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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/what-is-the-origin-of-the-ampersand/article23652027.ece

On the Indoeuropeans:

https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/04/20/ciencia/1524222446_048363.html

Studying 19th century portraits for dermatology purposes:

https://news.yale.edu/2018/04/10/19th-century-portraits-provide-dermatology-residents-lesson-looking

On Pius IX:

https://www.npr.org/605252936

On the colour pink:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180419-the-shady-past-of-the-colour-pink

In case you need a Templar fix:

https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/04/18/ciencia/1524068386_743855.html

On the Birds Festival:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/arts/birds-festival-inspired-by-aristophanes-onassis-cultural-center.html

Review of a biography of Sabine Baring-Gold:

http://theweek.com/articles/763465/last-man-who-knew-everything

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/ ================================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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Beyond the Nile:

http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2018/04/24/62611/getty-museum-to-cleopatra-it-s-not-all-about-you/

Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/apr/24/rodin-and-the-art-of-ancient-greece-british-museum-london-review-parthenon-marbles
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/reviews/rodin-art-of-ancient-greece-review-british-museum-elgin-marbles-parthenon-a8319851.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/exhibition-review-rodin-and-the-art-of-ancient-greece-at-the-british-museum-8j8hllmcw
http://londonist.com/london/art-and-photography/rodin-gives-us-thoughtful-and-kissable-sculpture-at-the-british-museum
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/rodin-art-ancient-greece-british-museum-review-sculpture-superstars/
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/arts/rodin-and-the-art-of-ancient-greece-review-the-master-sculptor-meets-the-greek-greats-at-the-british-a3821731.html
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/preview/gods-of-the-parthenon-set-out-rodin-s-debt-to-the-past
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2455243&CategoryId=13003 http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/25/rodin-and-the-art-of-ancient-greece-exhibition-in-the-british-museum
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/04/how-rodin-made-a-parthenon-above-paris/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/rodin-and-the-art-of-ancient-greece-review-recasting-history-1524913200

James Cook:

http://newsletters.apollo-magazine.com/c/1gYyaDPyBZp7aM1zsvNfg0fA

Fort Orange:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/24/new-museum-exhibit-details-citys-400-year-old-dutc/
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/36071/20180424/new-museum-exhibit-details-albany-apos-s-400-year-old-dutch-roots

I think we've had this story of all the fakes in a French museum before:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43933530 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/28/french-museum-discovers-half-collection-fakes/

On issues with labelling in museums:

https://sarahemilybond.com/2018/04/26/labeling-ancient-and-modern-slavery-within-museums/

More on the Penn Museum's Middle East galleries:

http://artdaily.com/news/104114/Penn-Museum-opens-new-Middle-East-Galleries

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THE TECHY SIDE
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Dating Paleolithic cave art:

https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/science-notes-palaeolithic-cave-art-and-uranium-thorium-dating.htm

Virtually reconstructing that Psamtik colossal statue:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/world/psamtik-colossus-cairo/index.html

More on Google/Cyark and at-risk heritage sites:

https://hyperallergic.com/438821/google-arts-culture-open-heritage/

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
Another genomic study from Africa (Western and Central):

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-genomics-africademographic-history-deleterious-mutations.html

On the genetic history of the Tsimshian:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/mapping-history-first-nations-people-through-their-genes-180968899/

Dienekes' Anthropology Blog:

http://dienekes.blogspot.ca/ ================================================================
CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
More on humans surviving/thriving in South Africa during a 'volcanic
winter' 74 000 years bp:

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-early-humans-volcanic-winter.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/uota-urp042518.php ================================================================
TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Aphrodisias:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/aphrodisias-awaits-record-high-visitors-130696

Leeuwarden:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180423-the-dutch-city-with-a-constantly-changing-name

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CRIME BEAT
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Nice feature on Christos Tsirogiannis' work spotting illicit antiquities
coming to auction:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christies-antiquities-sale-tsirogiannis-1270004

Egypt foiled an attempt to smuggle some Islamic artifacts to Lebanon:

http://www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-foils-smuggling-attempt-8-ancient-islamic-artefacts-lebanon/

Iranian police busted someone selling antiquities online:

http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/422917/Online-ad-discloses-antiquities http://ifpnews.com/exclusive/antiquities-advertised-for-online-sale-seized-in-iran/

Marshall University was fined for its handling of American Indian remains:

https://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Marshall-fined-for-violating-federal-law-over-12866723.php

Police recovered the stolen heart of Dublin's patron saint:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/dublin-patron-saint-preserved-heart-recovered-by-police

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 ================================================================
Switzerland returned a number of ancient coins to Serbia:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/6569-180424-ancient-coins-repatriated

Ethiopia wants the BM to permanently return artifacts, not lend them:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ethiopia-artefacts-uk-victoria-albert-museum-tristram-hunt-battle-of-maqdala-a8320121.html
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1290126/world https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2018/04/24/ethiopia-urges-british-museum-to-permanently-return-its-artifacts
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-history-artefacts/ethiopia-says-british-museum-must-permanently-return-its-artifacts-idUSKBN1HU2M2
https://hyperallergic.com/439456/ethiopia-repatriation-victoria-albert-museum-london-looted-objects/

... background:

http://www.dw.com/en/ethiopias-looted-ancient-artifacts/g-43481788

A ceremony to welcome back a mosaic to Cyprus:

http://cyprus-mail.com/2018/04/23/one-last-two-pieces-looted-kanakaria-mosaics-back-cyprus/
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NUMISMATICA
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A California gold rush coin turns out to be genuine:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coin-once-believed-be-fake-million-dollar-find-180968893/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/club_nbs_esylum_v21n16.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/club_nbs_esylum_v21n17.html

More on that Bluetooth coin hoard:

https://coinweek.com/coins/treasure-2/metal-detectorists-find-silver-coin-treasure-hoard-linked-to-king-bluetooth/

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Ancient Coin Collecting:

http://ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com/

Ancient Coins:

http://classicalcoins.blogspot.com/

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/ ================================================================
PERFORMANCES AND THEATRE-RELATED ================================================================
Hecuba:

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/majel-connery-01-classics-rock ================================================================
AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ================================================================
Audio News from Archaeologica:

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-main-menu-cat/audio-news-list/2734-audio-news-from-archaeologica-15-april-21-april-2018
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OBITUARIES
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Ruth Kirk:

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article209632914.html

Richard Oldenburg:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/obituaries/richard-oldenburg-who-led-momas-expansion-and-drew-crowds-dies-at-84.html


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CONFERENCES
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Dead Sea Scrolls at Seventy (today!):

http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/symposiums/upcoming.shtml

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GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS BLOGS ================================================================
Archaeology Magazine News Page:

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

About.com Archaeology:

http://archaeology.about.com/

Ancient Digger:

http://www.ancientdigger.com/

Archaeology Briefs:

http://archaeologybriefs.blogspot.com/

Past Horizons:

http://www.pasthorizons.com/

Stonepages:

http://www.stonepages.com/news/

Taygete Atlantis excavations blogs aggregator:

http://planet.atlantides.org/taygete/

Time Machine:

http://heatherpringle.wordpress.com/ ================================================================ PODCASTS/VODCASTS ================================================================
Archaeosoup:

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

The Book and the Spade:

http://www.radioscribe.com/bknspade.htm ================================================================
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