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    From david meadows@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 09:11:03 2023
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    ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ============================================================
    Assorted artifacts attesting to 40 000 years ap human presence in the region of Ziyang City in Sichuan:

    http://www.china.org.cn/china/2023-01/15/content_85060713.htm https://english.news.cn/20230115/9e3b6aa8d205427fb84f96fe8987a0c8/c.html

    Remains of a 6000 years bp dwelling from Henan:

    https://english.news.cn/20230109/642b1acd35f94056bb2d92bf17f28644/c.html https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2301094911/

    More terracotta warriors from outside Qin's mausoleum:

    https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2301125048/

    The remains of a palace and/or mausoleum assocated with the Eastern Han emperor Huan:

    https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article271062392.html

    A considerable length of water channels from an imperial palace site in Luoyang:

    https://english.news.cn/20230107/543cb2f37bd140fbb6b4ca014b432cbf/c.html https://www.archaeology.org/news/11121-230111-china-water-channels

    Tang Dynasty artifacts and structural remains from the Zhuyaling site in Henan:

    https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2301094939/

    A layer of mulberry and cypress branches, probably from a city wall, at a Song Dynasty site in Shangqiu (Henan):

    https://english.news.cn/20230110/72d42678201e42b7a379bf7a5d1f234c/c.html

    A number of Western Han Dynasty vertical pit tombs from Changsha:

    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article271126207.html https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article271126207.html

    An 800 years bp royal temple from the Guangyuanli site in Beijing:

    https://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/national/article271011797.html https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/nation-world/national/article271011797.html

    More on the jade and stone artifacts from Lingjiatan:

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/sacrificial-pit-containing-jade-tools-found-in-china/145898

    Feature on the looting of Beijing's 'Garden of Eternal Brightness' in 1860:

    https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/avenging-century-humiliation-one-artefact-time

    In case you missed it in the Classics section last week, a 2000 years bp 'kurgan' tomb from an 'unknown' culture was excavated in Siberia:

    https://www.livescience.com/previously-unknown-hunter-gatherers-siberia https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-uncovered-a-kurgan-tomb-from-a-previously-unknown-culture/
    https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/2000-year-old-cemetery-in-siberia-leads-archaeologists-to-discover-new-culture-1234653126/

    A pair of 1200 years bp 'miniature stupas' from Nalanda:

    https://www.outlookindia.com/national/asi-discovers-two-1200-year-old-miniature-stupas-at-nalanda-news-253066

    Feature on important archaeological sites in northeast India:

    https://www.sentinelassam.com/web-stories/important-archaeological-sites-of-northeast-india-2125

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    NORTH AMERICA
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    More on the excavation of the diary (and other finds) of the Franklin Expedition's Erebus:

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/10/hms-erebus-journal-may-reveal-crews-fate-found-arctic-shipwreck/
    https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1213/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1213/pub/1213/page/57/article/NaN
    https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/archeologists-recovered-trove-rare-artifacts-220000535.html
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-recover-275-artifacts-from-franklin-shipwreck-in-the-canadian-arctic-180981391/

    More on the oldest projectile points in the Americas:

    https://www.idahocountyfreepress.com/news/found-in-idaho-county-osu-archaeologists-uncover-oldest-known-projectile-points-in-americas/article_636b8d54-9138-11ed-9527-bb168ae230ab.html
    https://www.wired.com/story/what-this-fearsome-weapon-reveals-about-early-americans/
    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/09/archaeologists-uncover-oldest-known-projectile-points-in-the-americas/

    Feature on Stacye Hathorn's contribution to Alabama archaeology:

    https://spotonalabama.com/al-metropolitan/954048/archaeologist-stacye-hathorn-seeks-alabamas.html

    An interesting summary of a slave narrative:

    https://mailchi.mp/dailynutmeg/william-grimes-free-at-last?e=2c38baa027

    Feature on efforts to preserve the memory of Addison Preston:

    https://www.wcax.com/2023/01/13/new-generation-looks-preserve-piece-danvilles-past/

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    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
    A family outing came across an Arica mummy:

    https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-tv/noticia/paseo-familiar-culmino-con-un-casual-hallazgo-de-una-momia-de-la-prehispanica-cultura-de-arica/GC25CF2UDVGHHM7A3CKI2CNMLQ/

    Studying pyramids in the Chichen Itza region:

    https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2023/01/more-pyramids-around-the-chichen-itza-area-are-investigated-in-yucatan/

    LiDAR has revealed a number of Maya settlements in Guatemala:

    https://www.iflscience.com/enormous-maya-civilization-discovered-complete-with-roads-reservoirs-and-ballcourts-66804

    Recent finds from excavations at the Aztec site of La Ventilla near Teotihuacan:

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/inhabitants-of-teotihuacan-neighbourhood-were-linked-to-lapidary-production/145914

    A Moyotlan Aztec sculpture of the 'flayed lord' found last year is now on display:

    http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66147 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/moyotlan-sculpture-unveiled/145881

    More on evidence of a 9000 years bp mammoth hunting camp on the shore of Lake Texcoco:

    https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/new-findings-ice-age-site/ https://www.archaeology.org/news/11109-230106-mexico-hunter-gatherers

