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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
A statue of a pre-Columbian Amajac ruler from a site in Veracruz (Mexico):

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/pre-columbian-sculpture-found-veracruz-may-depict-female-ruler/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/statue-of-amajac-ruler-found-in-veracuz/147506

Using AI to find more Nazca geoglyphs:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/06/nazca-geoglyphs-discovered-used-ai-deep-learning/147532
https://arkeonews.net/scientists-discover-4-new-nazca-geoglyphs-using-ai-deep-learning/

Feature on 'drugs' in pre-Incan contexts:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-05-31/ayahuasca-in-hair-and-psychotropic-trade-routes-how-drugs-were-used-in-pre-incan-civilization.html

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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 ============================================================
Interview with Anita Randini about her work gleaning historical information from dental plaque:

https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/06/04/the-surprising-diet-of-early-humans-scholar-drills-into-thousands-of-years-of-dental-plaque/

Sarah Parcak on why archaeologists matter:

https://sarahparcak.substack.com/p/why-archaeologists-matter

A record of a medieval live comedy performance found in a 15th century manuscript:

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-unique-bawdy-bard-revealing-15th-century.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-65754673 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/31/mad-and-offensive-texts-shed-light-on-the-role-played-by-minstrels-in-medieval-society

Rethinking the 'man the hunter' stereotype:

https://theconversation.com/man-the-hunter-archaeologists-assumptions-about-gender-roles-in-past-humans-ignore-an-icky-but-potentially-crucial-part-of-original-paleo-diet-204772
https://news.yahoo.com/man-hunter-archaeologists-assumptions-gender-122425584.html
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/01/the-original-paleo-diet-and-archaeologists-mistaken-assumptions-about-gender-roles-of-ancestors_partner/
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-assumptions-gender-roles-humans-icky.html

On AI and ancient literature:

https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/lifestyle/technology/how-ai-is-helping-us-read-ancient-literature

Feature on how the Duomo in Florence was constructed:

https://mymodernmet.com/how-was-florence-duomo-made/

Feature on Joyce Kilmer:

https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2023/05/30/cbc-column-joyce-kilmer-245388

Feature on the oldest trees:

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/the-oldest-tree-in-the-world-and-the-7-runner-ups

Feature on the perfume gardens of Versailles:

https://apnews.com/article/france-versailles-perfumers-garden-2d0c9931e75981b55a20a4e92afe948c

An interesting necklace seen in that scan of the Titanic:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/megalodon-tooth-necklace-titanic-scli-intl-scn/index.html

On the origins of patriarchy:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230525-how-did-patriarchy-actually-begin

Florence's Gallerie dell'Accademia owns the image rights to Michelangelo's David:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/michelangelos-image-rights-1234670119/

Revisiting the 1871 destruction of New York's Paleozoic Museum:

https://www.iflscience.com/new-suspect-in-the-mysterious-1871-destruction-of-new-yorks-paleozoic-museum-69148

Yale Collections has a new search tool:

https://news.yale.edu/2023/06/01/17-million-reasons-love-lux-yales-new-collections-search-tool

On how teachers can adapt to changing rules about teaching history in the US:

https://theconversation.com/how-teachers-can-stay-true-to-history-without-breaking-new-laws-that-restrict-what-they-can-teach-about-racism-205452
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Feature on the US's first spelling bee champion:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65755792

On the origins of Pinkster:

https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/culture/article/pinkster-history-african-american-holiday-18132174.php

On the origins of Memorial Day:

https://www.nytimes.com/article/memorial-day-history.html

Sudan paramilitary groups took over the Khartoum museum:

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-745083

... and there are concerns for the mummified human remains there:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1357/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1357/pub/1357/page/62/article/NaN

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LANGUAGE RELATED
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On efforts to save the Syriac language:

https://www.ucanews.com/news/iraqs-christians-fight-to-save-threatened-language/101487

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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICAL ============================================================
Feature on Diogenes the Cynic:

https://bigthink.com/thinking/dangerous-ideas-diogenes-cynic/

Another feature on modern applications of Stoicism:

https://english.elpais.com/eps/2023-06-01/practicing-stoicism-to-confront-uncomfortable-situations-how-to-embrace-the-thought-of-seneca-epictetus-and-marcus-aurelius-to-survive-daily-life.html

Review of Robin Waterfield, *Plato of Athens*:

https://literaryreview.co.uk/was-he-apollos-son ============================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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Casciano dei Bagni bronzes:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roman-etruscan-statues-found-tuscany-garbage-man-1234670384/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/village-bin-man-helped-unearth-ancient-bronze-statues-tuscany-2023-06-02/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-02/etruscan-roman-statues-tuscany-san-casciano-dei-bagni-petrini/102435512
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67402

Return of the Gods:

https://the-past.com/review/museum/return-of-the-gods/

Trojan Jewels:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/turkiyes-troy-museum-displays-trojan-womens-jewelry/news

Declaration of Arbroath:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-65780375

Around the World in 80 Coins:

https://hyperallergic.com/825349/when-a-coin-is-worth-a-thousand-histories-vienna-kunsthistorisches-museum/

Art and Artifice:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/forgery-art-london-exhibition-180982276/

Thirsty for Fashion:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230601-eight-ways-to-make-your-clothes-last-longer

cf: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/killerton/killerton-fashion-exhibtion

