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https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/02/unmsm-archaeologists-uncover-sacrificial-mummies/142815
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/02/ancient-mummies-of-children-likely.html
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/02/18/the-mummies-of-six-likely-sacrificed-children-were-found-in-peru/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10366-220215-peru-mummified-remains

Not sure about this Peruvian skull with a metal implant:

https://www.livescience.com/cone-shaped-peru-skull-metal-implant

More on Colombian plans to recover the wreck of the San Jose:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/02/colombia-eyes-200-tonnes-of-galleon-gold.html

More on evidence of Wari use of hallucinogens from the Quilcapampa site in Peru:

https://www.livescience.com/wari-hallucinogen-to-keep-followers-loyal http://www.archaeology.org/news/10365-220215-peru-quilcapampa-vilca

Feature on the Joya de Ceren site in El Salvador:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/02/joya-de-ceren-the-pompeii-of-el-salvador/142807

Reviewish of Stephen Houston (ed), * A Maya Universe in Stone*:

https://www.apollo-magazine.com/mayan-sculpture-laxtunish-dana-lamb/

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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 ============================================================
Some French art profs are calling on social media types to stop censoring art:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10529549/French-art-chiefs-tell-tech-giants-end-ludicrous-censoring-nude-masterpieces.html

Feature on mermaids and mermen:

https://www.livescience.com/39882-mermaid.html

Not sure where to put this one on the 100 year-old travelogue of the first 'modern' woman to walk Hadrian's Wall:

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/jessie-mothersole-woman-hadrians-wall-22955060

The Netherlands has acquired Rembrandt's 'The Standard Bearer':

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63360

Interesting study of Baroque-era marble sculpture (a skull by Bernini):

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-forensic-anthropological-analysis-baroque-period-marble.html
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/63383

Study suggests some 90% of manuscripts relating to medieval chivalry and heroism have been lost:

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-medieval-chivalry-heroism-manuscripts-lost.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220217141326.htm http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/885/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/885/pub/885/page/29/article/274295
http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/887/reader/reader.html?social#!preferred/0/package/887/pub/887/page/68/article/274782
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/medieval-lost-books-archaeology-statistics https://www.archaeology.org/news/10370-220218-europe-medieval-literature

A 300 years bp 'hair embroidered' linen sheet is going on display:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-60352831

cf: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0268117X.2022.2033639

How an explosion on a warship led to the marriage of President John Tyler:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/14/uss-princeton-john-tyler/

Feature on Jenner's vaccination garden shed:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220213-britains-miraculous-life-saving-garden-shed

Feature on the US and the bald eagle:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/bald-eagle-america-history-jack-e-davis/621311/

Feature on metaphysics in ancient Indian texts:

https://psyche.co/ideas/ancient-indian-texts-reveal-the-liberating-power-of-metaphysics

A poem written by Mary, Queen of Scots (and a prayer book) is going on display:

https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/885/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/885/pub/885/page/28/article/274286
https://www.hillingdontimes.co.uk/news/national/19933615.prayer-book-poem-handwritten-mary-queen-scots-go-show/

Identifying the folks behind the Piltdown Man hoax:

https://mg.co.za/opinion/2022-02-18-three-suspects-behind-the-piltdown-man-fossil-hoax/

Victor Nuovo's latest:

https://www.addisonindependent.com/2022/02/17/victor-nuovo-death-and-immortality/

Feature on Margaret Mead:

https://www.sapiens.org/culture/margaret-mead-different-futures/

History of the quadratic formula:

https://bigthink.com/hard-science/quadratic-formula-history/

Latest in the search for the Endurance:

https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/researchers-evidence-ernest-shackleton-endurance
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60352606 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/19/climate/antarctic-shackleton-search.html

Feature on what archaeologists learn from soils:

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/community/dig-it-every-layer-is-a-story-centuries-old-5072492

Research suggests dancer Sergei Diaghilev was not a very nice person:

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/feb/20/diaghilev-and-me-ballets-russes-stars-diaries-reveal-how-the-maestro-was-also-a-monster
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Who ancient Greeks blamed for the plague of Athens:

https://theconversation.com/the-ancient-greeks-also-lived-through-a-plague-and-they-too-blamed-their-leaders-for-their-suffering-176182

Identifying slave owners in Congress:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/slaveowners-congress-post-readers-names/

Mexico's Purepecha people knocked down assorted statues which were put up in 1995:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexicos-indigenous-purepecha-knock-statues-spanish-colonial-era-priest-rcna16281

Pondering how pandemics in medieval Europe changed work practices:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexicos-indigenous-purepecha-knock-statues-spanish-colonial-era-priest-rcna16281

Feature on St Valentine:

https://menafn.com/1103688378/The-history-of-Valentines-Day-Who-was-St-Valentine-Why-do-we-celebrate-Valentines-Day&source=30

... and the purported Roman origins of the day:

https://www.ijpr.org/history/2022-02-14/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day

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LANGUAGE RELATED
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On the etymology of 'god':

https://blog.oup.com/2022/02/religious-terminology-the-etymology-of-god/?

