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explorator 19.37 January 8, 2017 ===============================================================
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan
Astudillo,
Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley, Rick Heli, David
Emery, Richard Campbell, Richard C. Griffiths, Rick Pettigrew, and
Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week (as always hoping I have
left no one out).

Shoutout to all the folks who recognized me and had kind words
for me at the AIA/SCS meeting in Toronto yesterday ... and a
similar shoutout to those I missed! ================================================================
EARLY HOMINIDS
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On ‘open sourcing’ studies of early humans:

http://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/open-sourcing-lucy-the-worlds-most-famous-fossil/


Study suggests no link between brain size and tooth size in human
development:

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-evolution-brain-tooth-size-linked.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170102155013.htm http://www.archaeology.org/news/5182-170105-evolution-brain-teeth

Searching for more sources for Neanderthal DNA:

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/04/507543208/dust-to-dust-scientists-find-dna-of-human-ancestors-in-cave-floor-dirt

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5179-170104-cave-dust-dna

More on cannibal Neanderthals:

http://phys.org/news/2016-12-caves-neanderthals-cannibals.html http://artdaily.com/news/92811/Researchers-find-grisly-evidence-that-proves-Neanderthals-were-cannibals


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AFRICA
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Looking at sites in Burkina Faso associated with the Kurumba people:

http://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news,412553,the-first-polish-archaeological-research-project-in-burkina-faso.html

http://www.archaeology.org/5183-170105-africa-burkina-faso

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT ================================================================

Rethinking Egyptian pot burials:

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-egyptian-pot-burials-were-not-just-poor

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5180-170104-egypt-pot-burials

Tourists are kind of scarce in Egypt right now:

http://artdaily.com/news/92824/With-tourists-scarce--Egypt-struggles-to-maintain-heritage


Artifacts in mosques need more security:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/43/254318/Heritage/Islamic/Tight-security-measures-needed-to-protect-artefact.aspx


I think we mentioned this agreement between the ministries of antiquities
and tourism:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/254449/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Ministries-of-antiquities-and-tourism-sign-coopera.aspx


Feature on ancient Egyptian toiletries:

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2017/01/02/The-beauty-secrets-that-once-swept-Ancient-Egypt.html


An important Roman road excavation is revealing interesting things about Jerusalem prior to the Revolt:

http://forward.com/news/358875/did-completion-of-jerusalem-boulevard-spark-jewish-revolt-against-romans/


http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-1.762348

Some hikers in the Judean Hills found an etching of a seven-branch menorah
and a cross:

http://www.antiquities.org.il/Article_eng.aspx?sec_id=25&subj_id=240&id=4242

http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/History/Pages/default.aspx http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/222679 http://www.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-hikers-find-rare-2nd-temple-era-etchings-of-menorah-and-cross/

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/hikers-discover-engravings-of-menorah-and-cross-in-judaean-lowlands-water-cistern/2017/01/03/

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Hikers-find-Second-Temple-period-engravings-of-menorah-in-Judean-Shephelah-cistern-477320

http://forward.com/news/israel/358898/hanukkah-hikers-stumble-onto-2-500-year-old-menorah-etchings/

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-hikers-menorah-etched-cave-walls.html https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/01/04/hanukkah-related-archaeology-finds-continue-with-discovery-of-ancient-menorah-engraving/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ancient-cross-menorah-carvings-found-150700178.html

http://www.livescience.com/57371-ancient-carvings-of-menorah-and-cross.html http://www.archaeology.org/news/5174-170103-israel-menorah-carving

Latest in the Temple Mount saga (this one is weird):

http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/358970/archeologist-kickd-off-temple-mount-for-calling-it-temple-mount/

http://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-guards-try-to-boot-guide-for-saying-temple-mount-on-temple-mount/


A roundup of seven archaeological finds in 2016 in Israel:

http://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/analysis/seven-fascinating-discoveries-israeli-archaeologists-made-in-2016/2017/01/03/


A LandMinds’ dicussion of BAR’s selection of top ten archaeological finds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebkHXetloHk

Feature on some cuneiform tablets in Creighton’s law library:

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/667136/?sc=c52

Pitts will be digging at Tel Shimron:

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/pitts-benjamin-gordon-excavate-israels-tel-shimron


The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul is being restored:

http://www.dailysabah.com/history/2017/01/04/basilica-cistern-set-for-comprehensive-restoration


Hype for a documentary on Geobeklitepe:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/documentary-depicts-ancient-gobeklitepe-as-idol-center-from-abrahamic-age.aspx?PageID=238&NID=108168&NewsCatID=375


More on that Jericho skull facial reconstruction:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/jericho-skull-neolithic-facial-reconstruction-archaeology-british-museum/

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/06/arts/jericho-skull-reconstruction-british-museum/index.html
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/the_jericho_skull.aspx

Spinoff from ISIL’s activities … the market for fake antiquities in Syria
is apparently booming:

http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-syria-fake-antiquities-2016-story.html


More on NImrud:

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-devastated-militants-year-old-city-left.html http://www.ctpost.com/news/science/article/A-3-000-year-old-city-wrecked-by-militants-left-10839130.php

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/turning-iraq-history-to-rubble-leaving-the-mess-to-looters/article_76821ff6-3398-5fba-a438-f50e4b6342e7.html

More on Agatha Christie and Nimrud:

http://www.salon.com/2017/01/06/agatha-christie-helped-in-uncovering-iraqs-ancient-nimrud/

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-agatha-christie-uncovering-iraq-ancient.html

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS) ================================================================
This one seems a bit confused but deals with a project to recreate Aeneas’ voyage and a recipe for garum (with a strange date attached):

http://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2017/01/03/3000-year-old-recipe-resurrected-as-archaeologists-uncover-ancient-city-of-antandrus-in-turkey


A Bronze Age ‘calendar rock’ from Gela (not sure about the dating on this one):

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2017/01/04/prehistoric-calendar-rock-found-in-gela_363b1cae-c3af-4bc2-b099-d9946949a80e.html

http://www.thelocal.it/20170105/calendar-6000bc-discovered-gela-italy-archaeology

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ancient-italian-stonehenge-accidentally-discovered-by-friends-a7515651.html

http://www.livescience.com/57396-ancient-stonehenge-like-calendar-rock-discovered.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5181-170105-neolithic-holed-rock

Latest from the agora in Laodicea:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/sacred-agora-unearthed-in-laodicea.aspx?pageID=238&nid=108030&NewsCatID=375


A roundup of some of the recent finds at Paphos (these overlap):

http://cyprus-mail.com/2017/01/02/archaeologists-uncover-secrets-ancient-palace-tomb/

http://famagusta-gazette.com/archaeological-dig-in-kouklia-reveals-ancient-rampart-p37936-69.htm


Also from Paphos … some crushed murex shells:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5175-170103-cyprus-paphos-rampart

Plans to open the Aeneas Heroon to the public:

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2017/01/05/mythical-heroon-of-aeneas-site-to-open_3e6b5c30-27c3-4aa0-8d9d-d5861796e483.html


Nice feature on the Griffin Warrior tomb:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/golden-warrior-greek-tomb-exposes-roots-western-civilization-180961441/


… cf: http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=24466

On lupinar frescoes being open to the public:

http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/21939-pompeii%E2%80%99s-2000-year-old-pornographic-frescoes-turned-into-tourist-attraction.html


Feature on the Roman villa at Druce Farm:

https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/druce-farm-villa-luxury-living-in-roman-dorset.htm


A (Byzantine?) glass furnace from Metropolis:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/glass-furnace-unearthed-in-metropolis-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=108129&NewsCatID=375


Another feature on the (late) mosaics at Urfa Castle (and elsewhere):

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mosaics-reveal-ancient-styles-in-turkeys-southeast.aspx?pageID=238&nid=108077&NewsCatID=375


An interview with Eric Adler about his book:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/01/06/author-discusses-his-new-book-state-classics

Contrasting Trump and Cicero:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/cicero-used-to-be-boring-with-trump-around-hes-breathtaking/2017/01/04/02043c1e-d2a3-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html


What Michele Renee Salzman is up to:

https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/42060


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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland) ================================================================
Studying the Beaker folk who lived in the area near Aberdeen:

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14998059.New_study_sheds_light_on_mystery_of_Aberdeenshire__39_s_Beaker_people/


Evidence of a 17th century defensive ditch from Newark:

http://www.nottinghampost.com/historic-ditch-unearthed-during-water-works-in-newark/story-30025324-detail/story.html


Interesting account of someone purchasing land in the search for the lost
city of Trellech:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38510806 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/03/lost-city-of-trellech-uk-archaeologist-stuart-wilson-defies-sceptics

https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2017/jan/03/history-fan-finds-medieval-city-after-spending-his-life-savings-on-welsh-field-video

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/trellech-ancient-medieval-city-found-discover-stuart-wilson-england-wales-border-monmouthshire-a7508591.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/03/man-used-life-savings-buy-field-discovers-ruins-entire-lost/


Poking around a 19th century doctor’s surgery in Holyhead:

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/holyhead-archaeologists-dig-mystery-behind-12412412


Finds from various periods from Gloucester Cathedral:

http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/roman-coins-and-500-year-old-beads-found-under-gloucester-cathedral-during-project-pilgrim-dig/story-30038018-detail/story.html


Feature on the Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project:

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/01/2017/ben-lawers-an-archaeological-landscape-in-time


Feature on the Rillaton cup:

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/the-mystery-of-the-priceless-3-000-year-old-gold-cup-unearthed-near-plymouth/story-30035875-detail/story.html


Top five finds by UK ‘amateur archaeologists’:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/top-five-amazing-treasure-finds-amateur-uk-archaeologists/

Latest in the search for Gwydir Castle’s ‘missing room’:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-38512748 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/06/couple-plea-find-missing-room-welsh-castle/

Seven best hoards from Yorkshire:

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/our-yorkshire/heritage/seven-best-archeological-hoards-found-in-yorkshire-1-8314692


Restoring a Tudor bedroom:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jan/02/va-returns-tudor-bedroom-to-original-sizergh-castle-setting


Hype for a BBC documentary focussing on tunnels beneath Naples:

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/04/tunnels-naples-bbc-documentary-michael-scott-italys-invisible-cities


More on the Lascaux replica:

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-artificial-cave-students-ancient-art.html http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/02/507549682/next-to-the-original-france-replicates-prehistoric-cave-paintings

More on the Black Sea shipwrecks:

http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/uconn-professor-takes-part-in-monumental-shipwreck-find/article_7ccdfe7c-c30c-11e6-935a-53ce18f4d28b.html



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http://archaeology-in-europe.blogspot.com/

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ================================================================
Not sure if we mentioned this 2300 years bp sword find from Henan:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/ancient-sword-china-discovered-2300-years-old-shiny-archaeologists-chinese-henan-warring-states-a7511101.html

http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=283784&CatID=13&Type=Home&GType=1

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2541899/incredible-moment-chinese-archaeologists-dig-up-a-2300-year-old-sword-and-discover-its-still-sharp-enough-to-kill-you/

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/01/04/ancient-but-still-shiny-2300-year-old-sword-found-in-china.html

Remains of a 2000 years bp settlement near Shenyang are being excavated:

http://indianexpress.com/article/world/2000-year-old-city-found-in-china-4465054/


A 900 years bp mural tomb from Shanxi:

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-01/05/content_27864978.htm http://www.archaeology.org/news/5177-170104-china-shanxi-murals

Rethinking when the Tibetan plateau was settled:

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-high-altitude-settlement-tibet.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/uow-rsn010517.php http://www.nature.com/news/hunters-lived-on-tibetan-plateau-thousands-of-years-earlier-than-thought-1.21255
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/golden-warrior-greek-tomb-exposes-roots-western-civilization-180961441/

http://www.livescience.com/57403-humans-inhabited-tibet-mountains-earlier-than-thought.html

http://www.livescience.com/57390-chusang-tibet-hand-and-footprints.html http://www.archaeology.org/news/5184-170106-tibet-fossilized-footprint

A cache of silver from Sichuan (I think we’ll be hearing more about this):

https://beijingtoday.com.cn/2017/01/sunken-silver-found-sichuan-waters/

Finds from various periods and places at Kollam Port:

http://english.cri.cn/12394/2017/01/08/2281s949248.htm

Evidence of winemaking in Japan, 400 years bp:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/ku-hdr010617.php https://scienmag.com/historical-documents-reveal-evidence-of-japanese-winemaking-400-year-ago/