Madame Yevonde:

https://www.tatler.com/article/madame-yevonde-photographer-exhibition-portraits-modern-muses-july-issue

Hic sunt dracones:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/06/02/exhibition-at-the-benaki-museum-hic-sunt-dracones/

Mosul's Cultural Museum will reopen in 2026:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/mosul-cultural-museum-to-reopen-in-2026-180982266/

More on the Met's plans to find the looted art in its collection:

https://gothamist.com/news/the-met-in-ny-says-it-has-a-plan-to-root-out-looted-art-from-its-collection
https://forward.com/culture/548939/met-restitution-art-looted-holocaust-nazi-elgin-marbles/

Feature on the Getty Villa:

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/02/getty-villa-an-oasis-of-greek-civilization-in-america/

The British Museum appears to be ending its relationship with BP:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/02/british-museum-bp-sponsorship-ends-27-years-protests-global-warming
https://menafn.com/1106380533/The-British-Museum-And-BP-Sponsorship-Deal-Ends-After-27-Years
https://www.artdependence.com/articles/british-museum-ends-27-year-sponsorship-deal-with-bp/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
A Fra Angelico is coming to auction:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/fra-angelico-auction-old-masters-christies-1234670352/

A painting of Marie Antoinette's dog brought in much more than expected:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67369

More on the high price fetched by a Greek gold stater:

https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/ancient-gold-coin-sets-price-record-in-may-sale
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/05/ancient-greek-coin-sells-for-record-price-at-swiss-auction.html
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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More on Pictish DNA:

https://the-past.com/news/the-genetic-links-of-the-picts-revealed/

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Iraq:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230524-a-road-trip-across-the-cradle-of-civilisation
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
On Renaissance composer William Byrd:

https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/classical/article/chanticleer-william-byrd-catholic-18116931.php

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CRIME BEAT
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Police in Israel seized stolen bricks associate with the 10th Roman Legion:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/antiquities-thief-nabbed-with-ancient-floor-tiles-used-by-destroyers-of-2nd-temple/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744819 https://www.jewishpress.com/news/archaeology-news/jerusalem-police-uncover-stolen-stamped-roman-legion-bricks-in-the-trunk-of-a-car/2023/06/01/

I think we mentioned this bust in Ein Mahal a few weeks ago:

https://unitedwithisrael.org/suspects-caught-red-handed-trying-to-rob-2000-year-old-archaeological-site-in-northern-israel/

Feature on New York as a hub for illicit art trafficking:

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230602-new-york-a-hub-for-illicit-art-trafficking
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3222694/new-york-global-hub-illicit-art-trafficking
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/new-york-hub-illicit-art-trafficking.1035356
https://www.rawstory.com/new-york-a-hub-for-illicit-art-trafficking-2660797941/ https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-york-a-hub-for-illicit-art-trafficking-183648

More on that major bust in Italy which recovered some 3500 artifacts:

https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/05/carabinieri-seize-3500-antiquities.html
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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 16th century Nazi-looted painting was returned to Poland from Japan:

https://apnews.com/article/looted-barogue-art-world-war-repatriation-poland-auction-japan-ef1ee55b733587fad0d8f7ddebdd9eaf
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65779417

Italian police recovered a Roman statue head that was stolen 50 or so years ago:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/italian-police-recover-a-long-lost-roman-marble-head-nearly-50-years-after-its-theft-2312981

It seems like Cameroon will be seeking returns from Germany:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/02/german-museums-hold-40000-objects-from-former-colony-cameroon-study-finds
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/art-culture/40000-looted-artifacts-from-former-colony-cameroon-in-german

More on the return of Symes-associated items to Italy:

https://apnews.com/article/italy-looted-antiquities-britain-auction-1cacdd2fe186bcb08f788790c9946de6
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/italy-displays-returned-antiquities-looted-london-dealer-symes-99727726
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12147415/British-tomb-raiders-illegally-looted-treasures-returned-Italy-20-year-legal-battle.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/roman-treasures-rescued-from-den-of-british-antiques-trafficker-jzlpj0dk8
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/05/31/british-traffickers-looted-roman-artefacts-returned-italy/
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1354/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1354/pub/1354/page/50/article/NaN
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/looted-artifacts-italy-returned-intl-scli/index.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article275946681.html https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/01/large-hoard-of-archaeological-artefacts-looted-by-british-dealer-robin-symes-returned-to-italy

Pondering the newly-arisen ownership questions of the Benin Bronzes:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/05/31/benin-bronzes-whose-restitution-is-this-anyway
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/04/arts/design/benin-bronzes-nigeria-ownership.html

Feature on repatriation (mostly India):

https://www.outlookindia.com/international/stolen-possessions-making-their-way-home-one-artefact-at-a-time-news-291349
https://www.outlookindia.com/national/from-buddha-statue-to-tipu-sultan-s-sword-items-stolen-and-returned-to-india-news-291353

... and concerns that returned items might not be displayed:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/03/william-dalrymple-looted-indian-treasures-better-in-uk/
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NUMISMATICA
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Latest e-Sylum:

https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n22.html

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

https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n23.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Ludwig Koenen:

https://lsa.umich.edu/classics/news-events/all-news/search-news/remembering-ludwig-koenen.html

Dame Rosemary Cramp:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/28/dame-rosemary-cramp-obituary

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3286-audio-news-from-archaeologica-may-21st-through-27th-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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