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Four intact bouquets of flowers found in a tunnel at Teotihuacan:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/61993 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9891095/Bouquets-flowers-left-offerings-gods-1800-years-ago-Teotihuacan-pyramid.html

Study suggests the Chinchorro culture was dealing with arsenic issues:

https://www.elmostrador.cl/cultura/2021/08/10/contaminacion-por-arsenico-habria-sido-clave-en-momificacion-de-cultura-chinchorro/

Feature on the role of the Tlaxcaltecs in the fall of the Aztec empire:

https://blog.oup.com/2021/08/native-conquistadors-the-role-of-tlaxcala-in-the-fall-of-the-aztec-empire/

... and their position today:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/13/mexico-tlaxcala-aztec-empire-anniversary

Assorted items marking the 500th anniversary of the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish:

https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-08-09/the-conquest-of-mexico-under-question-500-years-on.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/500-years-spanish-conquest-still-colonial-domination-rcna1660
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-fall-of-the-aztec-empire-what-really-happened-in-the-battle-of
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/500-years-spanish-conquest-still-colonial-domination-rcna1660

... including Mexico's building of a replica Aztec temple:

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/mexico-builds-replica-aztec-temple-to-mark-500-years-since-spanish-conquest/46861006

Feature on Peru's Incan rope bridges:

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/inca-rope-bridge/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/perus-incan-rope-bridges-are-hanging-by-a-thread

Feature on the Mayan ruins at Tulum:

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexicolife/tulums-ruins-offer-glimpses-of-ancient-mayan-religious-life/

More on Machu Picchu being older than previously thought:

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/machu-picchu-09954.html

More on Mayan water purification at Tikal:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210808-the-mayas-ingenious-secret-to-survival
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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 ================================================================
Feature on John Locke:

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/john-locke-philosopher-england-empiricism-b1899345.html

Feature on sheep bone apple scoops:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/antique-apple-scoops

Feature on the 'family tree' of the founder of the Smithsonian:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/new-analysis-reveals-more-details-smithsonian-founders-family-squabble-180978393/

Feature on Ezra Pound's downfall:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/06/books/the-downfall-of-ezra-pound.html

On the idea of 'East vs West':

https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3144560/where-did-idea-east-vs-west-come

Feature on broom makingin Valparaiso:

https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-sabado/noticia/el-ultimo-escobero-de-valparaiso/S54XQFOMUVBEJK3SPTWF5SAQVU/

Feature on how frames are chosen for museum paintings:

https://blogs.getty.edu/iris/whats-in-a-frame/

Feature on Giovanni di Paolo's 'the Fall':

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/interactive/2021/giovanni-di-paolo-creation-of-world-expulsion-from-paradise

Feature/review on the restoration of the Cathedral of Santiago's Portico de la Gloria:

https://elpais.com/espana/galicia/2021-08-09/12-anos-50000-horas-asi-fue-la-resurreccion-del-portico-de-la-gloria.html

Another feature on Napoleon's plundering of European art:

https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2021/0812/Napoleon-plundered-Europe-s-art-to-bring-prestige-home-to-France

On the use of shark teeth as tools or weapons in various cultures:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissacristinamarquez/2021/08/11/how-efficient-were-shark-teeth-as-tools-or-weapons/

Feature on Ludditism:

https://theconversation.com/im-a-luddite-you-should-be-one-too-163172

Feature on the Salvatore Mundi:

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a37294556/the-lost-leonardo-documentary-true-story/

Feature on a Parmigiano Madonna:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/13/arts/design/parmigianino-madonna-of-the-long-neck.html

On the history of tea:

https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/spies-wars-secret-history-tea

Interesting study (via isotopes) of a 17 000 years bp mammoth tusk:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/12/woolly-mammoth-walked-far-enough-circle-earth-twice-study
https://www.wired.com/story/a-mammoth-tusk-reveals-a-woolly-and-unprecedented-tale/
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/world/mammoth-range-tusk-isotopes-scn/index.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02206-1

cf: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/373/6556/806

Review of Ines Newman, *Internment in Britain in 1940*:

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/when-england-doubted-jews-loyalty-book-review-676526

Review of Martin King, *Battlefield Medics*:

https://ricochet.com/1022047/battlefield-medicine-from-ancient-egypt-to-modern-afghanistan/
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CURRENT EVENTS: ================================================================
As might be expected, there are concerns for antiquities in Afghanistan right now:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/taliban-destroyed-afghanistan-ancient-treasures-will-history-repeat-itself