The last native speaker of the Childean indigenous language Yamana has died:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/17/yamana-chilean-indigenous-language-vanishes-native-speaker-dies
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/19/americas/chile-indigenous-language-native-speaker-dies-intl-scli/index.html
https://elpais.com/sociedad/2022-02-17/muere-en-chile-cristina-calderon-la-ultima-hablante-del-idioma-yagan.html

Feature on language death, with a focus on Akkadian:

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2022/02/language-death-akkadian

Feature on the role of written language in 'complex' societies:

https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2022/02/writing-is-not-present-in-all-complex.html
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Plenty of items stemming from the Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum ... first general reviews:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/feb/15/the-world-of-stonehenge-review-british-museum
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-world-of-stonehenge-review-an-astonishing-array-of-treasures-s89bmkrvz
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-60417615 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10511297/British-Museum-unveils-treasures-centre-new-World-Stonehenge-exhibition.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhibitions/the-world-of-stonehenge-british-museum-review-seahenge-b982510.html
https://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/data/882/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/882/pub/882/page/76/article/273749
https://www.rfi.fr/en/british-museum-exhibition-traces-rise-and-fall-of-stonehenge
https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-02-17/el-british-museum-levanta-un-stonehenge-comprensible-sin-druidas-y-conectado-con-europa-en-la-mayor-exposicion-de-la-historia-sobre-el-monumento.html
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-02-18/the-british-museums-stonehenge-exhibition-an-accessible-comprehensive-guide-albeit-with-no-druids.html
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/stonehenge-british-museum-exhibition-scn/index.html
https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/19931687.issue-day-secrets-stonehenge/ https://www.dw.com/en/exhibition-the-world-of-stonehenge/g-60809146 https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/02/15/blockbuster-british-museum-exhibition-will-roll-away-mysteries-surrounding-stonehenge
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/entertainment/article/Stonehenge-through-the-ages-Exhibit-brings-16920552.php
https://www.rawstory.com/british-museum-exhibition-traces-rise-and-fall-of-stonehenge/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/stupendous-the-world-of-stonehenge-at-the-british-museum-reviewed

... then some artifacts like Europe's first prosthetic limb:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/14/europes-oldest-prosthetic-limb-lethal-weapon-bronze-hand-displayed/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10514401/Europes-oldest-prosthetic-limb-display-new-Stonehenge-exhibition.html

... a bulla from Shropshire:

https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/19922766.british-museum-unveils-stonehenge-exhibition-shropshire-bulla/

... wooden figures with stone eyes from Yorkshire:

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/mysterious-wooden-figures-found-in-yorkshire-ditch-shown-at-british-museum-3573044

... and a feature on how Stonehenge was built:

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/how-was-stonehenge-built/

... and its origins:

https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/a-new-story-for-stonehenge

... and purpose:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/arts/design/stonehenge-british-museum.html

... and something on Seahenge:

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/you-know-about-stonehenge-but-have-you-heard-about-seahenge-20220216-p59wsl.html

... and OpEds:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/16/the-guardian-view-on-stonehenge-a-dynamic-monument
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-world-of-stonehenge-is-a-monument-to-our-european-roots-0n89238ww

... and concerns about BP's involvement in the BM:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/20/stonehenge-glories-tarnished-british-museum-oil-giant-backer

Pompeii erotic art:

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2022/02/15/pompeii-show-to-focus-on-erotic-art_0ac7e7a7-8afd-43cd-a7f7-7150fa4951a8.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pompeii-reveals-all-about-ancient-love-for-erotic-art-2p8f58xh9
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10529597/Ancient-Romes-fascination-nudity-lovemaking-celebrated-exhibition.html

Ancient Theatre:

https://www.thenationalherald.com/museum-of-cycladic-art-new-archaeological-exhibition-on-ancient-theatre-in-2023/

Sardinia:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/02/16/a-giant-from-sardinia-at-the-archaeological-museum-of-thessaloniki/

MSU in Greece:

https://cal.msu.edu/news/msu-union-art-exhibit-explores-msus-archaeological-excavations-in-greece/