    More on Mount Tlaloc as an ancient Aztec observatory:

    https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-728105

    More on building alignments suggestive of the use of a Maya 260-day calendar:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-01-lidar-reveals-ancient-mesoamerican-aligned.html https://www.sciencenews.org/article/laser-americas-olmec-maya-star-calendar https://english.sta.si/3125622/slovenian-archaeologist-finds-maya-calendar-over-3-000-years-old
    http://www.archaeology.org/news/11115-230110-mexico-maya-calendar

    More on studies suggesting the Maya used market-based economics:

    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/09/new-study-suggests-mayas-utilized-market-based-economics/
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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 lawsuit revolving around ownership of a Van Gogh at the Detroit IA:

    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/12/van-gogh-painting-lawsuit-detroit-institute-of-art-stolen
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11629131/Art-collector-claims-Van-Gogh-painting-display-Detroit-STOLEN-him.html
    https://apnews.com/article/legal-proceedings-lawsuits-detroit-institute-of-arts-brazil-52fa81a726d49ccd3b559b88992bc043
    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/detroit-institute-of-arts-van-gogh-lawsuit-2241548

    cf: https://dia.org/events/exhibitions/van-gogh-america

    Pondering the late Monsignor Michele Basso's art collection:

    https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/01/vatican-monsignor-dies-leaving-behind-mysterious-art-collection

    A collector believes he has found Isaac Newton's personal copy of Opticks:

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/collector-discovered-isaac-newtons-lost-personal-copy-of-opticks/

    Conservation of some Spanish Armada maps suggest details were later added:

    http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66142 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/10/conservation-of-spanish-armada-invasion-maps-reveals-red-ink-details-were-added-hundreds-of-years-later

    Searching for more sources for Copernicus:

    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/12/many-sources-about-copernicus-still-await-discovery/

    Plans to restore some Alexander Graham Bell recordings:

    http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66166

    Feature on 5 pioneering women of archaeology:

    https://www.artandobject.com/slideshows/5-pioneering-women-archaeology

    Feature on biased data in archaeology:

    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2023/01/15/column-science-provides-tools-to-reveal-natures-hidden-secrets/69798587007/

    Feature on a Nazi interpretation of a shaman's remains a century or so ago:

    https://www.dw.com/en/how-nazis-whitewashed-a-shamans-prehistoric-remains/a-64196637

    Feature on how various ancient human groups perceived the cosmos:

    https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ancient-humans-and-their-early-depictions-of-the-cosmos

    Feature on ownership disputes over various shipwrecks around the world:

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/almost-at-war-shipwreck-hunters-battle-it-out-for-sunken-treasure

    Feature on Bessie Mae Kelley and her contributions to animation:

    https://www.npr.org/2022/12/24/1145092476/bessie-mae-kelley-first-woman-animator

    Feature on the six 'greatest' archaeological finds:

    https://www.history.co.uk/articles/greatest-ancient-archaeological-finds-in-history

    ... or the 10 'most notable':

    https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/archaeology-news-most-important-finds-1234651600/

    Feature on the idea of 'decline and fall':

    https://www.historytoday.com/archive/behind-times/decline-and-fall

    Feature on Jim Thorpe:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/books/review/path-lit-by-lightning-david-maraniss.html

    On the history of the speculum:

    https://theconversation.com/speculum-the-creepy-history-of-this-ancient-gynaecological-device-and-why-its-still-feared-today-196977

    In case you're wondering who received NEH grants:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/arts/design/national-endowment-for-the-humanities-grants.html

    Review of Jamie Kreiner, *The Wandering Mind*:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/books/review/the-wandering-mind-jamie-kreiner.html

    Review of *The Diaries of Franz Kafka*:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/books/kafka-diaries.html ============================================================
    CURRENT EVENTS:
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    On portraits of Muhammad in teaching:

    https://theconversation.com/islamic-paintings-of-the-prophet-muhammad-are-an-important-piece-of-history-heres-why-art-historians-teach-them-197277
    https://news.yahoo.com/islamic-paintings-prophet-muhammad-important-195831566.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/08/an-art-treasure-long-cherished-by-muslims-is-deemed-offensive-but-to-whom

    Review of Nicolai Petro, *The Tragedy of Ukraine*:

    https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/06/the-tragedy-of-ukraine/

    More on Russian looting of Ukraine's art:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/world/asia/ukraine-art-russia-steal.html ============================================================
    MUSEUM MATTERS
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    Michaelina Wautier:

    https://www.brown.edu/news/2022-12-07/wautier

    Murillo:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/arts/design/murillo-kimbell-review.html

    Carpaccio:

    https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-italy-painting-25d52af118f91add1f314947ff20f9a8

    ... related:

    https://apnews.com/article/videos-bb8d5291f61a4372b7bbd9fc43de9520

    The Charleston Museum is 250 years old:

    https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-museum-celebrates-250-years-looks-back-looks-ahead/article_ff5e9b2a-718f-11ed-81b5-87dc64a65d4e.html

    London's National Portrait Gallery has acquired a Victorian restroom:

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/national-portrait-gallery-london-acquires-bathroom-2238188

    The Frick has acquired a Moroni:

