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https://mexiconewsdaily.com/culture/6-burials-found-on-same-site-as-young-ruler-of-amajac-ii-statue/

A study of 15th century pottery from an island near Puerto Rico suggests wine may have been consumed:

https://scitechdaily.com/earliest-evidence-of-wine-consumption-in-the-americas-found-on-small-caribbean-island/

A burial (date uncertain) in Brazil of a teenage girl who was suffering from spina bifida:

https://www.newsweek.com/skeleton-disabled-teen-bracelet-puzzles-archaeologists-1813779
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751994

More on 25 000 years bp sloth bone pendants from Brazil:

https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/07/pendants-made-from-giant-sloths-suggest-earlier-arrival-of-people-in-the-americas.html

More on the 3000 years bp 'condor's passageway' at a Chavin temple in Peru:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-temple-site-archaeologists-explore-3000-year-old-condors-passageway-2023-07-12/
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-750259 https://www.archaeology.org/news/11594-230717-peru-chavin-corridor

More on the Zapotec 'entrance to the underworld' found beneath a 16th century Catholic church in Mexico:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epvbxk/archaeologists-found-an-ancient-entrance-to-the-underworld-under-a-church-in-mexico
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-labyrinth-found-hidden-under-a-church-in-mexico
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/zapotec-underworld-entrance-mexico-180982552/

More on the find of the site of the city of Ocomtun in the Yucatan:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/americas/maya-city-yucatan-archaeology-ocomtun.html

More on the wreckage of a possible 19th century slave ship off the coast of Brazil:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-discover-wreckage-of-notorious-slave-ship-off-brazil-1234674088/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11596-230717-brazil-slave-trade

Feature on what happened to the Rapa Nui people:

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0g03856/the-truth-behind-the-walking-statues-of-easter-island

Feature on the find of the Lord of Sipan tomb 36 years ago:

https://andina.pe/Ingles/noticia-lord-of-sipan-36-years-since-the-discovery-that-marked-a-global-milestone-948203.aspx

A project to conserve Costa Rica's stone spheres:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/07/archaeologists-conduct-project-to-conserve-costa-ricas-stone-spheres/148052
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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 ============================================================
Czech researchers successfully crossed the Aegean in their replica 'prehistoric vessel':

https://arkeonews.net/czech-experimental-archaeologists-successfully-completed-their-1-month-voyage-in-the-aegean-sea-using-a-replica-of-a-prehistoric-vessel/

Hyping a study of plague-associated teeth to determine the effectiveness of quarantines in pandemics:

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-centuries-old-teeth-effectiveness-pandemic-quarantines.html

The restoration of 16th century Derbyshire tapestries is complete (after 24 years):

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jul/20/restoration-16th-century-derbyshire-tapestries-ends-24-years-national-trust

Some skull fragments believed to belong to Beethoven were returned to Vienna:

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-presumed-beethoven-skull-fragments-vienna.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66261623 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67841

Pondering the extent of the antiquities trade:

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-unproven-distract-real-illicit-antiquities.html https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/archaeology-today/how-big-is-the-antiquities-trade/

A pair of really lately bestowed Yale degrees:

https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/5707-yale-degrees-two-centuries-late

A past Civil War issue at Yale:

https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/5685-a-vine-mess

A never-before-seen manuscript by Esther Inglis was unveiled this week:

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-rare-esther-inglis-manuscript-unveiled.html

Feature on Titian's portrait of Filippo Archinto:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/interactive/2023/titian-renaissance-archinto-francis-bacon/

Feature on Imperialism:

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-imperialism

Another item on what Indiana Jones gets wrong about archaeology:

https://www.iflscience.com/what-archaeologists-think-indiana-jones-gets-wrong-about-archaeology-69922

Suggestion that historical infanticide in Europe was probably more widespread than previously thought:

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-historical-infanticide-europe-widespread.html

Feature on some 'pivotal' Scottish golf courses:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230717-the-little-known-courses-that-made-modern-golf

Feature on Lily Parr:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/obituaries/lily-parr-overlooked.html

