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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Tantra:
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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
A study of corn DNA is shedding light on its domestication over the past 9000 years:
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CLIMATE MATTERS ================================================================
Climate change is being implicated in the demise of Central Asian river civilizations, not Genghis Khan:
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CRIME BEAT
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A French metal detectorist was arrested with 27 000+ artifacts:
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REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY ================================================================
A statue of Cybele was repatriated to Turkey and has gone on display:
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on provenances of ancient coins:
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