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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ================================================================
Possible evidence of Tikal by Teotihuacan in the 4th century CE (not sure how new this is):

https://www.science.org/content/article/astounding-new-finds-suggest-ancient-empire-may-be-hiding-plain-sight

I think we've mentioned the mystery of the Wari's water issues:

https://www.science.org/content/article/shrewd-water-use-helped-south-america-s-first-empire-thrive-so-why-did-drought-destroy

... and this evidence from the Morelos neighbourhood of Mexico City of cultural resistance to the Spanish conquest:

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/archaeologists-identify-evidence-of-cultural-resistance-to-spanish-conquest/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/09/evidence-of-cultural-resistance-by-indigenous-groups-after-spanish-conquest-of-tlatelolco/141310

More on that 2000 years bp bouquet (and other items) found beneath the Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuacan:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/below-pyramid-treasure-trove-sheds-new-light-ancient-mexican-rites-2149991
https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/riches-of-artifacts-under-pyramid-reveals-ancient-mexican-culture/news
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/below-a-pyramid-a-treasure-trove-sheds-new-light-on-ancient-mexican-rites-167579

More on the burials of violence victims in the Atacama Desert dating to 1000 BCE:

https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/civilisations/battered-skulls-of-ancient-farmers-reveal-violent-conflicts/
https://www.sciencealert.com/brutal-wounds-of-the-dead-speak-of-ancient-violence-in-the-driest-desert-on-earth
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9974-210903-chile-violence-farmers

cf: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027841652100057X

More on the 16th century Codex Telleriano-Remensis and its depiction of earthquakes:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aztec-code-earthquakes-pictograms-180978534/

Feature on the Choquequilla Inca Huaca:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/the-choquequilla-inca-huaca/141171
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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 'all the rapes in the Met Museum':

https://hyperallergic.com/673046/what-every-sexual-assault-depicted-at-the-met-museum-tells-us-about-rape-culture/

Feature on the archaeological artifacts that survived 9/11:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-archaeological-treasures-that-survived-911

The Vinland Map is a fake:

https://news.yale.edu/2021/09/01/analysis-unlocks-secret-vinland-map-its-fake

Manuscript fragments from Bristol appear to tell an early version of the Merlin story:

https://phys.org/news/2021-09-bristol-manuscript-fragments-famous-merlin.html

They've figured out the exact date when Tsar Boris Godunov was born:

https://phys.org/news/2021-08-scholars-tsar-boris-godunov-exact.html

Ireland's population is the highest it's been since 1851:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58399880 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/31/ireland-population-surpasses-5m-for-first-time-since-1851

On the history of tattoos:

https://theconversation.com/tattoos-have-a-long-history-going-back-to-the-ancient-world-and-also-to-colonialism-165584

... similar:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-ancient-art-of-tattooing

Michelangelo was pretty short by today's standards:

https://www.livescience.com/michelangelo-very-short-shoes-reveal.html

cf: https://doi.org/10.26720/anthro.20.02.25.1

Pondering Van Gogh's Wheatfield with Crows:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/van-gogh-s-mysterious-wheatfield-with-crows-what-does-it-really-mean

David's painting of Lavoisier and his wife was originally different, apparently:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jacques-louis-david-portrait-once-carried-entirely-different-meaning-conservators-find-180978564/

Review of a book on Luisa Roldan:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/review/digging-deeper-into-luisa-roldan

On DH Lawrence as the father of modern travel writing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/best-travel-books-lawrence-etruscan-places/2021/09/02/082d93ea-0761-11ec-a266-7c7fe02fa374_story.html

On how PIccadilly Circus got its name:

https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/very-strange-400-year-old-21479570

On Yiddish words still used in German:

https://www.dw.com/en/yiddish-words-still-common-in-the-german-language/a-59075130

On whether we should rename the Pythagorean Theorem:

https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/pythagorean-theorem-renamed-thalean-theorem

On Jefferson's hopes (maybe) for his university in the South:

https://aeon.co/essays/did-jefferson-believe-that-his-university-would-reform-the-south

Feature on cities buried by volcanoes:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2021/08/ancient-cities-buried-by-volcanoes/141147

Feature on 'lost' cities:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/forgotten-historical-lost-cities/

Feature on women explorers:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210825-in-the-steps-of-historys-forgotten-female-explorers

Vintage photos of Paris:

https://www.elle.com/life-love/g37431108/vintage-paris-photos/

Feature on Varanasi:

https://aeon.co/essays/can-enlightenment-still-be-found-on-the-banks-of-the-ganges

