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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/05/arts/design/picasso-death.html

On what medieval monks reveal about volcanology:

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-unexpected-contribution-medieval-monks-volcanology.html
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/06/world/medieval-moon-observations-volcanic-eruptions-scn/index.html
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/how-pink-floyd-inspired-research-into-medieval-monks-and-volcanology/

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05751-z

On the search for the heart of Otto the Great:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734331-600-the-hunt-for-the-missing-heart-of-holy-roman-emperor-otto-the-great/

Feature on how archaeology deals with 'sex toys':

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/ancient-rome-sex-toy-history-archaeology-research/673548/

Feature on William Harvey:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-man-who-demystified-the-human-heart-44d827ec

Feature on oral history:

https://aeon.co/essays/the-stories-of-oral-societies-arent-myths-theyre-records

Feature on connections between math and literature:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/opinion/the-wondrous-connections-between-mathematics-and-literature.html

On the history of wedding rings:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-ancient-history-of-wedding-rings

Charles II supports a look into the Royal Family's links to slavery:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65200570 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/king-charles-urged-take-some-responsibility-royal-slavery-links

Feature on the Green Man:

https://unherd.com/thepost/the-truth-about-king-charless-green-man/

More on Beethoven's genome:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/04/06/beethovens-genome/

Review of Annie Cohen-Solal, *Picasso the Foreigner*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/books/picasso-the-foreigner-annie-cohen-solal.html

Review of Chad Williams, *The Wounded World*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/books/review/chad-williams-the-wounded-world.html
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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The Oriental Institute has changed its name:

https://oihistory.blogspot.com/2023/04/we-have-changed-our-name-to-institute.html
https://news.wttw.com/2023/04/03/oi-gets-rebranded-drops-oriental-name

Pondering the route of the Exodus:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-736454

Feature on the origins of Passover:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-04-07/ty-article/the-surprising-ancient-origins-of-passover/0000017f-e155-d38f-a57f-e757d8510000

Feature on crucifixion:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/04/08/jesus-crucifixion-easter-good-friday/

On the origins of the Easter Bunny:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230403-the-easter-bunny-evolution-of-a-symbol

Looting of antiquities in Ukraine by Russia is apparently happening on a massive scale:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-stealing-art-ukraine-nazi-level-world-war-2-rcna77879
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ============================================================
On the origins of saffron:

https://www.mashed.com/1248666/origin-story-saffron-ancient-times/ ============================================================
PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICAL ============================================================
On Aristotle's theories about human (and other) reproduction:

https://aeon.co/essays/blame-it-on-aristotle-how-science-got-into-bed-with-sexism
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Ramses II:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/sarcophagus-of-ramses-ii-possible-pharaoh-of-exodus-unveiled-in-paris/
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sarcophagus-pharaoh-ramses-ii-unveiled-092732361.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/encore/20230407-ramses-the-great-returns-to-france-in-blockbuster-exhibition

World of the Gladiator:

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-04-08/gladiators-and-charioteers-new-exhibition-explores-roman-sports
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/world-roman-gladiator-recalled-new-26634557

Picasso:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/arts/design/picasso-museums-nyc-paris-madrid.html

Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece:

https://www.tatler.com/gallery/british-museum-announces-launch-of-new-exhibition

Coyolxauhqui:

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-lunar-goddess-coyolxauhqui-mexica-museum-exhibit-bf1136a0d8c89c2541ad6ac67412e515

Rossettis:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/apr/02/ophelia-resurfaces-pre-raphaelite-muse-is-recognised-as-a-skilled-artist
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/apr/04/rossettis-review-tate-dante-gabriel-christina

cf: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/the-rossettis

Juan de Pareja:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/juan-de-pareja-met-museum-untold-art-history/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/arts/design/juan-de-pareja-met-museum-velasquez-painter.html
cf: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/juan-de-pareja

Pirates:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/apr/04/woke-plank-pirate-ships-diversity-democracy-cornwall-exhibition

cf: https://nmmc.co.uk/2023/01/pirates/

In case you missed the headless statue of a Roman emperor at the Met being seized:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/arts/met-museum-statue-seized.html ============================================================
AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
A copy of the Declaration of Breda is coming to auction:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1298/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1298/pub/1298/page/35/article/NaN

15th century gold coins found down the road from Bosworth Field are coming to auction:

https://news.yahoo.com/gold-coins-15th-century-found-214720706.html

Some Shakespeare folios are coming up for sale at a New York book fair:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/lifestyle/rare-collection-of-shakespeare-s-work-worth-millions-up-for-sale-1.6340638

That Brueghel found 'behind a door' brought a fair price:

https://www.simplemost.com/old-painting-found-in-familys-tv-room-sells-for-845k/

Big bucks for an 18th century imperial bowl in Hong Kong:

https://en.thevalue.com/articles/sothebys-hong-kong-50th-anniversary-sales-alice-cheng-qianlong-falangcai-bowl-2023

An Eid Mar denarius (not gold) is coming to auction:

https://coinweek.com/auction-news/eid-mar-denarius-commemorating-julius-caesars-assassination-leads-heritage-world-ancient-coins-auction/
https://www.coinnews.net/2023/04/06/historic-roman-coin-among-rarities-in-heritages-world-ancient-coins-auction/

Canada and Peru cooperated to prevent the auction of some Peruvian artifacts:

https://www.trtworld.com/art-culture/canada-peru-jointly-move-to-halt-auction-of-peruvian-artefacts-66919
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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More on DNA and Swahili culture's origins:

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-ancient-dna-story-swahili-people.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230330102338.htm https://www.livescience.com/medieval-swahilis-and-persians-paired-up-1000-years-ago-in-east-africa-ancient-dna-reveals
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/science/ancient-swahili-dna.html https://arkeonews.net/an-anthropologists-life-work-uncovers-the-first-ancient-dna-from-the-swahili-civilization/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/04/04/genomic-study-reveals-signs-of-tuberculosis-adaptation-in-ancient-andeans/
https://www.archaeology.org/news/11320-230403-africa-swahili-genome

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00941-1 ============================================================
THE TECHY SIDE
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Latest facial reconstruction is a 30 000 years bp Egyptian man:

https://www.livescience.com/see-the-oldest-human-ever-found-in-egypt-in-stunning-new-facial-approximation
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/egyptian-man-digital-image-scn/index.html http://www.archaeology.org/news/11324-230404-egyptian-digital-image ============================================================
TOURISTY THINGS
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Great Wall of China:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/china-beautiful-great-wall-sections-cmd/index.html

Eltz Castle:

https://www.dw.com/en/eltz-castle-living-in-a-fairy-tale-dream/video-65197083 ============================================================
CRIME BEAT
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An arrest for antiquities smuggling in Thessaloniki:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1208497/man-arrested-over-antiquities-smuggling-in-thessaloniki/

Study suggests the art market is a target for organized crime:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/04/07/art-market-organised-crime-target-report
https://menafn.com/1105964335/Report-Identifies-Art-Market-As-A-Target-For-Organised-Crime
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/04/08/art-market-attracts-organized-crime-terrorists-report-finds/2371680987061/
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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 ============================================================
The Orpheus and the Sirens group is returning to Taranto:

https://www.beniculturali.it/comunicato/24424 https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/taranto/1392031/la-scultura-orfeo-e-le-sirene-consegnata-al-marta-di-taranto.html
https://lecce.corriere.it/notizie/cultura-e-tempo-libero/23_aprile_05/il-ritorno-a-casa-di-orfeo-e-le-sirene-il-ministro-sangiuliano-questo-gruppo-rappresenta-la-bellezza-a7c56113-cb62-4b64-a1fd-3ee69923cxlk.shtml

The Met is returning looted items to Greece and Turkey:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-met-returns-more-looted-art-to-greece-and-turkey-2278882
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/33-million-of-antiquities-including-rare-bronze-statue-returned-to-turkey-180981931/

The Manhattan DA has seized 11 items from Princeton's Art Museum:

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/manhattan-da-seizes-11-allegedly-stolen-artifacts-princeton-art-museum-collection

Colgate University (?) returned a major Olmec sculpture to Mexico:

https://www.inah.gob.mx/boletines/autoridades-de-mexico-repatriaran-el-monumento-9-de-chalcatzingo?fbclid=IwAR1Nfiq3OlG9dRanKskZwUZai83TWgnnbEPOy4HDcN-OA-Xe3J-9_Jpw2Yc
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/us-university-returns-long-sought-olmec-artifact-to-mexico/
https://hyperallergic.com/813084/mexico-most-sought-after-olmec-artifact-heads-home/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/04/03/olmec-earth-monster-statue-repatriated-mexico
https://www.sciencealert.com/gigantic-earth-monster-finally-heads-home-after-mysterious-us-seizure
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11325-230404-mexico-repatriation-olmec

A followup to the seizure of an Iranian relief in the UK and its impending repatriation:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/01/smuggled-iranian-carving-worth-30m-seized-at-airport-by-uk-border-patrol
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-iranian-carving-british-museum-2279467
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/04/01/restored-iranian-carving-seized-by-uk-border-patrol-to-go-on-display-at-british-museum/

Germany is now hesitating on returning Benin Bronzes, apparently:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/04/05/germans-falter-on-benin-bronzes-return-to-nigeria

A Rutland village will be returning a Somme crucifix:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65201597

An overview of recent returns from the US:

https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-cultural-property-art-and-antiquities-program-repatriates-over-135-artifacts-2nd

More on the Met returning 15 items to India:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/new-york-museum-to-return-15-antiquities-to-india/articleshow/99181490.cms
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/new-york-museum-to-return-15-smuggled-sculptures-to-india-101680401340513.html
https://www.aninews.in/news/world/us/us-metropolitan-museum-of-art-to-return-15-smuggled-sculptures-to-india20230402055141/

... related:

https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/indian-express-icij-investigation-govt-welcomes-met-offer-to-return-antiques-works-on-next-steps-8532836/

More on the return of an 11th century lintel to Cambodia:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-district-attorney-office-returns-11th-century-antiquity-cambodia-1234662978/
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/art-culture/manhattan-repatriates-11th-century-looted-artifact-to-cambod
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/04/05/d-a-bragg-returns-11th-century-antiquity-to-cambodia/

More on the return of that Eid Mar aureus to Greece:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-coin-marking-julius-caesers-death-repatriated-to-greece-180981917/
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on aluminum coins:

https://coinweek.com/coins/patterns/aluminum-coins-rarer-than-gold/

Feature on assorted 'wee deities' on ancient coins:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/wee-deities-on-ancient-coins/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n14.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n15.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Hugh Mason:

https://www.cac-scec.ca/2023/04/in-memoriam-hugh-mason/

Joel T Fry:

https://www.inquirer.com/obituaries/joel-fry-obituary-bartrams-garden-philadelphia-botany-20230404.html

Lois Ann Bower:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/lois-bower-obituary?id=51587022

James Aitken:

https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-james-jim-aitken

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3268-audio-news-from-archaeologica-march-26th-through-april-1st-2023
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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS ============================================================
Archaeology Magazine News Page:

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

About.com Archaeology:

http://archaeology.about.com/

Archaeology Briefs:

http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/

Atlas Obscura:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/

Heritage Daily:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/

Sapiens Archaeology:

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

Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:

http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/ ============================================================
PODCASTS/VODCASTS
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Archaeosoup:

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

Archaeology Podcast Network:

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