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https://phys.org/news/2020-09-archaeologists-step-by-step-path-people-caribbean.html
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/archaeologists-determined-the-step-by-step-path-taken-by-the-first-people-to
https://theconversation.com/archaeologists-determined-the-step-by-step-path-taken-by-the-first-people-to-settle-the-caribbean-islands-130669

Six Mayan pyramids from the Yucatan:

https://yucatanexpatlife.com/6-mayan-pyramids-found-this-year-in-yucatan/

A study of the 431 volcanic eruption near the Ilopango caldera and its effects on the region:

https://gizmodo.com/scientists-reveal-more-about-volcanic-eruption-that-roc-1845217253
https://www.ibtimes.com/mayan-civilization-exact-timeline-volcanic-eruption-disrupted-ancient-communities-3054032
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/new-data-on-a-volcanic-eruption-that-scattered-ash-across-mayan-lands/
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-ilopango-volcanic-eruption-that.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9065-201001-el-salvador-volcano

A handy list of assorted Zoom lectures on the ancient Americas:

https://mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com/

More on all those mammoth bones from Mexico City:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/worlds-largest-mammoth-find-mexico-city https://www.sapiens.org/news/mexico-city-mammoth-find/
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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:

http://goo.gl/1VdeA

Ancient MesoAmerica News:

http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/ ================================================================
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST ================================================================
Interesting feature on the (women only) Nushu language:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200930-nshu-chinas-secret-female-only-language

A study of art in Westminster is highlighting links to the slave trade:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/30/westminsters-links-to-britains-slave-trade-revealed-in-art-survey
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/uk-parliament-finds-ties-slavery-art-collection-180975961/

The dispute over the Gweagal Shield in the British Museum is heating up:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/368/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/368/pub/368/page/8/article/88279

... while the Royal Academy is pondering the sale of a Michelangelo tondo:

https://www.dw.com/en/should-michelangelo-be-for-sale/a-55078319

On the history of the smallpox vaccine:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200928-how-the-first-vaccine-was-born

Why New York, Mumbai, an Guangzhou were once known by other names:

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3103607/why-new-york-mumbai-and-guangzhou-were-once-known-other

On the Portuguese origins of Vindaloo:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3102843/history-vindaloo-loved-britain-why-india-has-portuguese

On the influence of a Swiss village on Nietzsche:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20201001-the-tiny-swiss-town-that-inspired-nietzsche

Feature on Abbot Hadrian the African:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/hadrian-clerk-libya-african-who-anglo-saxon-england/

Melting ice in Antarctica has revealed a colony of 'mummified penguins':

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientist-unearths-colony-mummified-penguins-antarctica-180975965/

Feature on uppercase and lowercase:

https://mymodernmet.com/uppercase-lowercase-letters/

Pondering whether empires are always evil:

https://thecritic.co.uk/are-empires-always-evil/

On systemic racism in philosophy:

https://aeon.co/essays/racism-is-baked-into-the-structure-of-dialectical-philosophy

On race and European art:

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/sonoma-art-professor-tackles-race

On a collection of the first photos of enslaved people:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/books/to-make-their-own-way-in-world-zealy-daguerreotypes.html

Another piece on what history teaches us about living through a pandemic:

https://theconversation.com/god-plagues-and-pestilence-what-history-can-teach-us-about-living-through-a-pandemic-146094

... and one on what people used to use for toilet paper:

https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-what-people-used-before-toilet-paper-was-invented

Review of Ariel Sabar, *Veritas**:

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n18/james-lasdun/bats-on-the-ceiling https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/books/review/veritas-ariel-sabar.html

More on that Shakespeare work found in Salamanca:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-09-25/la-ultima-obra-teatral-de-shakespeare-reaparece-en-salamanca-cuatro-siglos-despues.html
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Tantra:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/spectacular-and-mind-expanding-tantra-at-the-british-museum-reviewed
https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/ht-weekend/photos-exhibition-on-tantra-opens-at-british-museum-london/photo-2Rtkk18nifGo1dqpisRl5L.html

Artemisia:

https://www.apollo-magazine.com/art-diary/artemisia/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54334727 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54338537

Pompeii:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/os-et-orlando-science-center-pompeii-volcano-ar-20201001-z6g2sezavjdyxgsbnlhnighdou-story.html

Chinese Porcelain:

https://www.dw.com/en/porcelain-bestselling-export-product-made-in-china/g-55135593

Luxury:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200928-what-is-a-life-of-luxury-now https://madparis.fr/en/about-us/exhibitions/forthcoming-exhibitions/musee-des-arts-decoratifs/luxes/

The UK government threatened museums removing controversial objects with funding cuts:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/26/museums-told-stop-pulling-statues-risk-funding-cuts/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/uk-government-warns-museums-about-monuments-1911462
https://observer.com/2020/09/uk-government-colonialist-statues/

... to which the British Museum responded that they would be 'contextualizing' such objects:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/09/27/british-museum-wont-remove-controversial-objects-will-contextualise/
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/british-museum-not-intend-remove-160842138.html https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2020/09/27/news/british-museum-we-do-not-intend-to-remove-controversial-objects-2079818/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/museums-warned-not-to-drop-contentious-works-2722gmv07

... and opEds on same:

https://www.fodors.com/world/europe/england/london/experiences/news/the-british-museum-is-relocating-slaver-statues-but-is-it-enough
https://www.apollo-magazine.com/the-culture-secretary-has-no-business-threatening-museums/
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/british-museum-artefacts-slavery-empire-history-cancel-culture-b740891.html