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-frick-just-added-its-first-renaissance-portrait-of-a-woman-to-its-storied-collection-of-old-masters-2239713

    Greece has decided on a design for the new National Archaeological Museum:

    https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1201884/winning-entry-for-new-national-archaeological-museum-is-announced/
    https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1201917/design-for-new-archaeological-museum-revamp-selected/
    https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/48194-winning-entry-for-new-national-archaeological-museum-of-athens-is-announced.html
    https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/10/greece-reveals-new-national-archaeological-museum-design/
    https://news.gtp.gr/2023/01/10/design-for-athens-new-national-archaeological-museum-selected/
    https://greekherald.com.au/culture/new-archaeological-museum-of-athens-will-showcase-unseen-monuments/

    The Hunterian Museum is (finally) removing the skeleton of the 'Irish Giant' from display:

    https://www.cnn.com/style/article/museum-skeleton-removed-gbr-scli-intl/index.html
    https://www.sciencealert.com/irish-giant-finally-finds-some-privacy-200-years-after-body-snatching-incident
    https://www.irishpost.com/news/irish-giant-charles-byrnes-skeleton-removed-from-controversial-display-after-two-centuries-245730
    https://www.iflscience.com/skeleton-of-charles-byrne-the-irish-giant-to-be-removed-from-london-museum-display-67068

    The Louvre is limiting numbers of visitors:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/arts/design/louvre-attendance-covid.html ============================================================
    AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
    The Wolf Family Collection is coming to auction:

    https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a42476519/wolf-family-collection-auction-sothebys-2023/

    A 10-aurei medallion of Diocletian fetched a nice price:

    https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/unique-gold-10-aurei-of-diocletian-tops-2-million-in-sale

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    ON THE DNA FRONT
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    DNA suggests there was a 'backflow' from North America across the Bering Sea:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ancient-siberian-genomes-reveal-genetic.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230112113206.htm https://www.science.org/content/article/native-americans-and-their-genes-traveled-back-siberia-new-genomes-reveal?
    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-americans-crossed-back-into-siberia-in-a-two-way-migration-new-evidence-shows/
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-dna-evidence-charts-native-american-migrations-back-across-the-bering-sea-180981435/

    What DNA from a colonial cemetery reveals about enslaved peoples' origins:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-01-dna-slave-skeletons-interred-unmarked.html https://www.livescience.com/genetics-reveal-enslaved-people-origins

    More on what we learn from DNA from Viking-era Scandinavia:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-01-years-genetic-history-scandinavia-elucidates.html https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-01-08/the-enigma-of-the-viking-worlds-lost-diversity.html
    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/09/exceptional-migration-to-scandinavia-during-the-viking-era/
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-reveals-a-genetic-history-of-the-viking-age-180981404/
    https://www.archaeology.org/news/11114-230109-scandinavia-genetic-history ============================================================
    THE TECHY SIDE
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    A facial reconstruction of the 'Jericho Skull':

    https://www.livescience.com/jericho-skull-facial-approximation https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-728212 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leiza-neutron-imaging-medieval-pendant-germany-2240948
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-face-of-a-neolithic-man-who-lived-in-jericho-9500-years-ago-180981426/
    https://www.archaeology.org/news/11117-230110-jericho-skull-reconstruction

    A facial reconstruction of Ramesses II:

    https://www.livescience.com/ramesses-ii-facial-reconstruction http://www.archaeology.org/news/11125-230112-ramesses-facial-reconstruction

    More on the neutron analysis of a medieval pendant:

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leiza-neutron-imaging-medieval-pendant-germany-2240948
    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/10/neutrons-expose-the-insides-of-a-medieval-pendant/


    More on the examination of a medieval murder victim from Cittiglio:

    https://www.sciencealert.com/shattered-skull-details-gruesome-final-moments-of-a-medieval-murder-victim
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    TOURISTY THINGS
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    Fayoum:

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/egypt-oasis-mummies-crocodiles-pottery-mysterious-temples

    Appian Way:

    https://www.thetravel.com/hiking-appian-way-in-rome/

    Ravenna:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/where-find-ruins-roman-empire-last-years-180981295/

    Heracleion:

    https://www.thetravel.com/lost-city-of-heracleion-egypt/

    Versailles:

    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230112-the-hidden-history-of-versailles

    King's Highway:

    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230109-the-kings-highway-the-road-that-reveals-jordans-history

    Royston Cave:

    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221212-a-secret-site-for-the-knights-templar

    cf: https://www.roystoncave.co.uk/

    Portitxol de Xabia:

    https://elpais.com/espana/comunidad-valenciana/2023-01-09/el-portitxol-de-los-fenicios-a-instagram.html
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    PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
    Feature on Vicente Lusitano:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/arts/music/vincente-lusitano.html

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    TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ============================================================
    Hyping Iron Age and Roman finds on Digging for Britain:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-64213669 https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/digging-for-britain

    ... and the Haverfordwest friary:

    https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/23231648.pembrokeshires-medieval-mystery-soon-unravelled-say-top-archaeologists/

    Canyon del Muerto:

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/15/tom-felton-film-female-archaeologist-canyon-del-muerto-ann-axtell-morris
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    CRIME BEAT
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    Three guys were arrested trying to steal a 10-ton (!) statue of Rameses II in Egypt:

    https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/484043.aspx https://egyptindependent.com/egyptian-authorities-detain-thieves-who-attempted-to-steal-10-ton-ramses-ii-statue/
    https://www.arabnews.com/node/2229401/middle-east https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-pharaoah-statue-trying-steal-arrested https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11/egypt-detains-three-for-trying-to-steal-10-tonne-pharaoh-statue
    https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2023/01/11/men-arrested-for-trying-to-steal-10-tonne-statue-of-egyptian-pharaoh/
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-foils-theft-of-10-ton-ancient-ramses-ii-statue/
    https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/egypt-stops-bid-to-steal-10-ton-ancient-statue-180032
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/12/egypt-pharaoh-ancient-statue-ramses/
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/11/egypt-thieves-detained-steal-statue-ramesses-ii-crane/
    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/13/three-people-arrested-for-trying-to-steal-ramesses-ii-statue/

    Four members of a gang caught trafficking antiquities in Iraq:

    https://ina.iq/eng/24097-fiia-captures-4-gang-members-for-trafficking-in-antiquities-in-babil-and-salah-al-din.html

    Police in Colorado recovered several items of stolen artwork:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/police-recover-400k-worth-of-stolen-artwork-in-colorado-180981422/

    Police seized a Rubens from an exhibition in Genoa:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/42-million-rubens-painting-seized-from-exhibition-as-part-of-a-criminal-investigation-180981418/

    A 1200 years bp Lord Vishna idol was stolen from an ASI shed in Patna:

    https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/1200-year-old-lord-vishnu-idol-stolen-from-asi-shed-in-patna-1179695.html
    https://theprint.in/india/1200-year-old-sculpture-of-lord-vishnu-stolen-from-asis-shed-in-patna/1307896/

    More on the stolen artifacts found in a pair of Spanish residences:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/police-discover-hundreds-of-stolen-artifacts-at-spanish-residences-180981401/

    Feature on Subhash Kapoor's activities:

    https://www.thejuggernaut.com/subhash-kapoor-art-dealer-antiquities-theft

    Feature on the 'crooked' antiquities market:

    https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/antiquities-a-crooked-market/
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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 the idea of museums returning items:

    https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a42350431/return-looted-antiquities/

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    NUMISMATICA
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    Latest e-Sylum:

    http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n02.html

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

    http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n03.html ------------------------

    Coin Week:

    http://www.coinweek.com/

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    OBITUARIES
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    Wayne Meeks:

    https://divinity.yale.edu/news/wayne-meeks-1932-2023

    F. Bryce:

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/northfieldnews/name/f-bryce-obituary?id=38614146

    Paul Johnson:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/books/paul-johnson-dead.html

    Paul Bidwell:

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/paul-bidwell-obituary-mmbl8r08j

    Bev Nicholson:

    https://www.brandonu.ca/news/2023/01/12/brandon-university-mourns-passing-of-professor-emeritus-dr-bev-nicholson/

    John Michael Morgan:

    https://www.ajc.com/news/john-michael-morgan-74-collector-of-rare-bibles-dies/FEJSOFKBNNB2JCHA5BQ3ONV6H4/
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    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/ ============================================================
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    https://www.archaeology.org/news/11113-230109-england-elizabethan-ship

    Bells from a 16th century church in Cumbria have been removed for restoration:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-64203740

    Plans to digitize and put online the archives associated with Avebury monuments:

    https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2023-01-10/unique-archive-avebury-world-heritage-site-be-digitised-shared-first-time
    https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/research/avebury-site-online-for-first-time/
    https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/york-archaeologist-to-help-share-the-secrets-of-the-worlds-largest-stone-circle-3977111

    Coastal erosion concerns at various UK sites:

    https://www.theguardian.com/focus/2023/jan/14/washed-away-can-britains-crumbling-castles-be-saved-from-the-sea

    Feature on Patxi Perez Ramallo's work in the necropolis of the Compostela cathedral:

    https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-01-09/el-vendedor-de-tiques-que-investiga-la-historia-del-camino-de-santiago-en-esqueletos-y-caracoles.html

    Feature on the Red Lady of Paviland:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64264413

    Feature on being 'filthy rich' in three different eras in Europe:

    https://bigthink.com/the-past/wealth-history-inequality/

    Review of Flora Fraser, *Flora Macdonald*:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/books/review/flora-macdonald-fraser.html ----------
    Archaeology in Europe News:

    http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/

    Medievalists.net:

    https://www.medievalists.net/category/news/

    Viking Archaeology Blog:

    http://viking-archaeology-blog.blogspot.com/

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    ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ============================================================
    Assorted artifacts attesting to 40 000 years ap human presence in the region of Ziyang City in Sichuan:

    http://www.china.org.cn/china/2023-01/15/content_85060713.htm https://english.news.cn/20230115/9e3b6aa8d205427fb84f96fe8987a0c8/c.html

    Remains of a 6000 years bp dwelling from Henan:

    https://english.news.cn/20230109/642b1acd35f94056bb2d92bf17f28644/c.html https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2301094911/

