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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-24/rio-tinto-s-destruction-of-australian-stonehenge-sparks-reform?leadSource=uverify%20wall
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NORTH AMERICA
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The 175 years bp wreck of the Phoenix located off the shore of Sheboygan:

https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2022/11/21/smokestack-phoenix-shipwreck-great-lakes-discovered-off-sheboygan-shore/69627692007/

Feature on a dig at the Town Creek Indian Mound site in North Carolina:

https://www.wunc.org/2022-11-18/archaeologists-carefully-dig-for-history-at-town-creek-indian-mound

Feature on archaeological research being done at a 15th century CE village site in Tazewell County (Illinois):

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2022/11/25/archaeologists-study-a-native-american-village-in-tazewell-county/69670375007/

More on human remains from the Battle of Camden site:

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-11-20/revolutionary-war-remains-camden-south-carolina-8130182.html
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/archaeologists-unearth-soldiers-killed-in-battle-of-camden/145190

More on the 600 years bp English coin found in Newfoundland:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-did-a-600-year-old-gold-coin-minted-under-henry-vi-end-up-in-newfoundland-180981177/

More on the 23 000 years bp (maybe ... possibly younger) footprints from White Sands National Park:

https://uwm.edu/news/alum-helps-uncover-oldest-ever-human-footprints-discovered-in-north-america/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/new-research-questions-dating-of-ice-age-footprints-in-north-america/145212

Interview with Hopi archaeologist Lyle Balenquah:

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/11/23/science-moab-exploring-ancestral-lands-in-the-southwest/

Interview with Stephen Crowley about his personal archaeological collection:

https://the-peak.ca/2022/11/stephen-crowley-opens-up-about-his-archeological-collection/

Feature/review on Ohio's Native Americans during the Ice Age:

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/columns/2022/11/27/archaelogists-should-dig-deeper-to-uncover-more-about-ancient-culture/69671122007/

Feature on the Besh-Ba-Gowah site in Arizona:

https://tucson.com/news/retrotucson/archaeologist-irene-vickrey-excavated-ancient-site-besh-ba-gowah-copy/article_03fedf4e-6931-11ed-adf2-ab492a7bea72.html

Feature on five ancient cities in North (and central) America:

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2022/11/these-5-ancient-cities-once-ruled-north-america-what-happened-to-them

Feature on Apache historian Alfonso Borrego's questioning of 'official accounts' of assorted genocidal claims:

https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-11-26/apache-historian-questions-official-narratives-how-is-it-possible-that-120-soldiers-cut-off-the-feet-of-8000-of-our-brave-indigenous-people.html

Feature on Kelly Yacobucci Farquhar's work as an historian in upstate New York:

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Montgomery-County-historian-finds-surprises-and-17597967.php

A project to digitally preserve residential school sites in Canada:

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/witnesses-to-history-survivors-u-of-c-researchers-partner-to-digitally-preserve-residential-school-sites
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA ============================================================
Plenty of interesting conclusions from the find of 1700 years bp spider monkey remains at Teotihuacan:

https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/11/21/1700-year-old-spider-monkey-remains-discovered-teotihuacan-mexico
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-year-old-spider-monkey-earliest-evidence.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221121215736.htm https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/art-of-diplomacy-in-ancient-maya-spider-monkey-was-important-gift
https://www.science.org/content/article/sacrificed-monkey-suggests-peaceful-ties-between-ancient-mesoamerican-powers
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/spider-monkeys-remains-ancient-diplomacy-maya-mexico
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-bones-suggest-maya-befriended-neighbors-with-a-sacrificial-spider-monkey
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/spider-monkey-skeleton-shows-the-risks-of-ancient-maya-diplomacy/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65737 https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/23/1700-year-old-spider-monkey-remains-discovered-in-teotihuacan/
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/archaeologists-find-evidence-of-gift-diplomacy-between-teotihuacan-and-the-maya/145304
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1700-year-old-monkey-skeleton-suggests-diplomatic-ties-between-mesoamerican-powers-180981178/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/10996-221123-mexico-spider-monkey

cf: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2212431119

A 1000 years bp 'mural' was rediscovered after 'falling into obscurity' a century ago:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/24/ancient-mural-rediscovered-peru-archaeology-huaca-pintada