A Museum of Myth just opened in Enna:

https://www.ansa.it/sicilia/notizie/2020/09/30/museo-del-mito-dedicato-alla-dea-kore-inaugurato-a-enna_90a386e4-f08a-46da-89ad-7189280c157b.html
https://www.ragusanews.com/2020/09/30/appuntamenti/enna-nasce-il-museo-del-mito/112743
https://www.repubblica.it/dossier/cultura/arte-mostre-e-fotografia/2020/10/02/news/l_autunno_di_demetra_un_mito_da_museo-269241001/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
A nice price for an 18th century Chinese wine ewer found in a Derbyshire garage:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-54273999

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
Latest study suggesting sapiens/neanderthal interbreeding prior to out-of-Africa is looking at Y chromosomes:

https://phys.org/news/2020-09-neandertals-male-sex-chromosome-modern.html https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/how-neanderthals-lost-their-y-chromosome
https://elpais.com/ciencia/2020-09-26/desvelado-el-encuentro-sexual-mas-antiguo-de-nuestra-especie.html
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-human-y-chromosomes-replaced-those-neanderthals-quiet-genetic-takeover-180975944/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9062-200929-neanderthal-y-chromosome

Meanwhile, a Neanderthal gene variant has been tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2818-3 https://www.dw.com/en/neanderthal-gene-increases-risk-of-severe-coronavirus-study/a-55112474
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/30/health/neanderthal-genes-severe-coronavirus-reactions-wellness-scn/index.html
https://news.ki.se/neandertal-gene-variant-increases-risk-of-severe-covid-19 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200930094758.htm https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-09-neanderthal-genes-liability-covid-patients.html

Using DNA to 'reunite' a pair of Viking skeletons:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-54356483

More on the MacDougall bloodline:

https://phys.org/news/2020-09-genetic-signature-ancient-macdougall-bloodline.html
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THE TECHY SIDE
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More on studying diet via pot residues:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/studying-clay-pot-residues-could-help-scientists-recreate-ancient-recipes/
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CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
The last Ice Age was apparently triggered by 'ice discharge' in the North Pacific:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/osu-idi100120.php

Antikythera is apparently a center of climate change research:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200929-the-remote-greek-island-seeking-new-residents

Studying the role of historical volcanic eruptions in temperature variability:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200928090500.htm https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-testimony-of-trees-how-volcanic.html
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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
On the 'most complained about' landmarks in the world:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kaeliconforti/2020/09/29/study-reveals-the-most-complained-about-landmarks-in-the-world/

Berwick-upon-Tweed:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200927-the-british-town-with-a-third-nationality
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CRIME BEAT
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Feature on Turkey's 'anti smuggling department' of the Culture and Tourism Ministry:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/indiana-joneses-of-anatolia-of-culture-ministry-find-stolen-artifacts-158647

A bust in Thessaloniki related to some ancient coins:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2020/09/28/arrest-of-two-individuals-for-possession-of-ancient-coins/

A Cambodian national was arrested in possession of 300 or so ancient jars:

https://www.startribune.com/cambodian-man-arrested-with-almost-300-centuries-old-jars/572573152/

Smugglers in Iran were arrested with a pile of ancient gold:

https://ifpnews.com/ancient-gold-antiquities-seized-in-western-iran

Those Romanian book thieves have received their comeuppance:

https://www.dw.com/en/thieves-who-stole-irreplaceable-books-jailed-in-uk/a-55141533

More on the Fortuna Fine Arts folks allegedly falsifying provenance for some of their items:

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13201-for-arrested-nyc-antiquities-dealer-illegal-trade-is-family-business
https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/13183-nyc-antiquities-dealers-busted-for-falsifying-provenance
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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 assorted repatriation cases:

https://www.9news.com.au/world/contested-ancient-artifacts-in-museums-elgin-marbles-rosetta-stone-nefertiti-world-news/36b46211-828f-46e9-a1cf-51cdd3b96ccd

More on the UK returning a Sumerian plaque to Iraq:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/sep/27/ancient-sculpture-put-up-for-auction-in-uk-to-be-returned-to-iraq
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-set-return-ancient-sculpture-secretly-smuggled-out-iraq
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200929-britain-to-return-stolen-artefact-to-iraq/
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/09/iraq-ancient-artifact-sumerian-british-museum-repatriate.html
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/09/britain-to-return-looted-4000-year-old.html
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NUMISMATICA
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On damnatio memoriae on Roman coinage:

http://numismatics.org/pocketchange/imperial-images/

On images of Pan on coins:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/the-life-and-death-of-pan-and-his-coins/

On Ajax the Lesser on Greek coins:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/ancient-greek-coins-the-mythology-of-ajax-the-lesser/

Argying about ancient Pandyan coins in Sri Lanka:

https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/ancient-pandyan-coins-bring-intrigue-and-dispute-sri-lanka

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v23/club_nbs_esylum_v23n39.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v23/club_nbs_esylum_v23n40.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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George Frison:

https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/education/famed-uw-archaeologist-remembered-for-contributions-to-field/article_2c4fd386-e8bb-5180-9cf2-2c6401534803.html

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ================================================================
Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/2994-audio-news-from-archaeologica-september-20-through-september-26-2020
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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS ================================================================
Archaeology Magazine News Page:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/

About.com Archaeology:

http://archaeology.about.com/

Archaeology Briefs:

http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/

Atlas Obscura:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/

Heritage Daily:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/

Sapiens Archaeology:

https://www.sapiens.org/category/archaeology/

Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:

http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/ ================================================================ PODCASTS/VODCASTS ================================================================
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http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch

Archaeology Podcast Network:

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