More on motives for archaeologists to rebury sites:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-do-archaeologists-rebury-their-excavations-180982542/

More on the uncensored bits of William Camden's history of Elizabeth I's reign:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hidden-for-400-years-censored-pages-reveal-new-insights-on-elizabeth-is-reign-180982554/

Review of Ferdinand Mount, *Big Caesars and Little Caesars*:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/19/big-caesars-and-little-caesars-by-ferdinand-mount-review-rogues-gallery
https://www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/ferdinand-mount-big-caesars-and-little-caesars/
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/from-julius-caesar-to-boris-johnson-and-other-dictators-krqcvx3x7

Review of Flora Fraser, *Flora Macdonald*:

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

Review of Lynne Olson, *Empress of the Nile*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/books/review/empress-of-the-nile-lynne-olson.html
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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In the heat, Iran's ancient windcatchers might be of interest:

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230721-iran-s-ancient-wind-catchers-beat-the-heat-naturally

Russian archaeologists are searching for 'evidence' the Chersonesos belongs to Russia:

https://news.yahoo.com/russian-archaeologists-look-evidence-chersonesos-122700649.html

More on the search for burials at a Native American boarding school in Nebraska (so far, nothing):

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-15/search-for-remains-of-native-american-boarding-students-fails-to/102602958
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ============================================================
Feature on the development of the Kunga:

https://bigthink.com/the-past/kunga-first-hybrid-animal/

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LANGUAGE RELATED
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Feature on the language of Jersey and its use during WWII:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230716-jerrais-the-secret-british-language-that-was-used-to-outwit-the-nazis

More on the decipherment of the Kushan script:

https://portal.uni-koeln.de/en/universitaet/aktuell/press-releases/single-news/research-group-deciphers-enigmatic-ancient-script
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-unknown-script-finally-deciphered-70-years-after-first-being-discovered
https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751981 https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/07/archaeologists-decipher-ancient-kuschana-script/148017
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-crack-the-code-of-ancient-mysterious-asian-script/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-unknown-script-is-finally-deciphered/
https://archaeonewsnet.com/2023/07/research-group-deciphers-enigmatic-kushan-script.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/11600-230719-unknown-kushan-script ============================================================
PHILOSOPHERS AND MATTERS PHILOSOPHICAL ============================================================
On the trend to mix Classical philosophy with self-help:

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/books/62166/prozac-or-presocratics-classical-greece-self-help
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Antiquities of Qantir:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/07/18/antiquities-of-qantir-exhibition-on-ramesses-iis-capital-started-in-cairo/

China's Hidden Century:

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3228309/british-museums-chinas-hidden-century-exhibition-incredible-history-lesson-whether-or-not-youre

Buddhist art from India:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/arts/design/buddhist-art-india-metropolitan-met.html

The Met is being closely looked at because of its connections with Shelby White:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/arts/design/shelby-white-the-met-antiquities-investigation.html

... and a number of items from her personal collection have been seized:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/22/shelby-white-looted-artifacts-met-museum-art
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12311345/Met-trustee-philanthropist-89-looted-ancient-artefacts-worth-69MILLION-seized.html
https://nypost.com/2023/07/19/investigators-seize-69m-worth-of-stolen-artifacts-from-met-trustee/

Funding for renovations for the Hereford Museum:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-66226011

The East Garage Necropolis Area of Antalya is now a museum:

https://arkeonews.net/the-ancient-necropolis-area-in-turkeys-antalya-becomes-a-museum/

More on Egypt's issues with a Dutch museum's exhibition:

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230721-dutch-museum-exhibit-with-beyonce-raises-tempers-in-egypt-1
https://thearabweekly.com/dutch-museum-exhibit-accused-imposing-afrocentric-prism-row-raises-tempers-egypt
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
A Viking bronze die found in Watton fetched a nice price:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-66245232 https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/23665002.viking-artefact-found-watton-sells-15k-auction/

A medal given to Isaac van Wart is coming to auction:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/arts/benedict-arnold-medal-west-point-andre.html