    More terracotta warriors from outside Qin's mausoleum:

    https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2301125048/

    The remains of a palace and/or mausoleum assocated with the Eastern Han emperor Huan:

    https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article271062392.html

    A considerable length of water channels from an imperial palace site in Luoyang:

    https://english.news.cn/20230107/543cb2f37bd140fbb6b4ca014b432cbf/c.html https://www.archaeology.org/news/11121-230111-china-water-channels

    Tang Dynasty artifacts and structural remains from the Zhuyaling site in Henan:

    https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2301094939/

    A layer of mulberry and cypress branches, probably from a city wall, at a Song Dynasty site in Shangqiu (Henan):

    https://english.news.cn/20230110/72d42678201e42b7a379bf7a5d1f234c/c.html

    A number of Western Han Dynasty vertical pit tombs from Changsha:

    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article271126207.html
    https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article271126207.html

    An 800 years bp royal temple from the Guangyuanli site in Beijing:

    https://www.thestate.com/news/nation-world/national/article271011797.html https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/nation-world/national/article271011797.html

    More on the jade and stone artifacts from Lingjiatan:

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/sacrificial-pit-containing-jade-tools-found-in-china/145898

    Feature on the looting of Beijing's 'Garden of Eternal Brightness' in 1860:

    https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/avenging-century-humiliation-one-artefact-time

    In case you missed it in the Classics section last week, a 2000 years bp 'kurgan' tomb from an 'unknown' culture was excavated in Siberia:

    https://www.livescience.com/previously-unknown-hunter-gatherers-siberia https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-uncovered-a-kurgan-tomb-from-a-previously-unknown-culture/
    https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/2000-year-old-cemetery-in-siberia-leads-archaeologists-to-discover-new-culture-1234653126/

    A pair of 1200 years bp 'miniature stupas' from Nalanda:

    https://www.outlookindia.com/national/asi-discovers-two-1200-year-old-miniature-stupas-at-nalanda-news-253066

    Feature on important archaeological sites in northeast India:

    https://www.sentinelassam.com/web-stories/important-archaeological-sites-of-northeast-india-2125

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    NORTH AMERICA
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    More on the excavation of the diary (and other finds) of the Franklin Expedition's Erebus:

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/10/hms-erebus-journal-may-reveal-crews-fate-found-arctic-shipwreck/
    https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1213/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1213/pub/1213/page/57/article/NaN
    https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/archeologists-recovered-trove-rare-artifacts-220000535.html
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-recover-275-artifacts-from-franklin-shipwreck-in-the-canadian-arctic-180981391/

    More on the oldest projectile points in the Americas:

    https://www.idahocountyfreepress.com/news/found-in-idaho-county-osu-archaeologists-uncover-oldest-known-projectile-points-in-americas/article_636b8d54-9138-11ed-9527-bb168ae230ab.html
    https://www.wired.com/story/what-this-fearsome-weapon-reveals-about-early-americans/
    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/09/archaeologists-uncover-oldest-known-projectile-points-in-the-americas/

    Feature on Stacye Hathorn's contribution to Alabama archaeology:

    https://spotonalabama.com/al-metropolitan/954048/archaeologist-stacye-hathorn-seeks-alabamas.html

    An interesting summary of a slave narrative:

    https://mailchi.mp/dailynutmeg/william-grimes-free-at-last?e=2c38baa027

    Feature on efforts to preserve the memory of Addison Preston:

    https://www.wcax.com/2023/01/13/new-generation-looks-preserve-piece-danvilles-past/

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    CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
    A family outing came across an Arica mummy:

    https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-tv/noticia/paseo-familiar-culmino-con-un-casual-hallazgo-de-una-momia-de-la-prehispanica-cultura-de-arica/GC25CF2UDVGHHM7A3CKI2CNMLQ/

    Studying pyramids in the Chichen Itza region:

    https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2023/01/more-pyramids-around-the-chichen-itza-area-are-investigated-in-yucatan/

    LiDAR has revealed a number of Maya settlements in Guatemala:

    https://www.iflscience.com/enormous-maya-civilization-discovered-complete-with-roads-reservoirs-and-ballcourts-66804

    Recent finds from excavations at the Aztec site of La Ventilla near Teotihuacan:

    https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/inhabitants-of-teotihuacan-neighbourhood-were-linked-to-lapidary-production/145914

    A Moyotlan Aztec sculpture of the 'flayed lord' found last year is now on display:

    http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66147 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/01/moyotlan-sculpture-unveiled/145881

    More on evidence of a 9000 years bp mammoth hunting camp on the shore of Lake Texcoco:

    https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/new-findings-ice-age-site/ https://www.archaeology.org/news/11109-230106-mexico-hunter-gatherers

    More on Mount Tlaloc as an ancient Aztec observatory:

    https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-728105

    More on building alignments suggestive of the use of a Maya 260-day calendar:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-01-lidar-reveals-ancient-mesoamerican-aligned.html
    https://www.sciencenews.org/article/laser-americas-olmec-maya-star-calendar https://english.sta.si/3125622/slovenian-archaeologist-finds-maya-calendar-over-3-000-years-old
    http://www.archaeology.org/news/11115-230110-mexico-maya-calendar

    More on studies suggesting the Maya used market-based economics:

    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/09/new-study-suggests-mayas-utilized-market-based-economics/
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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 lawsuit revolving around ownership of a Van Gogh at the Detroit IA:

    https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/12/van-gogh-painting-lawsuit-detroit-institute-of-art-stolen
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11629131/Art-collector-claims-Van-Gogh-painting-display-Detroit-STOLEN-him.html
    https://apnews.com/article/legal-proceedings-lawsuits-detroit-institute-of-arts-brazil-52fa81a726d49ccd3b559b88992bc043
    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/detroit-institute-of-arts-van-gogh-lawsuit-2241548

    cf: https://dia.org/events/exhibitions/van-gogh-america

    Pondering the late Monsignor Michele Basso's art collection:

    https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2023/01/vatican-monsignor-dies-leaving-behind-mysterious-art-collection

    A collector believes he has found Isaac Newton's personal copy of Opticks:

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/collector-discovered-isaac-newtons-lost-personal-copy-of-opticks/

    Conservation of some Spanish Armada maps suggest details were later added:

    http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66142 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/10/conservation-of-spanish-armada-invasion-maps-reveals-red-ink-details-were-added-hundreds-of-years-later

    Searching for more sources for Copernicus:

    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/12/many-sources-about-copernicus-still-await-discovery/

    Plans to restore some Alexander Graham Bell recordings:

    http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/66166

    Feature on 5 pioneering women of archaeology:

    https://www.artandobject.com/slideshows/5-pioneering-women-archaeology

    Feature on biased data in archaeology:

    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2023/01/15/column-science-provides-tools-to-reveal-natures-hidden-secrets/69798587007/

    Feature on a Nazi interpretation of a shaman's remains a century or so ago:

    https://www.dw.com/en/how-nazis-whitewashed-a-shamans-prehistoric-remains/a-64196637

    Feature on how various ancient human groups perceived the cosmos:

    https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ancient-humans-and-their-early-depictions-of-the-cosmos

    Feature on ownership disputes over various shipwrecks around the world:

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/almost-at-war-shipwreck-hunters-battle-it-out-for-sunken-treasure

    Feature on Bessie Mae Kelley and her contributions to animation:

    https://www.npr.org/2022/12/24/1145092476/bessie-mae-kelley-first-woman-animator

    Feature on the six 'greatest' archaeological finds:

    https://www.history.co.uk/articles/greatest-ancient-archaeological-finds-in-history

    ... or the 10 'most notable':

    https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/archaeology-news-most-important-finds-1234651600/

    Feature on the idea of 'decline and fall':

    https://www.historytoday.com/archive/behind-times/decline-and-fall

    Feature on Jim Thorpe:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/books/review/path-lit-by-lightning-david-maraniss.html

    On the history of the speculum:

    https://theconversation.com/speculum-the-creepy-history-of-this-ancient-gynaecological-device-and-why-its-still-feared-today-196977

    In case you're wondering who received NEH grants:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/arts/design/national-endowment-for-the-humanities-grants.html

    Review of Jamie Kreiner, *The Wandering Mind*:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/books/review/the-wandering-mind-jamie-kreiner.html

    Review of *The Diaries of Franz Kafka*:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/books/kafka-diaries.html ============================================================
    CURRENT EVENTS:
    ============================================================
    On portraits of Muhammad in teaching:

    https://theconversation.com/islamic-paintings-of-the-prophet-muhammad-are-an-important-piece-of-history-heres-why-art-historians-teach-them-197277
    https://news.yahoo.com/islamic-paintings-prophet-muhammad-important-195831566.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/08/an-art-treasure-long-cherished-by-muslims-is-deemed-offensive-but-to-whom

    Review of Nicolai Petro, *The Tragedy of Ukraine*:

    https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/06/the-tragedy-of-ukraine/

    More on Russian looting of Ukraine's art:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/world/asia/ukraine-art-russia-steal.html ============================================================
    MUSEUM MATTERS
    ============================================================
    Michaelina Wautier:

    https://www.brown.edu/news/2022-12-07/wautier

    Murillo:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/arts/design/murillo-kimbell-review.html

    Carpaccio:

    https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-italy-painting-25d52af118f91add1f314947ff20f9a8

    ... related:

    https://apnews.com/article/videos-bb8d5291f61a4372b7bbd9fc43de9520

    The Charleston Museum is 250 years old:

    https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-museum-celebrates-250-years-looks-back-looks-ahead/article_ff5e9b2a-718f-11ed-81b5-87dc64a65d4e.html

    London's National Portrait Gallery has acquired a Victorian restroom:

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/national-portrait-gallery-london-acquires-bathroom-2238188

    The Frick has acquired a Moroni:

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-frick-just-added-its-first-renaissance-portrait-of-a-woman-to-its-storied-collection-of-old-masters-2239713

    Greece has decided on a design for the new National Archaeological Museum:

    https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1201884/winning-entry-for-new-national-archaeological-museum-is-announced/
    https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1201917/design-for-new-archaeological-museum-revamp-selected/
    https://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/48194-winning-entry-for-new-national-archaeological-museum-of-athens-is-announced.html
    https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/10/greece-reveals-new-national-archaeological-museum-design/
    https://news.gtp.gr/2023/01/10/design-for-athens-new-national-archaeological-museum-selected/
    https://greekherald.com.au/culture/new-archaeological-museum-of-athens-will-showcase-unseen-monuments/