On Galileo's experiments with the inclined plane:

https://elpais.com/ciencia/2021-09-03/el-plano-inclinado-de-galileo.html

On the origin of churros:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3147120/did-churros-beloved-spain-and-portugal-come-china-where-fried

Feature on some Arabic poetry:

https://psyche.co/ideas/the-meaning-of-cowardly-dogs-and-other-puzzles-of-arabic-poetry

A project to recreate an 18th century voyage from Sweden to China:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/gotheborg-ii-ship-sweden-asia-intl-hnk/index.html

Review of Andrew Kaufman, *The Gambler Wife*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/books/review/the-gambler-wife-andrew-d-kaufman.html

On UNESCO and World Heritage Site success:

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3145563/why-unesco-can-do-little-prevent-world-heritage
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CURRENT EVENTS: ================================================================
Comparing some medieval pregnancy laws to Texas' recent efforts:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/pregnancy-laws-medieval-europe-how-they-compare-to-texas-abortion-law.html

The Bank of England removed art of leaders associated with the slave trade:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/world/europe/bank-england-slavery-art.html

West Point put up a monument honouring Buffalo Soldiers:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/08/31/west-point-buffalo-soldiers-statue/

Feature and modern parallels with George Schiffler:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/ashli-babbitt-martyrdom-capitol-riot-death-explained.html

Some Labour history (US):

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/04/1033177379/labor-day-history-triangle-shirtwaste-factory-fire-patco-strike

Concerns for an ancient Buddhist city on top of a copper reserve in Afghanistan:

https://theartnewspaper.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2b93c36d5d680004a859c739e&id=004015c4d7&e=45a385133d

On the west as the rebirth of the Persian Empire:

https://www.thearticle.com/from-thermopylae-to-kabul-why-the-west-is-now-the-persian-empire-reborn

How the Maori are reclaiming ancestral lands:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/01/unstoppable-movement-how-new-zealands-maori-are-reclaiming-land-with-occupations

Controversy over the revamp of India's Jallianwala Bagh memorial:

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3147315/disney-fied-revamp-indias-jallianwala-bagh-memorial-sparks

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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Kallos:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/08/31/%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82-the-ultimate-beauty/

Drinking With the Gods:

https://www.apollo-magazine.com/wine-greek-gods-bordeaux/

Max Stern:

https://www.dw.com/en/controversial-max-stern-art-exhibition-starts/a-58251037

Tenochtilan:

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/archaeological-windows-exhibition-displays-relics-of-mexica-capital/

Titian:

https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/09/titians-six-mythological-paintings-the-show-of-the-year/

Dacians and Romans:

https://actmedia.eu/daily/madrid-to-host-archaeological-treasures-from-romania.-dacian-and-roman-roots-exhibition/93867

Paolo Veneziano:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/paolo-venziano-painter-getty-exhibit/2021/08/27/2f39bd78-04ec-11ec-8c3f-3526f81b233b_story.html

A donor has given a major collection of artefacts (where are they from?) to the Trimontium Museum:

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/donor-shares-incredible-collection-of-artefacts-with-new-museum-of-roman-invasion-of-scotland-3366029

How a museum saved items from Hurricane Ida:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/1811-kid-ory-museum-hurricane-ida-trnd/index.html

cf: https://www.1811kidoryhistorichouse.com/

.... but there was damage at the Whitney Plantation Museum:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hurricane-ida-damages-whitney-plantation-180978577/

On museums that are refusing money from the Sacklers:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/09/01/here-are-the-major-museums-that-refuse-the-sackler-money-though-some-keep-the-name-up/

Florida is getting a museum dedicated to the Arts and Crafts Movement:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/arts-and-crafts-movement-gets-a-dedicated-museum-in-st-petersburg-florida

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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
Paintings by some of India's 'forgotten masters' are coming to auction:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/aug/29/forgotten-masters-auction-shines-light-on-indias-overlooked-artists

Big bucks for the gun that killed Billy the Kid:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/62109

High expectations for a medieval Hebrew prayer book:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/02/medieval-hebrew-prayer-book-expected-to-fetch-up-to-6m-at-auction

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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
DNA is shedding light on the origins of the first Scandinavians:

https://norwaytoday.info/culture/ancient-dna-sheds-light-on-the-mysterious-origins-of-the-first-scandinavians/

