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I think we mentioned this stone yoke used in Mesoamerican ball games which Mexico recovered from an auction in Austria:

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-748725

More on the find of the 'lost city' of Ocomtun:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230704-ocomtn-a-long-lost-maya-city-that-was-just-discovered
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/07/engraved-relief-could-reveal-the-lost-name-of-the-maya-city-at-ocomtun/147974
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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 ============================================================
Not sure where to put this item on the ethics of digitizing manuscripts of southwest Asia:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2023/07/digitizing-manuscripts-southwest-asia

Pondering the fate of Berlusconi's art collection:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/03/translation-is-an-art-why-translators-are-battling-for-recognition

A wrought iron process associated with British success in the Industrial Revolution was taken from Jamaica:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/05/industrial-revolution-iron-method-taken-from-jamaica-briton

An art market guy ponders the art market:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/05/the-most-illiquid-property-you-can-have-is-a-greek-vase-vincent-geerling-on-the-challenges-facing-the-antiquities-trade

That translator who the British Museum didn't acknowledge is now suing:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/07/poet-and-translator-to-sue-british-museum-for-copyright-and-moral-rights-infringement

... and a feature on what translators do:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/03/translation-is-an-art-why-translators-are-battling-for-recognition
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/08/chinese-translator-accuses-british-museum-of-erasing-work/

Feature on why archaeologists rebury their sites:

https://theconversation.com/why-archaeologists-usually-rebury-their-excavations-208616
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-archaeologists-rebury-excavations.html

Feature on Matilda Joslyn Gage:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230703-matilda-joslyn-gage-the-suffragist-who-defied-the-us-government

Feature on Hannie Schaft:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/obituaries/hannie-schaft-overlooked.html

Feature on Thomas Davenport:

https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-07-07/the-most-influential-vermont-inventor-youve-never-heard-of
https://members.rutlandvermont.com/events/details/davenport-electric-fest-8100

A Sir Henry Raeburn portrait was 'saved for the nation':

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/sir-henry-raeburn-portrait-painted-135046035.html

Another feature on the good and bad of Indiana Jones for archaeology:

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/archaeology-today/indiana-jones-and-archaeology/

A library book borrowed in 1904 was finally returned:

https://apnews.com/article/119-years-overdue-book-returned-fb615a7a32f654ad6981878d35376fc9
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Feature on ancient Greek influence for the fourth of July:

https://greekreporter.com/2023/07/03/fourth-of-july-ancient-greeks-inspired-american-independence/

Ongoing concerns for Sudan's cultural sites:

https://www.africa.com/sudans-cultural-sites-being-wiped-out-by-conflict/ ============================================================
ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ============================================================
Study of human relations with ravens in 'prehistory':

https://scitechdaily.com/ravens-in-prehistory-scientists-unearth-a-30000-year-old-relationship-with-humans/
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LANGUAGE RELATED
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Interesting approach to undocumented prehistoric languages:

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-undocumented-prehistoric-languages-irregularities-current.html

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PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICAL ============================================================
Pondering how much Plato that Paul or the Rabbis were aware of:

https://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/history-ideas/2023/07/how-much-plato-did-paul-or-the-rabbis-know/
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs:

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/tutankhamun-is-nothing-how-a-great-king-was-usurped-by-a-teenager-20230709-p5dmv9.html

Hanseatic League shipwreck:

https://www.dw.com/en/german-shipwrecks-400-year-old-treasures-discovered/a-66120874

Luxury and Power:

https://www.apollo-magazine.com/drinking-vessels-ancient-greeks-persians/

Holbein:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66081059

Clotilda:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/shipwreck-awash-black-history-takes-center-stage-alabama-rcna92919

Grand Tour:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/07/06/grand-tour-at-the-benaki-museum-opened/

Joshua Reynolds:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-66029946

Herefordshire Hoard:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-66141931

Te Ra:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/132489588/rare-mori-sail-on-loan-from-british-museum-shows-genius-of-tpuna
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/493412/precious-taonga-of-maori-weaving-and-voyaging-touring-country
https://www.teaomaori.news/rare-maori-sail-on-loan-british-museum-shows-genius-tupuna

Chaeronea:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/07/03/news/greece/museum-of-cycladic-art-in-athens-honours-the-day-that-brought-alexander-the-great-to-the-forefront-of-history/

Latest estimate for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum:

https://www.egyptindependent.com/grand-egyptian-museum-to-open-between-october-and-february-minister/

Feature on Naples' archaeology museum (MANN):

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericafirpo/2023/07/06/artifacts-and-antiquities-delving-into-naples-archaeological-museum/
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
A Roman aureus of Claudius found in Diss is headed for auction:

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23631181.rare-roman-gold-coin-aureus-found-diss-heads-auction/
https://artdaily.com/news/158920/Rare-gold-aureus-struck-by-Claudius-before-he-invaded-Britain-to-be-sold-at-Noonans

That pair of 'rediscovered' Rembrandts fetched a nice price:

https://www.dw.com/en/two-rediscovered-rembrandt-portraits-sell-for-11-million-at-auction/a-66111972

A nice price for that unpublished Lincoln letter:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/07/us/lincoln-letter-civil-war-sold.html