Ritual offerings from the ongoing work at the Templo Mayor in Mexico City:

https://www.dailysabah.com/life/history/unearthed-ritual-offerings-shed-light-on-mysterious-aztec-culture
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11464673/In-Mexico-Aztec-dig-sets-new-records-royal-mystery-deepens.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/24/archeologists-discover-array-of-aztec-artefacts-under-mexico-city

Evidence of remains of a Maya settlement at Oxkutzcab:

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/11/archaeologists-uncover-evidence-of-maya-town-at-oxkutzcab-municipality/145292

Deforestation is destroying pre-Columbian Amazon sites:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/amazon-deforestation-bolivia-lost-civilization
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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 ============================================================
Cyril of Alexandria's commentary on Hebrews has been found and translated:

https://aleteia.org/2022/11/25/cyril-of-alexandrias-lost-work-is-found-and-translated/

Feature on recreating a 5000 years bp style beer:

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221120-report-yemens-stolen-artefacts-auctioned-off-in-us-other-countries/

Feature on sweet potato pie in the 17th century:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65723

Feature on Mahua:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221121-mahua-the-indian-liquor-the-british-banned

Feature on archaeologists and guns:

https://www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/1198535/when-archaeologists-swap-trowels-for-guns/

Not sure where to put this item on someone who wants to donate an early Christian manuscript he acquired in the 80s:

https://www.enidnews.com/news/state/local-man-seeks-to-donate-ancient-greek-manuscript/article_6d6e64f2-9fce-533a-9afd-36f3e88ee52b.html

Feature on astrology and art through the centuries:

https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/astrology-art-history-1234646387/

Feature on Charlemagne:

https://www.livescience.com/charlemagne-emperor-of-europe

Feature/reviewish on Baba Yaga:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-all

Researchers have 'cracked' Charles V's secret code:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-emperor-charles-secret-code-centuries.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63757443 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/24/emperor-charles-vs-secret-code-cracked-after-five-centuries
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/emperor-charles-vs-secret-code-cracked-after-5-centuries-3550589

Plans for a replica of William the Conquerors warship:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/25/french-team-build-replica-william-conqueror-warship

Feature on moving a very heavy Renaissance altar:

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65733

Feature on humans destroying the natural world throughout history:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/25/cop15-humans-v-nature-our-long-and-destructive-journey-to-the-age-of-extinction-aoe

Review of an edition of Henry James, *The Aspern Papers and Other Tales*:

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-aspern-papers-and-other-tales-henry-james-book-review-elizabeth-lowry/

Review of James Vincent, *Beyond Measure*:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/books/review/beyond-measure-james-vincent.html
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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On the history of Thanksgiving (various spins):

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/video/tv/the-history-of-thanksgiving https://greekreporter.com/2022/11/24/the-roots-of-thanksgiving-in-ancient-greece/
https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-723225 https://theconversation.com/how-medieval-catholic-traditions-of-thanksgiving-prayers-and-feasting-shaped-the-protestant-celebration-of-plymouths-pilgrims-194409

A history of ancient ball games:

https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2022-11-24/ty-article/a-brief-history-of-ball-games/00000184-a8d5-d5b3-a3f5-afd53c010000

... and the origins of soccer/football:

https://www.newsweek.com/world-cup-ancient-china-brief-history-soccer-1761891

Feature on Advent in various cultures:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/advent-traditions-world/index.html

Latest item on Russia looting art from museums in Kherson:

https://www.wionews.com/world/ukraine-accuses-russia-of-looting-priceless-art-from-museum-in-kherson-536169
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/russian-forces-steal-priceless-ukrainian-artwork-during-occupation-of-kherson

Namibia pulled down a German colonial officer's statue in Windhoek:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63728105

Germany raided the homes of some art/climate protestors:

https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-raid-homes-over-last-generation-art-protest/a-63868664
https://www.dw.com/en/climate-activists-target-elbphilharmonie/a-63871012

On the difficulties art museums have with protestors:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/24/arts/design/climate-protests-museums.html

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LANGUAGE RELATED
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Study suggests genes and language don't necessarily match up:

https://arkeonews.net/a-new-study-says-genes-and-languages-arent-always-together/
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/24/genes-and-tongues-are-not-always-tied-together/

