to Christie's is getting press attention:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/116308/Christie-s-preparing-to-sell-Egyptian-statue-worth-%C2%A3100-000
Giuseppe Verdi's house is up for sale:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/30/giuseppe-verdi-house-italy-for-sale-ending-quarrel-among-heirs
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Sparta:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sparta-the-ancient-city-known-for-bloodsport-is-still-around
Feature on some recent historical travel books:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/books/review/new-travel-books.html ============================================================
TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ============================================================
Benediction:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/movies/benediction-review.html ============================================================
CRIME BEAT
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Some guy dressed as an old woman threw/smeared cake on the Mona Lisa:
https://apnews.com/article/travel-louvre-museum-fe4c4de7b7285450f4c1a81c5fb5dd48
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/mona-lisa-left-unharmed-smeared-cream-climate-protest-stunt-2022-05-30/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61635822 https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-05-29/un-visitante-del-louvre-ataca-a-la-gioconda-con-una-tarta.html
... while some guy who was mad at his girlfriend broke into the Dallas MoA and smashed some antiquities:
https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/2022/06/02/5-million-of-ancient-art-destroyed-at-dma-in-overnight-break-in/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/02/man-smashes-ancient-greek-artifacts-dallas-museum-police-say
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/us/dallas-museum-of-art-break-in-vandalism.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/police-man-smashes-ancient-museum-artifacts-worth-millions-85146200
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/03/dallas-museum-art-vandalism/ https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/03/man-smashes-ancient-greek-artifacts-dallas-museum/
https://hypebeast.com/2022/6/man-breaks-ancient-greek-artifacts-the-dallas-museum-of-art
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/dallas-museum-art-breakin-damage-trnd/index.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/06/03/dallas-museum-art-attack https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1185954/man-smashes-ancient-greek-museum-artifacts-in-dallas/
https://hyperallergic.com/738025/man-smashes-ancient-greek-art-dallas-museum/ https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/06/03/man-who-was-mad-at-his-girl-smashes-over-5-million-of-ancient-greek-artefacts-at-us-museum
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10880739/Angry-boyfriend-broke-art-museum-destroyed-5MILLION-art-work-mad-girl.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-steals-5-million-of-art-including-ancient-greek-artifacts-from-dallas-museum-180980192/
Related to both of the above:
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/art/people-acting-out-art-museums-breaking-artifacts
A $2 million tabernacle was stolen from a Brooklyn church:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/30/new-york-city-catholic-church-tabernacle-stolen
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102090870/2-million-relic-stolen-angel-statue-beheaded-brooklyn-church
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/30/us/brooklyn-catholic-church-tabernacle-stolen/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/31/tabernacle-stolen-brooklyn-church-nyc/
https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/press-releases/tabernacle-dating-back-to-the-1890s-stolen-from-the-altar-at-brooklyn-catholic-church/
Swiss customs authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle a 700 years bp samurai sword:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/31/14th-century-samurai-sword-found-in-car-at-swiss-border
Latest from the Dresden Green Vault trial:
https://www.dw.com/en/dresden-green-vault-trial-investigation-documents-found-at-suspects-home/a-61991503
An art-based money laundering scam from Florida:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/arts/florida-art-fraud-warhol-banksy.html
Another feature on Matthew Bodganos and the Manhattan DA's antiquities unit:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/30/fight-to-stop-trade-of-looted-antiquities
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is joining the 'civil party' dispute/lawsuit to investigate trafficking in looted antiquities:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/nyregion/stolen-tabernacle-brooklyn-church.html
https://www.indonewyork.com/breaking/miscellaneous-facts-trafficking-in-antiquities-the-louvre-museum-in-h34003.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/31/louvre-launches-civil-action-as-part-of-art-trafficking-case-connected-to-former-director-jean-luc-martinez
... while five items were seized at the Met relating to the Jean-Luc Martinez investigation:
https://hyperallergic.com/737317/district-attorneys-office-seizes-allegedly-looted-antiquities-from-the-met/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/06/01/egyptian-antiquities-connected-to-international-trafficking-ring-seized-at-metropolitan-museum-in-new-york
https://www.albawaba.com/editors-choice/new-york-prosecutors-seize-5-egyptian-antiquities-metropolitan-museum-art-afp
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egyptian-antiques-seized-met-investigation-smuggling-ring-1234630550/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/116411/5-Egyptian-artifacts-confiscated-in-New-York