More on that genome study and its implications of Central European prehistory:

https://www.shh.mpg.de/2038011/papac-central-european-history?c=1935799 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/08/30/central-european-prehistory-was-highly-dynamic/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/9963-210830-bohemia-genome-migration ================================================================
THE TECHY SIDE
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Latest facial reconstruction project is assorted Greek philosophers and the like:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/08/29/the-real-face-of-aristotle-artist-reconstructs-famous-ancient-greeks/

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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Milos Catacombs:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/08/29/milos-catacombs-mark-the-rich-history-of-the-island/

Paris Catacombs:

https://www.thetravel.com/how-to-see-the-paris-catacombs/

Roman Catacombs:

https://www.thetravel.com/which-roman-catacombs-to-visit/

Taranto:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/taranto-italy-tourism/index.html

Mount Athos:

https://neoskosmos.com/en/208775/mount-athos-the-autonomous-monastic-republic-of-the-holy-mountain/

Greek Monasteries:

https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/05/here-are-10-must-see-greek-monasteries/

Kyrenia:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/09/05/kyrenia-ancient-greek-colony-libya/

Rome:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rome-walking-tour-try-seeing-the-city-through-its-obelisks
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
Feature on Vikingur Olafsson:

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2021/09/03/1026695986/vikingur-olafsson-wants-to-change-your-mind-about-mozart

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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ================================================================
Review of a movie about Botero:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3146848/botero-movie-review-depth-documentary-colombian-artist
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CRIME BEAT
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Norway seized a number of Mesopotamian items from the Shoyen Collection which belong to Iraq, apparently:

https://phys.org/news/2021-09-ancient-mesopotamian-artifacts-seized-norway.html http://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/norway-seizes-ancient-artifacts-reported-by-iraqi-authorities-1.1647542
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/ancient-mesopotamian-artefacts-norway-b1913730.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/trove-missing-ancient-mesopotamian-artefacts-found-norway-2021-09-03/

A theft of assorted things from Kuda Sithulpawwa:

https://www.dailymirror.lk/latest_news/Treasure-hunters-broke-into-Kuda-Sithulpawwa-treasures-stolen-Archaeology-Dept-Head/342-219460

A man in Pella was arrested for possession of ancient objects:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/09/01/pella-arrested-ancient-objects/

More arrests in the Green Room heist:

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033584344/german-prosecutors-charge-6-over-spectacular-jewelry-heist

More on the Sadigh Gallery bust:

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-egyptian-antiquities-fake-20210831-xxhxmgzydjhz3c52kg53qftwae-story.html

... and some interesting backstory:

https://dailyiowan.com/2021/09/02/decades-long-scheme-exposed-university-of-iowa-professor-and-grad-student-uncover-forged-antiquities/
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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 ================================================================
Background to the recovery of the looted Agios Anastasios Royal doors:

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/the-story-behind-the-looted-agios-anastasios-royal-doors/

Switzerland returned items to Iran:

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/464367/Prehistorical-artworks-repatriated-from-Switzerland-to-go-on

More on the US returning things to Pakistan:

https://www.occrp.org/en/27-ccwatch/cc-watch-briefs/15087-u-s-returns-trove-of-looted-antiquities-to-pakistan

Oped on Benin Bronzes ownership issues:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/should-the-british-museum-return-its-benin-bronzes-

Not sure if this settlement with Max Liebermann's heirs goes in this section or not:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/arts/design/max-liebermann-nazi-settlement.html
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NUMISMATICA
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Conference highlights relating to Roman provincial coinage:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinage-in-the-roman-provinces-ans-conference-highlights-part-3/

Feature on depiction of weapons on ancient coins:

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

Using coin inscriptions to study 'happiness' among the Romans:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/107450/Ancient-inscriptions-on-antique-coins-highlight-concept-of-happiness-among

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n35.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n36.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Maurice Taieb:

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/maurice-taieb-geologist-who-discovered-lucy-site-dies-at-86-69134

David Rudkin:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/aug/30/david-rudkin-obituary

Robert Ritner:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-robert-ritner-obituary-20210831-3vxkvfhpibbvjp6ckv6sie7e6y-story.html

Sarah Broadie:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/people/sarah-broadie-1941-2021

Mikis Theodorakis:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58419832

Ernst-Ludwig Schwander:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/09/03/professor-ernst-ludwig-schwandner-has-died/

Ernst van de Wetering:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/03/arts/ernst-van-de-wetering-dead.html

Robert Middlekauff:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/books/robert-middlekauff-dead.html

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

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3099-audio-news-from-archaeologica-august-22-through-august-28-2021
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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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http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch

Archaeology Podcast Network:

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