Feature on the Zhiyuan shipwreck:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2017-01/03/content_40028024.htm

Interesting heritage preservation story from Shanxi:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lovers-shanxi-saved-chinas-ancient-architectural-treasures-before-lost-forever-180961424/


Summarizing the year for heritage in India:

http://www.siasat.com/news/2016-saw-3-unesco-listings-return-stolen-antiquities-1100497/


Dating aboriginal petroglyphs:

http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/radiocarbon-dates-australian-aboriginal-rock-art-04464.html?utm_content=bufferbec39&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer


Review of Beer, *House of the Dead*:

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/books/review/house-of-dead-daniel-beer.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbooks&_r=0



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http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/

New Zealand Archaeology eNews:

http://nzarchaeology.blogspot.co.nz/index.html ================================================================
NORTH AMERICA
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Earliest hard-paste porcelain found in North America from Philadelphia:

http://www.phillyvoice.com/holy-grail-ceramics-found-archaeological-dig-philly/

http://artdaily.com/news/92828/Holy-grail-of-American-ceramics-discovered-in-Philadelphia


Colonial cannon from North Carolina:

http://portcitydaily.com/2017/01/05/archaeologists-say-cannon-discovered-in-cape-fear-river-could-date-from-the-early-1700s-and-there-may-be-more-out-there/

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5178-170104-north-carolina-cannon

Feature on evidence of slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
residence:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2017/01/first-president-slave-owner?fsrc=rss


Rising sea levels cause concerns for sites in Louisiana:

http://newsok.com/louisiana-history-washes-away-as-sea-levels-rise-land-sinks/article/5533214?custom_click=rss

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/04/505320391/louisiana-history-washes-away-as-sea-levels-rise-land-sinks


Honours for Alice P. Wright:

http://www.news.appstate.edu/2017/01/04/alice-wright/

Review(ish) on ‘colonial cocktails’:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/01/03/507536826/a-survival-guide-to-colonial-cocktails-so-you-dont-die-drinking-them


Looking at presidential portraits:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/arts/design/the-best-and-worst-presidential-portraits.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fdesign


On preserving New York’s documents:

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/nyregion/new-york-documents-archives-records.html


Review of Pomfret, *The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom*:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/books/review/beautiful-country-middle-kingdom-john-pomfret.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbooks


Review of Hood, *In Pursuit of Privilege*:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/nyregion/tracing-the-blue-blood-of-new-yorks-elite.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbooks



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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ================================================================
Feature on the find of the ‘City of the Monkey God’ in Honduras:

http://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-04/finding-long-lost-city-monkey-god-dense-honduras-jungle

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/08/lost-city-of-the-monkey-god-fascinating/

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/curse-of-the-lost-city-of-the-monkey-god/


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Ancient MesoAmerica News:

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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST ================================================================
Some predictions on big archaeology stories to come this year:

http://www.livescience.com/57375-archaeology-stories-to-watch-in-2017.html

Feature on the UNC archaeology lab:

http://www.heraldsun.com/news/for-unc-archaeology-lab-time-brings-change/article_c47a30e2-d464-11e6-8948-fb120024423a.html


Marking Luther’s 500th anniversary:

http://www.dw.com/en/luther-2017-in-germany/av-36944688

Feature on ‘architectural recycling’:

http://theconversation.com/reinventing-heritage-buildings-isnt-new-at-all-the-ancients-did-it-too-70053


Suggestion the Titanic had other issues:

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/world/europe/titanic-coal-fire-iceberg.html

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/04/508242179/titantic-documentary-suggests-engine-room-fire-led-to-sinking

Marking the 125th anniversary of Tolkien’s birth:

http://www.dw.com/en/jrr-tolkien-celebrating-an-unusual-life/a-36988803

Feature on the ‘ancestor’ of the peanut:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/12/29/506603462/the-lost-ancestral-peanut-of-the-south-is-revived?sc=17&f=1007


Interesting feature on Ring Lardner:

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/31/507595363/lost-journalism-revisits-the-golden-age-of-ring-lardner?sc=17&f=1008


More on that bargain art acquisition by Poland:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/arts/design/poland-buys-czartoryski-family-art-collection.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fdesign


On the beginning of ‘mardi gras season’:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/06/the-obscure-origins-of-american-mardi-gras-which-begins-today/


On Chinese art and Bambi:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170103-the-island-paradise-with-a-magic-bell



Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/ ================================================================
MUSEUM MATTERS
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Egyptian Mummies:

http://www.altmedia.net.au/egyptian-mummies-exploring-ancient-lives/121385

Time and Cosmos in Greco Roman Antiquity:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-and-cosmos-in-greco-roman-antiquity-review-sundials-and-stargazing-1483474769


Roman Cavalry:

http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/the-cavalry-is-coming-as-exhibition-celebrates-lives-of-roman-soldiers-1-8321555


French Diplomacy:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38320567

First Jewish Americans:

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/01/arts/a-secret-jew-the-new-world-a-lost-book-mystery-solved.html

http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/first-jewish-americans-freedom-and-culture-new-world


Plenty of interesting exhibitions in Hull:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-38496063

Attendance at the Louvre was down this year:

http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/louvre-attendance-falls-as-tourists-stay-away-from-paris/


A guide to the Met:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/03/arts/design/culture-make-the-most-of-the-met.html


An Etruscan Museum opens in Milan:

http://www.primapaginachiusi.it/2017/01/nuovo-museo-etrusco-milano-lo-dirigera-larcheologo-chiusino-giulio-paolucci/



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THE TECHY SIDE
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On ‘space archaeology’:

http://www.livescience.com/57364-archaeological-sites-discovered-from-space.html


The Plain of Jars gets the virtual reality treatment:

http://www.livescience.com/57395-plain-of-jars-burial-site-in-virtual-reality.html


A surprise in a mummy xray (not sure how new this is):

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2543734/egyptian-relic-experts-thought-was-a-dead-bird-turns-out-to-be-a-lot-more-sinister/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ancient-plain-jars-burial-recreated-154100191.html


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ON THE DNA FRONT ================================================================
DNA studies trace the Irish potato blight to South America:

http://www.livescience.com/57363-irish-potato-blight-originated-in-south-america.html

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5176-170103-potato-blight-strain


Dienekes' Anthropology Blog:

http://dienekes.blogspot.ca/ ================================================================
TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
Peru:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/south-america/86535033/A-trip-into-Perus-past


Lake Bled Island Church:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170103-the-island-paradise-with-a-magic-bell



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CRIME BEAT
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Six Islamic era lamps were stolen from a Cairo mosque:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/43/254276/Heritage/Islamic/Six-Islamic-lamps-stolen-from-AlRefai-mosque-near-.aspx

Latest Anonymous Swiss Collector Culture Crime News:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2017/01/culture-crime-news-26-december-2016-1-january-2017.html

Nice feature on some of the folks tracking down stolen antiquities:

http://www.gulf-times.com/story/526939/Art-detectives-help-bring-back-antiquities-stolen-



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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Online Greek Coinage project:

http://www.greekcoinage.org/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v20n01.html

… and the one which should appear later today:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v20n02.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 ================================================================
Pondering the Mikado:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/arts/music/review-gilbert-and-sullivan-the-mikado.html?rref=collection%2Fspotlightcollection%2Fclassical-music-reviews


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

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-main-menu-cat/audio-news-list/2537-audio-news-from-archaeologica-25-december-2016-31-december-2016
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OBITUARIES
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One of the last surviving Shakers:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/03/508100617/one-of-the-last-shakers-dies

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/04/one-of-the-shakers-last-three-members-died-monday-the-storied-sect-is-verging-on-extinction/

Joyce Appleby:

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/books/joyce-appleby-historian-of-capitalism-and-american-identity-is-dead-at-87.html


Arthur Cash:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/books/arthur-cash-dead-laurence-sterne-biographer.html



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CONFERENCES
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Canada Before Confederation: Early Exploration and Mapping (Nov. 2017)

https://independent.academia.edu/ConferenceCanadabeforeConfederationEarlyMappingandExploration14981763

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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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