... and we're reading of 'warning signs' being ignored:
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-abu-dhabi-antiquities-investigation-jean-luc-martinez-marc-gabolde-1234630527/
... and an oped arising from all this:
https://www.rfi.fr/en/the-predatory-global-economy-of-looted-antiquities https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/the-predatory-global-economy-of-looted-antiquities.959086
... and another:
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/real-life-tomb-raiders-are-stealing-priceless-artefacts-for-super-rich-buyers-1668688
More on the bust of that smuggling ring in Turkiye:
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/investigations/operation-heritage-busts-artifact-smuggling-ring-in-turkey
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-708283
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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 ============================================================
A number of stolen idols were returned to Tamil Nadu from Australia and the US:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/culture-ministry-hands-over-10-stolen-antiquities-repatriated-from-usa-australia-to-tamil-nadu-government/articleshow/91946496.cms
https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2022/may/29/stolen-antique-idols-retrieved-from-abroadto-reach-tamil-naduhome-2459164.html
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/centre-hands-over-10-stolen-antiquities-retrieved-from-us-australia-to-tamil-nadu-govt-7948519/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/centre-hands-over-10-stolen-idols-to-tamil-nadu-govt/article65484879.ece
https://pragativadi.com/10-antiquities-retrieved-from-australia-usa-handed-over-to-tamil-nadu-govt/
A number of countries have items that seem to have been looted from Iraq:
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/culture-ministry-iraq-has-antiquities-in-more-than-5-countries/
The BM plans to return some looted medieval artifacts to Ukraine after an exhibition:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-museum-ukraine-medieval-vadym-prystaiko-b1003498.html
Uganda wants the 'Luzira Head' back from the BM:
https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/famed-luzira-head-in-british-museum-is-ugandas-property-authorities
Germany returned a number of Namibian artifacts:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/03/germany-returns-23-namibian-ancient-artefacts/
Egypt is expecting a number of artifacts from Switzerland:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1234/467367/Egypt/Foreign-Affairs/Egypt-to-arrange-repatriation-of-ancient-Egyptian-.aspx
https://egyptindependent.com/egypt-retrieves-smuggled-artifacts-from-switzerland/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/116473/Preparations-underway-to-repatriate-Egyptian-artifacts-smuggled-to-Switzerland-foreign
More on Libya wanting some architecture back from Windsor's Great Park:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/libya-wants-queen-elizabeth-repatriate-phoenician-artefacts
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on coins of Julian the Apostate:
https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-julian-the-apostate/
Feature on a die study of Gaius Antonius Denarii:
https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/hershs-die-study-of-the-denarius-of-gaius-antonius/
Latest e-Sylum:
http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n22.html
... and the one which should appear later today:
http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n23.html
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Coin Week:
http://www.coinweek.com/
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OBITUARIES
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Amanda Claridge:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/amanda-claridge-obituary-r66tq0ww9
Sophie Freud:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/science/sophie-freud-dead.html
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:
https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3185-audio-news-from-archaeologica-may-22nd-2022-through-may-28th-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:
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http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch
Archaeology Podcast Network:
http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ ============================================================
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An item on Queen Elizabeth and the British Museum:
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/queen-elizabeth-ii-and-the-british-museum/
Feature on a Ukrainian security guard who save a pile of artworks:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-05-31/el-vigilante-que-se-jugo-la-vida-para-salvar-de-las-bombas-rusas-las-obras-de-la-artista-ucrania-primachenko.html
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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICCAL ============================================================
Feature on the 'Fable of a Frog in the Well' in the Zhuangzi:
https://aeon.co/essays/zhuangzis-ancient-fable-about-the-personal-and-the-political
Review of Donald Robertso, *How to Think Like a Roman Emperor*:
https://philosophynow.org/issues/150/How_to_Think_Like_a_Roman_Emperor_by_Donald_Robertson
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Pharaoh of the Two Lands:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/467203.aspx
Erotic art of Pompeii:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pompeiis-x-rated-erotic-art-is-revealed-at-last-nrb3zxdlb
Pompeii in Color:
https://brooklynrail.org/2022/05/artseen/Pompeii-in-Color-The-Life-of-Roman-Painting
Feminine Power:
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-mess-british-museum-s-feminine-power-the-divine-to-the-demonic-reviewed
Herefordshire Hoard:
https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/20179089.first-look-significant-herefordshire-hoard/
Munch:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/edvard-munch-at-the-courtauld-the-tortured-genius-who-craved-the-sun-9pps5352c
Sutton Hoo and Staffordshire Hoard:
https://the-past.com/review/whats-on/museum-news-3/
Feature on the archaeological museum in Volos:
https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/01/volos-museum-displays-historical-treasures-from-hub-of-ancient-greek-civilization/
Feature on the Edison Museum:
https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2022/05/massive-light-bulb-tower-is-hard-to-miss-but-museum-honoring-edison-is-often-overlooked.html
Feature on the Grand Egyptian Museum:
https://scoopempire.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-grand-egyptian-museum/
Feature on the impending opening of three underwater museums in Greece:
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1185803/three-underwater-museums-set-to-launch/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
Big bucks for a Babe Ruth card:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/27/babe-ruth-museum-rare-card/
An Egyptian statue coming to Christie's is getting press attention:
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/116308/Christie-s-preparing-to-sell-Egyptian-statue-worth-%C2%A3100-000
Giuseppe Verdi's house is up for sale:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/30/giuseppe-verdi-house-italy-for-sale-ending-quarrel-among-heirs
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Sparta:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sparta-the-ancient-city-known-for-bloodsport-is-still-around
Feature on some recent historical travel books:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/books/review/new-travel-books.html ============================================================
TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ============================================================
Benediction:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/movies/benediction-review.html ============================================================
CRIME BEAT
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Some guy dressed as an old woman threw/smeared cake on the Mona Lisa:
https://apnews.com/article/travel-louvre-museum-fe4c4de7b7285450f4c1a81c5fb5dd48
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/mona-lisa-left-unharmed-smeared-cream-climate-protest-stunt-2022-05-30/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61635822 https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-05-29/un-visitante-del-louvre-ataca-a-la-gioconda-con-una-tarta.html
... while some guy who was mad at his girlfriend broke into the Dallas MoA and smashed some antiquities:
https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/2022/06/02/5-million-of-ancient-art-destroyed-at-dma-in-overnight-break-in/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/02/man-smashes-ancient-greek-artifacts-dallas-museum-police-say
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/us/dallas-museum-of-art-break-in-vandalism.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/police-man-smashes-ancient-museum-artifacts-worth-millions-85146200
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/03/dallas-museum-art-vandalism/ https://greekreporter.com/2022/06/03/man-smashes-ancient-greek-artifacts-dallas-museum/
https://hypebeast.com/2022/6/man-breaks-ancient-greek-artifacts-the-dallas-museum-of-art
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/dallas-museum-art-breakin-damage-trnd/index.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/06/03/dallas-museum-art-attack https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1185954/man-smashes-ancient-greek-museum-artifacts-in-dallas/
https://hyperallergic.com/738025/man-smashes-ancient-greek-art-dallas-museum/ https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/06/03/man-who-was-mad-at-his-girl-smashes-over-5-million-of-ancient-greek-artefacts-at-us-museum
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10880739/Angry-boyfriend-broke-art-museum-destroyed-5MILLION-art-work-mad-girl.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-steals-5-million-of-art-including-ancient-greek-artifacts-from-dallas-museum-180980192/
Related to both of the above:
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/art/people-acting-out-art-museums-breaking-artifacts
A $2 million tabernacle was stolen from a Brooklyn church:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/30/new-york-city-catholic-church-tabernacle-stolen
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102090870/2-million-relic-stolen-angel-statue-beheaded-brooklyn-church
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/30/us/brooklyn-catholic-church-tabernacle-stolen/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/05/31/tabernacle-stolen-brooklyn-church-nyc/
https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/press-releases/tabernacle-dating-back-to-the-1890s-stolen-from-the-altar-at-brooklyn-catholic-church/
Swiss customs authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle a 700 years bp samurai sword:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/31/14th-century-samurai-sword-found-in-car-at-swiss-border
Latest from the Dresden Green Vault trial:
https://www.dw.com/en/dresden-green-vault-trial-investigation-documents-found-at-suspects-home/a-61991503
An art-based money laundering scam from Florida:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/01/arts/florida-art-fraud-warhol-banksy.html
Another feature on Matthew Bodganos and the Manhattan DA's antiquities unit:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/30/fight-to-stop-trade-of-looted-antiquities
