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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-36923891 http://www.thedailystar.net/science/facial-reconstruction-made-bronze-age-woman-ava-1
261756 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3715379/The-face-Ava-revealed-Scientists-
reconstruct-head-Bronze-Age-woman-died-far-north-Scotland-3-700-years-ago.html?ITO=1
490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Feature on recent sites found from aerial photographs in the UK:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36912891 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2099195-aerial-pictures-reveal-englands-ancient-ar
chaeological-sites/ http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/local/remarkable-photo-of-ancient-cemetery-is-revealed
-1-7499333

More on trying to digitally preserve a Mumbai cave:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-are-trying-digitally-preserve
-ancient-cave-it-demolished-180959876/

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================

DNA suggests Yorkshire is the most Anglo Saxon part of the UK:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jul/28/yorkshire-is-most-anglo-saxon-region-i
n-the-uk-dna-analysis-suggests http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/28/how-british-are-you-mapped-dna-testing-sho
ws-the-most-anglo-saxo/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3711040/How-British-Genetic-study-reveal
s-Yorkshire-Anglo-Saxon-UK-East-Midlands-Scandinavian.html

DNA also suggests a variety of rice types were grown in Asia:

http://phys.org/news/2016-07-grain-rice-ancient-dna-view.html http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0727/Scientists-probe-ancient-grains-of-rice-and-
are-surprised-by-what-they-find

More on the genetic origins of the first farmers:

http://phys.org/news/2016-07-dna-analyses-reveal-genetic-identities.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160725133733.htm http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/hms-dar072516.php http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/07/2016/ancient-dna-study-probes-ori
gin-of-first-farmers


Dienekes' Anthropology Blog:

http://dienekes.blogspot.ca/ ================================================================
TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Viking school in Denmark:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/learn-be-viking-ribe-denmark-180959707/?no-ist

Turkey:

http://www.pennlive.com/life/2016/07/visiting_turkey.html http://www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Travel/Beyond-Istanbul-antiquity

Olympia (Greece):

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/travel/greece-olympics-delphi-olympia.html

Hadrian’s Wall:

http://www.listener.co.nz/lifestyle/travel/hadrians-wall-united-kingdom/


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CRIME BEAT
================================================================ Strange/interesting art heist from a hotel in Madrid:

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2417648&CategoryId=13003

Latest Anonymous Swiss Collector Culture Crime news:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2016/07/culture-crime-news-18-24-july-2016.ht
ml


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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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on turtles and tortoises on ancient coins:

http://www.coinweek.com/featured-news/turtles-tortoises-ancient-coins/

High expectations for a rare British penny coin set coming to auction:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3710931/See-penny-pick-day-long-ll-115-000-Incr
edibly-rare-1933-British-penny-coin-set-fetch-world-record-Texas-auction.html

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v19n30.html

… and the one which should appear later today:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v19n31.html


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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 ================================================================
Shakeshafte:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36897552

Benighted:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36922793

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ================================================================
Audio News from Archaeologica:

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-main-menu-cat/audio-news-list/2458-audio-new
s-from-archaeologica-17-july-2016-23-july-2016

The July edition of Strata: Portraits of Humanity:

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/video-guide/strata-portraits-of-humanity/ 2444-strata-july-2016 ================================================================
OBITUARIES
===============================================================
Ursula Franklin:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-scientist-educator-ursula-frankli
n-remembered-as-global-pioneer/article31112167/?cmpid=rss1

PV Parabrahma Sastry

http://www.telugumirchi.com/en/other-news/eminent-archaeologist-and-historian-passes-
away.html

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CONFERENCES
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Maya at the Playa (September 29-October 2):

http://www.mayaattheplaya.com/registration

Dumbarton Oaks Annual Symposium (October 7-8):

http://www.doaks.org/research/pre-columbian/scholarly-activities/sacred-matter-animism
-and-authority-in-the-pre-columbian-americas

6th Rye Medieval Academic Conference (October 22):

https://sussexpast.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Rye-conf-poster.pdf ================================================================
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:

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