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ON THE DNA FRONT
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A DNA study suggests there was early (Bronze Age/Chalcolithic) contact between farmers and pastoralists in the Black Sea region:

https://www.mpg.de/20625285/dynamic-interaction-zone-between-farmers-and-pastoralists
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-genetic-evidence-early-contact-farmers.html https://phys.org/news/2023-07-ancient-dna-reveals-earliest-evidence.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/07/20/dynamic-interaction-zone-between-farmers-and-pastoralists/
https://theconversation.com/ancient-dna-reveals-the-earliest-evidence-of-the-last-massive-human-migration-to-western-europe-210056
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Software to extract and analyze ancient engravings has been developed at Hebrew University of Jerusalem:

https://www.jns.org/jns/topic/23/7/18/303550/

Latest facial reconstruction is of the recently-identified woman from the Vasa shipwreck:

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/woman-who-died-in-deadly-vasa-warships-wreck-400-years-ago-reconstructed-in-lifelike-detail

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Sanliurfa:

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/07/17/unearthing-history-explore-sanliurfas-astonishing-archaeological-sites

Ptolemais:

https://www.france24.com/en/video/20230719-discovering-libya-s-ancient-city-of-ptolemais

Iceland Viking Festival:

https://www.dw.com/en/fighting-and-celebrating-like-the-vikings/video-66308912

Ushguli:

https://www.dw.com/en/travel-tip-for-georgia-ushguli/video-66308901

More on the Swiss girl who was caught doing the graffiti thing on the colosseum:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12303715/Moment-17-year-old-Swiss-girl-caught-carving-initial-Colosseum-wall.html
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-woman-under-investigation-for-damaging-rome-colosseum/48666730
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/132557009/its-happened-again-teen-caught-carving-initial-into-colosseum-wall
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/teenage-girl-colosseum-carve-name-rome-b2376482.html
https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/17/teenage-girl-becomes-second-person-in-a-month-to-deface-colosseum-19143785/
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/rome-ampitheatre-colosseum-italy-vandalism-teenage-girl/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/19/tour-guide-who-filmed-swiss-tourist-defacing-colosseum-rome-italy
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-752073

... while a German tourist doesn't seem of have had as much attention:

https://www.dw.com/en/german-teen-latest-caught-vandalizing-italys-colosseum/a-66249536
https://www.thelocal.it/20230717/anger-in-italy-as-another-tourist-caught-carving-initials-into-romes-colosseum

More on the Canadian teen caught doing the same thing in a Japanese temple:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canadian-teen-carved-name-japanese-temple-toshodaiji-julian/

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CRIME BEAT
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Arrests in that theft of Celtic coins from a German museum (some have been melted, apparently):

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66247076 https://apnews.com/article/germany-ancient-coins-stolen-museum-arrests-0639e57fe86afa9afec2f3a7007e72f2
https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/german-police-find-melted-down-gold-after-theft-of-celtic-coins-seek-rest-of-treasure/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12316047/German-authorities-arrest-suspects-theft-483-Celtic-gold-coins-museum.html
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/german-police-arrest-suspects-in-museum-celtic-coin-heist-2340163
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67845

Feature on how the Taliban is making money from the Bamiyan Buddhas:

https://bitterwinter.org/how-the-taliban-make-money-out-of-the-buddhas-they-destroyed/
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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 ============================================================
Italy returned a tomb stele to Turkiye:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-receives-ancient-tomb-stele-repatriated-from-italy-184705
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/67836 http://www.archaeology.org/news/11598-230718-turkey-zeugma-repatriation

Italy alos returned a trio of antiquities to Cyprus:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/07/19/ancient-artefacts-returned-from-italy/ https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/07/19/repatriation-of-three-cypriot-antiquities-from-italy/

Italy is seeking the return of seven items from the Louvre:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/17/italy-seeks-the-return-of-seven-possibly-looted-works-from-the-louvre
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/italy-demands-louvre-return-looted-antiquities-184750
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/07/20/frances-louvre-museum-set-to-return-stolen-italian-artifacts