    The Hunterian Museum is (finally) removing the skeleton of the 'Irish Giant' from display:

    https://www.cnn.com/style/article/museum-skeleton-removed-gbr-scli-intl/index.html
    https://www.sciencealert.com/irish-giant-finally-finds-some-privacy-200-years-after-body-snatching-incident
    https://www.irishpost.com/news/irish-giant-charles-byrnes-skeleton-removed-from-controversial-display-after-two-centuries-245730
    https://www.iflscience.com/skeleton-of-charles-byrne-the-irish-giant-to-be-removed-from-london-museum-display-67068

    The Louvre is limiting numbers of visitors:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/arts/design/louvre-attendance-covid.html ============================================================
    AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
    The Wolf Family Collection is coming to auction:

    https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a42476519/wolf-family-collection-auction-sothebys-2023/

    A 10-aurei medallion of Diocletian fetched a nice price:

    https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/unique-gold-10-aurei-of-diocletian-tops-2-million-in-sale

    ============================================================
    ON THE DNA FRONT ============================================================
    DNA suggests there was a 'backflow' from North America across the Bering Sea:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ancient-siberian-genomes-reveal-genetic.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230112113206.htm https://www.science.org/content/article/native-americans-and-their-genes-traveled-back-siberia-new-genomes-reveal?
    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-americans-crossed-back-into-siberia-in-a-two-way-migration-new-evidence-shows/
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-dna-evidence-charts-native-american-migrations-back-across-the-bering-sea-180981435/

    What DNA from a colonial cemetery reveals about enslaved peoples' origins:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-01-dna-slave-skeletons-interred-unmarked.html https://www.livescience.com/genetics-reveal-enslaved-people-origins

    More on what we learn from DNA from Viking-era Scandinavia:

    https://phys.org/news/2023-01-years-genetic-history-scandinavia-elucidates.html
    https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-01-08/the-enigma-of-the-viking-worlds-lost-diversity.html
    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/09/exceptional-migration-to-scandinavia-during-the-viking-era/
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-reveals-a-genetic-history-of-the-viking-age-180981404/
    https://www.archaeology.org/news/11114-230109-scandinavia-genetic-history ============================================================
    THE TECHY SIDE
    ============================================================
    A facial reconstruction of the 'Jericho Skull':

    https://www.livescience.com/jericho-skull-facial-approximation https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-728212 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leiza-neutron-imaging-medieval-pendant-germany-2240948
    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-face-of-a-neolithic-man-who-lived-in-jericho-9500-years-ago-180981426/
    https://www.archaeology.org/news/11117-230110-jericho-skull-reconstruction

    A facial reconstruction of Ramesses II:

    https://www.livescience.com/ramesses-ii-facial-reconstruction http://www.archaeology.org/news/11125-230112-ramesses-facial-reconstruction

    More on the neutron analysis of a medieval pendant:

    https://news.artnet.com/art-world/leiza-neutron-imaging-medieval-pendant-germany-2240948
    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/10/neutrons-expose-the-insides-of-a-medieval-pendant/


    More on the examination of a medieval murder victim from Cittiglio:

    https://www.sciencealert.com/shattered-skull-details-gruesome-final-moments-of-a-medieval-murder-victim
    ============================================================
    TOURISTY THINGS
    ============================================================
    Fayoum:

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/egypt-oasis-mummies-crocodiles-pottery-mysterious-temples

    Appian Way:

    https://www.thetravel.com/hiking-appian-way-in-rome/

    Ravenna:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/where-find-ruins-roman-empire-last-years-180981295/

    Heracleion:

    https://www.thetravel.com/lost-city-of-heracleion-egypt/

    Versailles:

    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230112-the-hidden-history-of-versailles

    King's Highway:

    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230109-the-kings-highway-the-road-that-reveals-jordans-history

    Royston Cave:

    https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221212-a-secret-site-for-the-knights-templar

    cf: https://www.roystoncave.co.uk/

    Portitxol de Xabia:

    https://elpais.com/espana/comunidad-valenciana/2023-01-09/el-portitxol-de-los-fenicios-a-instagram.html
    ============================================================
    PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
    Feature on Vicente Lusitano:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/05/arts/music/vincente-lusitano.html

    ============================================================
    TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ============================================================
    Hyping Iron Age and Roman finds on Digging for Britain:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-64213669 https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/digging-for-britain

    ... and the Haverfordwest friary:

    https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/23231648.pembrokeshires-medieval-mystery-soon-unravelled-say-top-archaeologists/

    Canyon del Muerto:

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/15/tom-felton-film-female-archaeologist-canyon-del-muerto-ann-axtell-morris
    ============================================================
    CRIME BEAT
    ============================================================
    Three guys were arrested trying to steal a 10-ton (!) statue of Rameses II in Egypt:

    https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/484043.aspx https://egyptindependent.com/egyptian-authorities-detain-thieves-who-attempted-to-steal-10-ton-ramses-ii-statue/
    https://www.arabnews.com/node/2229401/middle-east https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-pharaoah-statue-trying-steal-arrested
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11/egypt-detains-three-for-trying-to-steal-10-tonne-pharaoh-statue
    https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2023/01/11/men-arrested-for-trying-to-steal-10-tonne-statue-of-egyptian-pharaoh/
    https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-foils-theft-of-10-ton-ancient-ramses-ii-statue/
    https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/egypt-stops-bid-to-steal-10-ton-ancient-statue-180032
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/12/egypt-pharaoh-ancient-statue-ramses/
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/11/egypt-thieves-detained-steal-statue-ramesses-ii-crane/
    https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/01/13/three-people-arrested-for-trying-to-steal-ramesses-ii-statue/

    Four members of a gang caught trafficking antiquities in Iraq:

    https://ina.iq/eng/24097-fiia-captures-4-gang-members-for-trafficking-in-antiquities-in-babil-and-salah-al-din.html

    Police in Colorado recovered several items of stolen artwork:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/police-recover-400k-worth-of-stolen-artwork-in-colorado-180981422/

    Police seized a Rubens from an exhibition in Genoa:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/42-million-rubens-painting-seized-from-exhibition-as-part-of-a-criminal-investigation-180981418/

    A 1200 years bp Lord Vishna idol was stolen from an ASI shed in Patna:

    https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/1200-year-old-lord-vishnu-idol-stolen-from-asi-shed-in-patna-1179695.html
    https://theprint.in/india/1200-year-old-sculpture-of-lord-vishnu-stolen-from-asis-shed-in-patna/1307896/

    More on the stolen artifacts found in a pair of Spanish residences:

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/police-discover-hundreds-of-stolen-artifacts-at-spanish-residences-180981401/

    Feature on Subhash Kapoor's activities:

    https://www.thejuggernaut.com/subhash-kapoor-art-dealer-antiquities-theft

    Feature on the 'crooked' antiquities market:

    https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/antiquities-a-crooked-market/
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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/

    ============================================================
    REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY ============================================================
    Feature on the idea of museums returning items:

    https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a42350431/return-looted-antiquities/

    ============================================================
    NUMISMATICA
    ============================================================
    Latest e-Sylum:

    http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n02.html

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

    http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n03.html ------------------------

    Coin Week:

    http://www.coinweek.com/

    ============================================================
    OBITUARIES
    ============================================================
    Wayne Meeks:

    https://divinity.yale.edu/news/wayne-meeks-1932-2023

    F. Bryce:

    https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/northfieldnews/name/f-bryce-obituary?id=38614146

    Paul Johnson:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/books/paul-johnson-dead.html

    Paul Bidwell:

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/paul-bidwell-obituary-mmbl8r08j

    Bev Nicholson:

    https://www.brandonu.ca/news/2023/01/12/brandon-university-mourns-passing-of-professor-emeritus-dr-bev-nicholson/

    John Michael Morgan:

    https://www.ajc.com/news/john-michael-morgan-74-collector-of-rare-bibles-dies/FEJSOFKBNNB2JCHA5BQ3ONV6H4/
    ============================================================
    AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ============================================================
    Audio News from Archaeologica:

    https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3231-audio-news-from-archaeologica-january-1st-through-the-7th-2023

    ============================================================
    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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    Mishkan being Crushed by Heel Stone in Wiltshire

    https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/420010639 http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/420010639 https://archived.moe/pol/thread/420010639

    Our Mishkan (tabernacle) Gold & Brass Relics are being crushed by 30 tonne (33 ton) Heel Stone in Wiltshire, Stonehenge, GB. The 2,623 year old pozzolanic Bluestone Concrete housing Our Mishkan is deteriorated (see coring map; 7 cores drilled). We are
    short $1,000 to Our $11,000 raised for moving Our Mishkan from under Heel Stone to the Alamo, a Texas temple. English Heritage says $12,000 are Our Mishkan shipping costs; from Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire to Natchitoches, (Caddo Nation), Nacogdoches,
    Texas. We will hold the $12,000 of funds (Our $11,000; Your $1,000) in DI's National Trust fund until Our Mishkan is delivered. If you tire of waiting on English Heritage to ship Our Mishkan (due to their Government red tape) at any time, DI will
    Reimburse your funds.
    (PHASE I is now Fully Funded)

    The last leg of Our Mishkan (tabernacle) Gold & Brass Relics' journey is along the historic El Camino Real de los Tejas, Old San Antonio Road, and Lower Road (Goliad-Laredo), from the Louisiana-Texas' oldest towns Natchitoches-Nacogdoches (of Caddo
    Nation) to the Catholic "Misión San Antonio de Valero" sacristy & monks' rooms (The Alamo), their final resting place. Should You be interested in Helping with such Historic Route journey's transport costs of Our Mishkan (tabernacle) Gold & Brass Relics,
    or any part of the Alamo Plan ( https://www.thealamo.org/support/alamo-plan ), links for Donations herein. We will hold the $24,000 of funds (Our $12,000; Your $12,000) for projected Horse & Wagon costs in DI's National Trust fund until Our Mishkan has
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    (PHASE II is now Fully Funded)

    "Remember Goliad!" and
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    DI

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