The Louvre Abu Dhabi is joining the 'civil party' dispute/lawsuit to investigate trafficking in looted antiquities:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/nyregion/stolen-tabernacle-brooklyn-church.html
https://www.indonewyork.com/breaking/miscellaneous-facts-trafficking-in-antiquities-the-louvre-museum-in-h34003.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/31/louvre-launches-civil-action-as-part-of-art-trafficking-case-connected-to-former-director-jean-luc-martinez
... while five items were seized at the Met relating to the Jean-Luc Martinez investigation:
https://hyperallergic.com/737317/district-attorneys-office-seizes-allegedly-looted-antiquities-from-the-met/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/06/01/egyptian-antiquities-connected-to-international-trafficking-ring-seized-at-metropolitan-museum-in-new-york
https://www.albawaba.com/editors-choice/new-york-prosecutors-seize-5-egyptian-antiquities-metropolitan-museum-art-afp
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/egyptian-antiques-seized-met-investigation-smuggling-ring-1234630550/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/116411/5-Egyptian-artifacts-confiscated-in-New-York
... and we're reading of 'warning signs' being ignored:
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/louvre-abu-dhabi-antiquities-investigation-jean-luc-martinez-marc-gabolde-1234630527/
... and an oped arising from all this:
https://www.rfi.fr/en/the-predatory-global-economy-of-looted-antiquities https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/the-predatory-global-economy-of-looted-antiquities.959086
... and another:
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/real-life-tomb-raiders-are-stealing-priceless-artefacts-for-super-rich-buyers-1668688
More on the bust of that smuggling ring in Turkiye:
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/investigations/operation-heritage-busts-artifact-smuggling-ring-in-turkey
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-708283
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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 ============================================================
A number of stolen idols were returned to Tamil Nadu from Australia and the US:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/culture-ministry-hands-over-10-stolen-antiquities-repatriated-from-usa-australia-to-tamil-nadu-government/articleshow/91946496.cms
https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2022/may/29/stolen-antique-idols-retrieved-from-abroadto-reach-tamil-naduhome-2459164.html
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/centre-hands-over-10-stolen-antiquities-retrieved-from-us-australia-to-tamil-nadu-govt-7948519/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/centre-hands-over-10-stolen-idols-to-tamil-nadu-govt/article65484879.ece
https://pragativadi.com/10-antiquities-retrieved-from-australia-usa-handed-over-to-tamil-nadu-govt/
A number of countries have items that seem to have been looted from Iraq:
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/culture-ministry-iraq-has-antiquities-in-more-than-5-countries/
The BM plans to return some looted medieval artifacts to Ukraine after an exhibition:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-museum-ukraine-medieval-vadym-prystaiko-b1003498.html
Uganda wants the 'Luzira Head' back from the BM:
https://ugandaradionetwork.net/story/famed-luzira-head-in-british-museum-is-ugandas-property-authorities
Germany returned a number of Namibian artifacts:
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/06/03/germany-returns-23-namibian-ancient-artefacts/
Egypt is expecting a number of artifacts from Switzerland:
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1234/467367/Egypt/Foreign-Affairs/Egypt-to-arrange-repatriation-of-ancient-Egyptian-.aspx
https://egyptindependent.com/egypt-retrieves-smuggled-artifacts-from-switzerland/
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/116473/Preparations-underway-to-repatriate-Egyptian-artifacts-smuggled-to-Switzerland-foreign
More on Libya wanting some architecture back from Windsor's Great Park:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/libya-wants-queen-elizabeth-repatriate-phoenician-artefacts
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on coins of Julian the Apostate:
https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-julian-the-apostate/
Feature on a die study of Gaius Antonius Denarii:
https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/hershs-die-study-of-the-denarius-of-gaius-antonius/
Latest e-Sylum:
http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n22.html
... and the one which should appear later today:
http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n23.html
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Coin Week:
http://www.coinweek.com/
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OBITUARIES
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Amanda Claridge:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/amanda-claridge-obituary-r66tq0ww9
Sophie Freud:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/science/sophie-freud-dead.html
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:
https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3185-audio-news-from-archaeologica-may-22nd-2022-through-may-28th-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 ============================================================
Archaeosoup:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch
Archaeology Podcast Network:
http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ ============================================================
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