What the humanities will reveal about COVID-19 in the coming years:

https://theconversation.com/plagues-and-classical-history-what-the-humanities-will-tell-us-about-covid-in-years-to-come-165848
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/plagues-classical-history-humanities-tell-132033088.html

Comparing the 'culture war' of the 4th century to today:

https://theconversation.com/a-bitter-culture-war-in-the-fourth-century-shows-we-may-not-be-as-divided-as-we-think-152830

How Newcastle is trying to deal with its statuary etc from the Boer War:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/13/britain-imperial-history-petty-culture-wars-newcastle-boer-war-memorial

Ben Franklin regretted not getting his son inoculated for smallpox:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/08/14/ben-franklin-smallpox-son-vaccine/

OpEd on 'the statue wars':

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/bristol-colston-statue-culture-war-history/619671/

... while down the road from me, a statue of John A MacDonald was torn down during a rally:

https://www.chch.com/sir-john-a-macdonald-statue-is-pulled-down-in-gore-park-after-an-indigenous-unity-rally-was-held/

OpEd on 'Decolonization' at US universities:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/decolonization-coming-to-a-college-near-you/

On the history of wildfires in the US:

https://apps.npr.org/us-wildfires-impact-environment-climate-change/ ================================================================
ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS ================================================================
Feature on how domestication changes animals:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210805-the-animals-changed-by-proximity-to-humans
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Titian:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/arts/design/titian-isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-review.html
https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/08/12/isabella-stewart-gardner-museum-titian-women-myth-power

Gold of the Great Steppe:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/09/golden-history-of-kazakhstans-saka-warrior-people-revealed
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9874997/Saka-artefacts-Kazakhstan-display-Cambridge.html
https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/saka-artefacts-from-kazakhstan-to-go-on-display-at-fitzwilli-9211088/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-ancient-horse-riding-nomads-made-astonishing-art-180978404/

Typewriters:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-57955578

Jewish art from Salzburg:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/arts/Jewish-contribution-salzburg-festival-vienna.html

Fragments of Humanity:

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/new-fragments-of-humanity-exhibition-at-the-timmins-museum-showcases-archaeological-artifacts-from-quebec-1.5547379

Chinatown Los Angeles:

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/3143145/chinatown-los-angeles-memories-my-father-loved

Drinking bowls:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/unique-ancient-drinking-bowls-on-display-at-bogazkale-museum-167019

Quran Manuscripts:

https://www.dawn.com/news/1640518/ancient-quranic-manuscripts-iranian-antiquities-go-on-display

Port City:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/11/tea-sweat-and-whale-poop-museum-sniffs-out-history-of-londons-docks

Guangzhou finds:

http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2021-08-12/detail-ihapxtup7960471.shtml

The National Gallery is behind an upcoming open-air art exhibition:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-58156968

Feature on ANU's Classics Museum:

https://canberraweekly.com.au/anu-classics-museum-brings-the-distant-past-closer-to-us/

On US museums pondering their African collections:

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2021/0809/Whose-art-is-it-US-museums-reexamine-their-African-collections

A virtual Tiananmen Square museum was crowdfunded:

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3143762/virtual-tiananmen-square-museum-crowdfunded-hong-kong-vigil
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
High expectations for a Tudor oak overmantle:

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/staffordshire/stafford/2021/08/08/tudor-artefact-once-destined-for-the-bin-could-reach-5-million-at-auction/

The Bartlett Collection of Ancient Coins is up for auction:

https://coinweek.com/auctions-news/bartlett-collection-of-ancient-coins-now-at-auction-to-benefit-the-ans/

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
Denisovan DNA in the indigenous Philippine population:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/indigenous-people-philippines-denisovan-dna-genetics
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9940-210813-denisovan-dna-philippines

More on what we're learning from/about Middle Eastern genomes:

https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/civilisations/middle-eastern-genomes-fill-historical-gaps/
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CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
The UN is taking the research of paleoclimatologists seriously, it seems:

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1025898341/major-report-warns-climate-change-is-accelerating-and-humans-must-cut-emissions-
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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
St Paul 'cultural route':

https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/08/11/cyprus-greece-and-italy-plan-to-promote-st-paul-cultural-route/

Diyarbakir:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/photographers-at-picturesque-roman-castle-in-turkeys-diyarbakir/news

Ribchester:

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/gallery/beautiful-lancashire-village-filled-ancient-21226273

Vindolanda:

https://www.thetravel.com/what-is-hadrians-wall-and-why-was-it-built/

Jerash:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1230920.shtml http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-08/09/c_1310116441.htm