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TOURISTY THINGS
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In the ongoing saga of the tourist who was videoed scratching graffiti into the Colosseum, he was apologizing this week:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/132467261/colosseum-vandal-keeps-apologising-as-he-faces-up-to-5-years-in-prison
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-tourist-colosseum-ivan-dimitrov-b2368193.html

... and also claimed not to know how ancient it was:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/world/europe/tourist-colosseum-rome-apology.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/05/english-tourist-accused-of-carving-name-in-colosseum-says-he-did-not-realise-its-age
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rome-colosseum-british-tourist-ivan-dimitrov-b2370109.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66121000 https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/italy-rome-tourist-colosseum-apology-letter.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12267021/Gym-instructor-filmed-carving-Colosseum-wall-says-didnt-know-old-apology.html
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/tourist-carve-colosseum-britain-issues-grovelling-apology/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/07/06/colosseum-tourist-vandalism/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tourist-etched-partners-name-colosseum-says-didnt-know-was-ancient-apo-rcna92825
https://www.cnn.com/travel/tourist-apologizes-rome-colosseum-carving/index.html

Feature on Mont Saint Michel:

https://www.dw.com/en/the-secrets-of-mont-saint-michel/video-66082924

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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
Master Musicians of Joujouka:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66109486

On the influence of William Byrd:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/arts/music/william-byrd-composers-influence.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/arts/music/william-byrd-400-anniversary.html

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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ============================================================
Hype for Cyprus' Archaeology film festival:

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/discover/cyprus-archaeological-ethnographic-historical-film-festival-returns-this-july/

The League:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/movies/the-league-review.html ============================================================
CRIME BEAT
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Feature on Bashar Al-Assad's involvement in the trafficking of antiquities:

https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/trafic-en-syrie-les-forces-du-regime-au-c-ur-de-la-contrebande-archeologique

A couple in Greece were arrested in possession of two religious icons:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1214728/two-arrested-for-possession-and-sale-of-ancient-religious-icons/

Feature on the US-India cultural property agreement:

https://theprint.in/diplomacy/how-india-us-agreement-for-stolen-art-can-help-nab-small-ticket-items-tackle-smuggling-at-borders/1656784/
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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 ============================================================
Israel's amnesty for looted objects has brought in more items than expected:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-07-04/ty-article-magazine/israels-amnesty-for-antiquities-looters-produces-treasures/00000189-2113-d145-a1e9-337702140000

Turkiye wants the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum to return a bronze head of Septimius Severus:

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230704-turkey-seeks-severed-head-of-ancient-statue-from-danish-museum
https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-seeks-severed-head-of-stolen-ancient-statue-from-danish-museum/
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/bronze-head-of-emperor-severus-sparks-turkiye-danish-museum-dispute/news
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/style/turkey-denmark-stolen-roman-statue-head/index.html
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230707-turkiye-in-contact-with-denmark-over-return-of-bronze-head-of-roman-emperor-severus/

Switzerland returned a stolen fragment from a 3400 years bp statue to Ramses II to Egypt:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/504088/Antiquities/Ancient-Egypt/Switzerland-returns-stolen-Ramses-II-statue-fragme.aspx
https://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-receives-smuggled-artifact-of-ramses-ii-from-switzerland/
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-returns-fragment-of-statue-of-ramesses-ii-to-egypt/48639358
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/egypt/2023/07/03/stolen-fragment-of-3400-year-old-statue-of-ramses-ii-returned-to-egypt/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/04/switzerland-returns-stolen-fragment-of-ancient-ramesses-ii-statue-to-egypt

The Chrysler Museum of Art returned a Bakor monolith to Nigeria:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/06/chrysler-museum-restitution-bakor-monolith-nigeria

A French woman returned a marble fragment to Greece:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/2023/07/07/news/greece/french-woman-returns-marble-fragment-to-greece/

That Roman bust found in an Austin Goodwill has now returned to Germany:

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/ancient-roman-bust-found-at-austin-goodwill-gets-a-homecoming-in-germany-president-of-the-bavarian-palace-administration-laura-young-pompeiianum-aschaffenburg-world-war-ii-dennis

The Netherlands will be returning colonial looted items to Indonesia and Sri Lanka:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/06/netherlands-to-return-treasures-looted-from-indonesia-and-sri-lanka-in-colonial-era

I believe these 10th century Indian sculptures from an English garden will be returning:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/1390/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/1390/pub/1390/page/15/article/NaN

A campaign to have Henry VIII's 'holy grail' tapestry returned from Spain:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12266389/Campaign-return-Henry-VIIIs-Holy-Grail-tapestry-turned-Spain.html

Feature on assorted items returned by various museums to Tahiti:

https://www.apollo-magazine.com/tahiti-cambridge-fig-wood-sculpture-return/ ============================================================
NUMISMATICA
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Feature on haloes on ancient coins:

https://coinweek.com/haloes-on-ancient-coins/

A book prize for Liv Yarrow:

https://coinweek.com/yarrow-book-wins-royal-numismatic-societys-lhotka-prize/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n27.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n28.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Leon Gautier:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/world/europe/leon-gautier-france-d-day-dead.html

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3296-audio-news-from-archaeologica-june-25th-through-july-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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