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Another feature pondering the fate of controversial monuments:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/statue-wars-the-problem-with-explaining-controversial-monuments

Reactions to the 1776 Report:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/01/19/1776-report-historians-trump/

Comparing the French Third Republic to the post-Trump US:

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/01/france-america-donald-trump/617729/

Hoping for the end of Trump-Shakespeare comparisons:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/theater/trump-shakespeare-comparisons.html

Pondering whether the US Constitution was pro-slavery:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/review/james-oakes-the-crooked-path-to-abolition.html

On the actors in Bridgerton:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/theater/bridgerton-theater-colorblind-casting.html

On changes to plantation tours:

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2021/0115/Plantation-tours-bypass-the-big-house-to-focus-on-the-enslaved

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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Catalpa Rescue:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/catalpa-rescue-escape-australia-perth/index.html
https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/

Handbags:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210119-the-extraordinary-handbags-that-are-both-fashion-and-art
https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/bags

Berbice slave uprising:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/22/dutch-exhibition-offers-new-insight-into-berbice-slave-uprising

A 19th century carriage 'gifted' to the Egyptian Post Museum:

https://egyptindependent.com/ministry-of-tourism-and-antiquities-gifts-egyptian-post-museum-antique-1870s-carriage/

Feature on the ceiling of Egypt's Coptic Museum:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/96703/Artistic-paintings-in-ceiling-of-Coptic-Museum-depicting-daily-life

A high quality Roman glass vessel is going on display at the Aberystwyth museum:

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/aberystwyth-museum-to-display-a-rare-roman-glass-vessel/
https://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/19024724.ceredigion-museum-exhibit-unique-archaeological-find-countys-roman-villa/

On the Prado's efforts to include more women artists:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-01-20/la-reordenacion-del-museo-del-prado-acabara-con-la-exclusion-de-mujeres-artistas.html

The Antiquarium at Pompeii has reopened:

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/culture/2021/01/20/pompeii-reopens-antiquarium-with-jewels-gold-and-casts_377721e2-58ed-4a59-9924-b16f3a48c289.html

The Rijksmeum has put more than 700 000 paintings online:

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/01/21/over-700000-paintings-from-the-rijksmuseum-online-copyright-free/

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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ================================================================
A 'previously unseen' Manet painting of a dog is coming to auction:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jan/21/previously-unseen-dog-painting-by-manet-to-be-sold-at-paris-auction

A Henry III gold coin is coming to auction:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/482/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/482/pub/482/page/15/article/124621

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THE TECHY SIDE
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What a very high resolution pic of 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' reveals:

https://www.engadget.com/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-10-gigapixel-133003372.html

Another feature on what we learn from tooth tartar:

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/tooth-tartar-drug-use

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TOURISTY THINGS ================================================================
'Hidden Gems' of Egypt:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/6/96540/5-Hidden-Gems-In-Egypt-To-Be-Explored

Luxor:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/32/97/398904/Folk/Street-Smart/In-Photos-Tracing-the-sun-in-Luxor.aspx

Tel Aviv:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tel-aviv-painted-tiles

Bodrum:

https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/bodrums-historical-walls-to-serve-tourism-161725
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/ancient-walls-of-bodrums-halicarnassus-to-solidify-citys-identity

Medieval cities:

https://mymodernmet.com/cities-from-medieval-times/ ================================================================
PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ================================================================
Pondering whether Bach was a pioneer:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/arts/music/karl-richter-bach-music.html

More reviews/reactions to 'The Dig':

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/movies/the-dig-carey-mulligan-ralph-fiennes.html
https://entertainment.ie/tv/on-demand/the-dig-review-netflix-472088/ https://www.catholicnews.com/the-dig/

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CRIME BEAT
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An apparently-not-known-it-was-stolen 500 years bp copy of the Salvator Mundi was found in a Naples cupboard:

https://www.livescience.com/da-vinci-stolen-painting-covid.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55719685 https://www.cnn.com/style/article/salvator-mundi-leonardo-da-vinci-copy-found/index.html

A penitent thief returned 200 ancient coins (some fake) to the Paestum museum:

https://www.thelocal.it/20210121/remorseful-thief-returns-stolen-ancient-coins-to-italian-museum
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-coins-returned-after-italy-church-confession-161834
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/21/ancient-coins-returned-after-italy-church-confession
https://www.ilmattino.it/salerno/si_confessa_restituisce_monete_antiche_paestum-5715492.html

On the provenance issues with the Gilgamesh Dream tablet:

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/problems-provenance-gilgamesh-dream-tablet

Pondering potential effects of recent US legislation on criminal schemes in the art market:

https://intpolicydigest.org/2021/01/21/is-the-curtain-coming-down-on-criminal-schemes-in-the-art-market/

... and in case you missed the legislation:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/defense-act-extends-anti-money-laundering-requirements-to-antiquities-market-11611311401

More on the arrest of that major looter (A French national living in Belgium):

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/01/22/archeological/

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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 ================================================================
Some stolen icons were returned to Greece from Lebanon:

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2021/01/20/stolen-icons-to-return-to-greece/ https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/01/20/stolen-icons-greece-lebanon/

Belgian authorities returned a Roman statue stolen in 2011:

https://art-crime.blogspot.com/2021/01/restitution-belgian-authorities-hand.html

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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on some Roman aurei from Karanis:

https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey-coin-blog/2021/01/20/aurei-in-egypt-karanis-hoard-4/

Feature on images of Egyptian deities on ancient coins:

https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/images-and-symbols-of-egyptian-gods-on-ancient-coins/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n03.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v24/club_nbs_esylum_v24n04.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Mary Catherine Bateson:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/books/mary-catherine-bateson-dead.html

Sinclair Hood:

https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/01/20/sinclair-hood-passes-away-103/

Wiktor Andrzej Daszewski:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2021/01/21/obituary-for-polish-professor-dr-wiktor-andrzej-daszewski/

David Gitlitz:

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/david-gitlitz-78-scholar-of-sephardic-jewish-history-656344
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS ================================================================
Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3019-audio-news-from-archaeologica-january-10-through-january-16-2021

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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 ================================================================
Archaeosoup:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Archaeos0up?feature=watch

Archaeology Podcast Network:

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