Roman London:

https://londonist.com/london/things-to-do/roman-london-city-guides-best-walking-tours
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
An Odyssey:

https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2021/08/12/Schenley-ice-rink-Quantum-Theatre-An-Odyssey-2021/stories/202108100138

Hamlet:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/theater/ian-mckellen-hamlet.html

On opera in the 'Wild West':

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/arts/music/opera-sets-leadville.html ================================================================
CRIME BEAT
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Turkish police arrested 92 people for smuggling antiquities to the US:

https://thedailyguardian.net/92-people-arrested-in-turkey-for-smuggling-antiquities-to-the-united-states/

... while this bust of 78 others is possibly a different one:

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/15002-turkey-arrests-78-in-operation-targeting-the-illegal-antiquities-trade

This 'extremely rare greek coin' seems to have been recovered as part of the foregoing:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/extremely-rare-greek-coin-found-in-anti-smuggling-operation-167057

A Florida man arrested for damaging an archaeological site:

https://ecbpublishing.com/arrested-for-excavating-archaeological-site/

I think we mentioned this member of Qatar's ruling family losing their suit against Phoenix Ancient Art:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2021/08/10/qatari-sheikh-loses-battle-over-52m-fake-ancient-artefacts/

Feature on spotting looted antiquities:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/germany-establishes-network-to-fight-the-illegal-trade-in-antiquities

Feature on the role of social media in the illegal antiquities trade:

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/14997-in-the-balkans-online-resources-fuel-the-illegal-antiquities-trade

A followup to the detention of Hassan Rateb for his role in funding illegal digs in Egypt:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/106819/Detention-renewed-for-Egyptian-businessman-Hassan-Rateb-over-funding-excavation

More on that illegal antiquities catch by CPB folks in Kentucky:

https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/aztec-artifacts-skull-intercepted-customs/101-fc061fef-a0d9-4283-a71c-8a711a681792
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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 ================================================================
Egypt has recovered an ancient priest statue from the Netherlands (we might have mentioned this one):

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/egypt-retrieves-ancient-priest-statue-holland

Assorted items stolen from churches in Gokceada are being returned:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/historical-churches-of-gokceada-to-regain-stolen-artifacts/news

Latest on the Benin Bronzes:

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/nightmares-for-looted-benin-artefacts/

... and a related item on how the British stole artifacts from a Nigerian town 80+ years bp:

http://saharareporters.com/2021/08/13/82-year-old-document-reveals-how-british-stole-valuable-artefacts-nigerian-town-ile-ife

More on Australia's returns of items to India (and others that haven't been):

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3144360/australia-returns-indian-antiques-worth-us22-million

More on 17 000 looted items being returned to Iraq:

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/iraq-looted-artefacts-us-repatriation-v1d3625e3
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/08/iraq-recovers-thousands-smuggled-artifacts-national-museum

... and how Hobby Lobby acquired them:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/10/hobby-lobbys-owner-returned-17000-ancient-artifacts-iraq-how-did-he-get-them-first-place/

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NUMISMATICA
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Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n32.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n33.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Donald Kagan:

https://news.yale.edu/2021/08/10/donald-kagan-celebrated-historian-ancient-world-and-revered-teacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/books/donald-kagan-dead.html https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/donald-kagan-leading-neo-conservative-historian-dead-89-79401581
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/08/11/donald-kagan-death-classicist-free-speech-conservative-503846
https://www.thebulwark.com/don-kagan-the-man-the-legend/ https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/donald-kagan-r-i-p/ https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/12/donald-kagan-ohio-state-yale-historian-greece-neo-conservative-dies/8108246002/
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Donald-Kagan-Yale-s-funny-outrageous-16383738.php

Stephen Miller:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1166084/stephen-miller-archaeologist-known-for-work-at-nemea-dies/
https://www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1166189/citizen-miller-into-light/ https://greekreporter.com/2021/08/11/archaeologist-stephen-miller-nemean-games-revival-father-dies/
https://news.gtp.gr/2021/08/11/greece-expresses-sorrow-for-philhellene-archaeologist-stephen-millers-death/
https://neoskosmos.com/en/207237/vale-stephen-miller-ancient-nemea-archaeologist-and-philhellene/
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/08/12/hellenism-loses-a-friend-with-the-death-of-stephen-miller/

Sarah Broadie:

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/philosophy/news/title-130913-en.php

Leon Litwack:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/leon-litwack-dead.html

Ying-Shih Yu:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/world/asia/ying-shih-yu-dead.html

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

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3094-audio-news-from-archaeologica-august-1-through-august-8-2021
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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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Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/ ================================================================
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