The renovated Archaeological Museum of Larnaca has reopened:

https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/renovated-archaeological-museum-of-larnaca-reopens/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/europe/20220219/e7f8d6497e6247159806d75c7bf542a5/c.html

Rethinking the Neward Holy Stones exhibit:

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2022/02/17/coshocton-museum-no-longer-neutral-newark-holy-stones-origin-story/6797840001/

Egypt's museums were showcasing the ancient Egyptian concept of love for Valentine's Day:

https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/02/14/valentines-day-egypts-museums-showcase-ancient-egyptian-concept-of-love/

New York State Museum is having provenance issues with plenty of Native American items and remains:

https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/State-museum-deems-much-of-its-Native-American-16914659.php

New York's Hispanic Society Museum has reopened:

https://elpais.com/cultura/2022-02-17/la-hispanic-society-reabre-sus-puertas-y-subraya-la-herencia-mestiza-de-espana-e-iberoamerica.html

Feature on Van Gogh in various DC museums:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/17/guide-to-van-gogh-paintings-dc-museums/

The Tate is trying to keep an offensive Rex Whistler mural:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-60406878

I think we mentioned the Yorkshire Museum has acquired the Ryedale Hoard:

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/ryedale-hoard-yorkshire-museum-acquire-incredible-roman-treasures-for-display-3573558

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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
A Rubens 'Portrait of a Lady' is coming to auction in Poland:

https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-europe-poland-painting-b9961bb462466dbeda2b780c10ae9287

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CLIMATE MATTERS
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Study suggests modern ocean rise began in 1863:

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-onset-modern-sea-began.html

cf: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28564-6

Something about decolonizing research to protect heritage threatened by climate change:

https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/02/15/decolonize-research-to-save-heritage-threatened-by-climate-change/
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TOURISTY THINGS
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Hong Kong 'saved' architecture:

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3165678/five-historic-hong-kong-buildings-worth-visit-lantau
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
Beethoven via prison choirs:

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/02/19/1081609788/fidelio-black-lives-matter-opera

A.D. 16:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/02/16/ad-16-musical-olney-theatre-mary-magdalene/

Patagonia:

https://www.elmostrador.cl/dia/2022/02/15/estreno-depatagonia-la-opera-chilena-sobre-el-encuentro-de-la-comunidad-aonikkenk-con-la-tripulacion-de-hernando-de-magallanes/

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CRIME BEAT
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A gag order in that 'Zamalek apartment's antiquities' trial in Egypt:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/461142.aspx

Feature on folks tracking looted antiquities in India:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/17/india-stolen-antiquities/ ----------
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 ============================================================
Two Benin bronzes were returned to a traditional palace in Nigeria:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/19/nigerias-looted-benin-bronzes-returned-to-traditional-palace
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-60451379 https://www.dw.com/en/colonial-era-looted-art-returned-to-nigeria-and-benin/a-60845936
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-looted-benin-bronzes-returned-more-than-century-later-2022-02-19/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-20/nigeria-looted-benin-bronzes-returned-after-more-than-century/100846198

Latest Steinhardt-related return is a Thracian style helmet (the claimed Philip connection has no basis in reality):

https://bg.usembassy.gov/us-embassy-announces-the-return-of-an-ancient-helmet-along-with-a-new-program-to-protect-bulgarian-antiquities-02-11-2022/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/02/14/helmet-likely-belonging-to-philip-of-macedon-returned-to-bulgaria/

Some George Smart paintings stolen seven years ago were recovered:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-60392508

More on Hawaii receiving many ancestral remains from a handful of European museums:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/germany-austria-repatriate-dozens-of-human-skulls-to-hawaii-180979583/
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NUMISMATICA
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Feature on some coins of Antiochus IV:

https://coinweek.com/coin-clubs/antiochus-iv-in-illinois/

Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n07.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n08.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Caroline Wickham-Jones:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/feb/13/caroline-wickham-jones-obituary https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19923094.obituary-caroline-wickham-jones-outstanding-archaeologist-lifelong-love-orkney/
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/obituary-caroline-wickham-jones-outstanding-143959156.html

Martha Sharp Joukowsky:

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2022/02/prof-martha-sharp-joukowsky-beloved-and-renowned-dies-at-85

Neil Faulkner:

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-archaeologist-dr-neil-faulkner-sedgeford-dig-founder-8697688

Karen Border:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/berkshire/name/karen-border-obituary?id=33113925

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3137-audio-news-from-archaeologica-february-6th-through-february-12th-2022

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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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Archaeosoup:

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

Archaeology Podcast Network:

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