The US returned two antiquities to Libya:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/17/manhattan-district-attorneys-office-returns-looted-statues-robin-symes
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/manhattan-district-attorney-returns-antiquities-libya-1234674386/
https://www.artdependence.com/articles/new-york-da-bragg-announces-return-of-two-antiquities-to-the-people-of-libya/

The US returned 105 antiquities to India:

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/us-hands-over-105-antiquities-will-reach-india-soon-8844964/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/us-hands-over-105-antiquities-to-india/article67091585.ece
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/us-hands-over-105-trafficked-antiquities-to-indian-officials/articleshow/101837424.cms

A stolen Christopher Columbus letter found in Delaware was returned to Italy:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jul/21/christopher-columbus-letter-king-ferdinand-returned-italy

Switzerland returned an Assyrian artifact to Iraq:

https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/switzerland-returns-assyrian-artifact-to-iraq/

A Maya skull carving found in a German shop was returned to Mexico:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/20/maya-skull-carving-returned-mexico

Benin Bronzes from assorted British museums will be returned despite private ownership issues:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/07/17/repatriation-of-benin-bronzes-confirmed-by-british-museums/

Then Haaretz reported on Israeli antiquities being 'stranded' at Mar-a-lago:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-07-18/ty-article/.premium/israeli-antiquities-remain-stranded-at-trumps-estate-as-authorities-fail-to-retrieve/00000189-6448-dc6b-a3f9-ee593e850000

... which was picked up by plenty of newspapers with various spins:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/18/treasures-lent-by-israel-for-white-house-event-stranded-at-mar-a-lago-donald-trump
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-israeli-candles-maralago-b2377355.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-said-unable-to-secure-return-of-antiquities-stuck-at-trumps-mar-a-lago/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/lost-israeli-antiquities-said-to-reemerge-in-trumps-florida-residence/
https://www.jta.org/2023/07/18/politics/report-israel-antiquities-among-items-held-by-trump-at-mar-a-lago
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/611670 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-750511 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/07/18/israeli-antiquities-kept-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-florida/
https://www.salon.com/2023/07/18/israeli-national-treasures-stranded-in-dc-discovered-stashed-at-mar-a-lago-resort-report/
https://newrepublic.com/post/174400/trump-hoarding-israeli-antiquities-mar-a-lago
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/donald-trump-and-the-lost-lamps-of-israel/
https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/07/18/israel-struggling-to-obtain-return-of-valuable-antiquities-held-at-trumps-florida-resort/
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/07/18/israeli-antiquities-loaned-white-house-2019-mar-a-lago

... in case you missed the Palestinian connection:

https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israels-national-treasure-kept-by-trump-might-be-stolen-from-the-palestinians/

... while the Washington Post seems to have sorted out what actually happened:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2023/07/21/trump-israel-artifacts-return/

... and now we're reading the antiquities will be returned to Israel:

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-07-20/ty-article/.premium/trump-to-return-antiquities-kept-at-mar-a-lago-to-israel/00000189-73ed-d09f-a3a9-f7ed83e80001
https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/07/20/donald-trump-agrees-to-return-israeli-antiquities-from-mar-a-lago-club/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-to-return-ancient-lamps-to-israel-after-antiquities-authority-said-to-protest/
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/611855 https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751904 ============================================================
NUMISMATICA
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A study of Benjamin Franklin's paper money:

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-benjamins-decipher-secrets-benjamin-franklin.html https://apnews.com/article/benjamin-franklin-counterfeit-colonial-money-currency-a1063605531aeeb4a2cb2826a89e27b0
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/07/20/researchers-decipher-the-secrets-of-benjamin-franklins-paper-money/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n29.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v26/club_nbs_esylum_v26n30.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Diane Harris Cline:

https://www.archaeological.org/in-memory-of-diane-harris-cline-ph-d/

Richard Barancik:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/europe/richard-barancik-dead.html

Martha Saxton:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/books/martha-saxton-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/3299-audio-news-from-archaeologica-july-9th-through-the-15th-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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