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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Pharaoh Superstars:

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/480295.aspx

Gender and Space:

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3200369/night-we-heard-women-prisoners-wailing-exhibition-explores-hong-kong-history-female-perspective

Stoke Lyne Roman coin hoard:

https://news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/roman-coin-hoard-bicester-library/ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/huge-roman-coin-hoard-display-160000247.html

Eleusis:

https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-on/exhibitions/impressions-of-greece/the-mysterious-site-of-eleusis.html

Lives of the Gods:

https://news.yale.edu/2022/11/22/lives-gods-met-exhibition-maya-art-guided-yale-scholarship

Ancient Measurement:

https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/events/glance-into-ancient-measurement-with-pera-museums-new-exhibition

Antiquity and America:

https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2022/11/museum-of-arts-antiquity-and-america-and-how-eighteenth--and-nineteenth-century-americans-of-all-races,-classes,-and-genders-looked-to-the-ancient-mediterranean-for-inspiration.html

The Penn Museum has renovated its Eastern Mediterranean Gallery:

https://whyy.org/articles/penn-museum-eastern-mediterranean-gallery-opening-philadelphia/

Feature on the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum:

https://e.vnexpress.net/photo/places/hue-museum-a-treasure-house-of-nguyen-dynasty-antiques-4538533.html

Feature on the International African American Museum soon to open in Charleston:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20221120-in-charleston-a-museum-2300-years-in-the-making

cf: https://iaamuseum.org/

Fort Ticonderoga has acquired a number of items to mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution:

https://www.wamc.org/news/2022-11-21/ft-ticonderoga-acquires-major-collection-as-it-prepares-for-250th-anniversary-of-american-revolution

A new archaeological museum will be built in Sparti:

https://news.gtp.gr/2022/11/23/new-archaeological-museum-in-sparti-gets-green-light/

Feature on the Met's Egyptian collection:

https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/120864/New-York%E2%80%99s-Metropolitan-Museum-houses-Egyptian-artifacts-collected-over-35

The Wellcome Collection has closed its Medicine Man medical history gallery:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11474111/Fury-bosses-axe-museums-racist-sexist-ableist-medical-history-display.html
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED ============================================================
Big bucks for a watch from the Titanic:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-63690010

Christie's cancelled the auction of a questionable TRex skeleton:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/21/christies-cancels-t-rex-skeleton-auction-after-doubts-raised

A Charles Darwin autograph is expected to fetch a high price:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63741207

Mexico isn't happy with European auctions of pre-Hispanic artifacts:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/11/21/mexico-condemns-europe-auctions-archaeological-artefacts

A Bronzino is coming to auction:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/arts/design/bronzino-portrait-ilse-hesselberger.html

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ON THE DNA FRONT
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Using DNA to try to connect Columbus to Spanish Galicia rather than Genoa:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/galician-exhumed-bones-columbus-spain
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Facial reconstructions of some Etruscan folk (Italian):

https://www.maremmaoggi.net/gli-etruschi-erano-bellissimi-lincredibile-ricostruzione-del-volto/

30 facial reconstructions, most of which we've mentioned at some point:

https://www.livescience.com/gallery-of-reconstructions

More on that 'vampire' facial reconstruction:

https://mymodernmet.com/john-barber-vampire-reconstruction/ ============================================================
CLIMATE MATTERS
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Latest item to be revealed by drought from the Mississippi is the fossil of a lion (date?):

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/drought-reveals-rare-american-lion-fossil-in-dried-up-mississippi-river-180981166/

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Verulamium:

https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/whats-on/verulamium-st-albans-park-rich-7823908

St Etheldreda's Church:

https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-church-hearkens-back-to-pre-reformation-england.html

Palaces in Genoa:

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/genoa-rolli-palaces/index.html

Poxila:

https://yucatanmagazine.com/poxila-is-the-most-impressive-maya-ruin-you-have-probably-never-heard-of/

German pyramids:

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-land-of-pyramids/g-62193371

Latest tourist behaving badly climbed the Kuklkan pyramid at Chichen Itza:

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/tourist-mayan-temple-angry-locals-b2231207.html
https://metro.co.uk/2022/11/23/mob-throws-water-at-tourist-and-demands-her-sacrifice-after-she-climbed-temple-17812131/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11456605/Female-tourist-pelted-water-bottles-climbing-El-Castillo-Mayan-temple-Mexico.html
https://yucatanmagazine.com/tourists-boo-rule-breaker-who-climbed-chichen-itzas-famous-kukulkan-pyramid/
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/chichen-itza-visitor-faces-angry-mob-after-illegally-climbing-kukulcan-pyramid/
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED ============================================================
Trojan Women:

https://hyperallergic.com/782114/korean-musical-traditions-meet-greek-tragedy-in-trojan-women/

Antigone:

https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/theater-review/apartheid-and-antigone/

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TV/DOCUMENTARY HYPISH THINGS ============================================================
More reviews/responses to Ancient Apocalypse:

https://phys.org/news/2022-11-netflix-ancient-apocalypse-graham-hancock.html https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/23/ancient-apocalypse-is-the-most-dangerous-show-on-netflix
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/27/atlantis-lost-civilisation-fake-news-netflix-ancient-apocalypse
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/interview/119921/megalithic_malta_lost_city_atlantis_anthony_bonanno#.Y3yrnqRyYwA
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fishy-netflix-atlantis-show-archaeology-ggkwjzqfs
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CRIME BEAT
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Theft of a 450+ gold Celtic coins from a museum in Germany:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/hoard-of-450-celtic-gold-coins-worth-1138m-stolen-from-museum-in-germany
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63734933 https://apnews.com/article/europe-germany-munich-3df895007322d5feed2dec8563a51d90
https://apnews.com/article/travel-europe-germany-e6bb0cdbd6f161fb3212c0fb1171a34a
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/24/1139145514/gone-in-9-minutes-how-a-celtic-gold-heist-unfolded-in-germany
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/celtic-coins-theft-bavaria-museum/index.html https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-723219 https://www.brusselstimes.com/327139/a-film-worthy-robbery-celtic-gold-stolen-in-9-minutes
https://rmx.news/article/germany-millions-of-euros-of-celtic-gold-stolen-during-massive-heist-in-bavarian-museum/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/celtic-coins-stolen-manching-museum-1234647794/
https://arkeonews.net/483-celtic-gold-coins-worth-several-million-euros-stolen-from-german-museum/
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/65751 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-celtic-coins-worth-millions-stolen-from-german-museum-180981186/

A master forger wanted by French police can't be found:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/11/16/suspected-mastermind-behind-old-master-fake-scandal-giuliano-ruffini-is-on-the-run-from-police-sources-say

A Parisian gallery owner is off to jail over a Picasso:

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gallery-owners-sentenced-to-jail-time-after-stolen-picasso-scandal-1234647518/

A pair of metal detectorists charged with detecting at the protected site of Cunetio:

https://www.wiltshire.police.uk/news/wiltshire/news/2022/november-2022/two-men-summoned-to-court-for-illegal-metal-detecting/
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/23151106.wiltshire-men-accused-illegally-metal-detecting-ancient-roman-town/

Police seized a collection of finds on display at the Banca Popolare di Bari:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hiding-plain-sight-artefacts-seized-display-italian-bank-2022-11-25/
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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 ============================================================
Feature on assorted stolen artifacts in the British Museum:

https://glasgowguardian.co.uk/2022/11/24/returning-the-uks-stolen-artefacts/

Turkey put some recently-returned-from-the-US items on display:

https://www.gulf-times.com/story/615620/turkey-displays-pieces-of-ancient-mosaics-returned-from-us

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NUMISMATICA
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Latest e-Sylum:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n47.html

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

http://www.coinbooks.org/v25/club_nbs_esylum_v25n48.html ------------------------

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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OBITUARIES
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Ross Thomas:

https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/23138120.death-brading-roman-villa-trustee-archaeologist-dr-ross-thomas/
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sadness-death-brading-roman-villa-091026076.html https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2022/11/24/archaeologist-ross-iain-thomas-passed-away/

Kate Smith:

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/people/2022/11/obituary-kate-smith-1971-2022/

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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

https://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-guide/audio-news/3220-audio-news-from-archaeologica-november-13th-through-the-19th-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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