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didn't get along well with my Mac this morning.

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EARLY HOMINIDS
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A 400 000 years bp cranium from Portugal:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-year-old-fossil-human-cranium-oldest.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/bu-4fh031017.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170313192729.htm
http://www.livescience.com/58256-hominin-skull-is-likely-neanderthal-relative.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/neanderthal-fossil-discovered-portugal-archaeologists-a7642306.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2017/0314/400-000-year-old-skull-fragment-holds-clues-to-ancient-unified-humanity
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/archaeologists-unearth-400000-year-old-skull-fossil-in-central-portugal/41394
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/36407/20170315/40000-year-old-cranium-portugal-blurs-line-evolution.htm
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/03/2017/400000-year-old-fossil-hominin-cranium-discovered-in-portugal
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5377-170314-portugal-aroeira-skull

Neanderthals in the Po Valley apparently had to deal with leopards:

http://www.livescience.com/58259-leopards-might-have-walked-alongside-neanderthals.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5378-170315-italy-po-plain-leopard

… but they had ‘penicillin’ and painkillers:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2123669-neanderthals-may-have-medicated-with-penicillin-and-painkillers/
http://elpais.com/elpais/2017/03/08/ciencia/1488991377_990681.html

The hominid skull apparently changed along with the change to bipedalism:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-human-skull-evolved-two-legged.html
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170317131200.htm

We mentioned these 105 000 years bp skulls from China:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-skulls-china-scientists-media.html

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AFRICA
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Neolithic petroglyphs near Aswan:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-egyptian-ritual-images-neolithic-period.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uob-eri032217.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322094906.htm
http://www.livescience.com/58394-ancient-egyptian-rock-carvings-discovered.html
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/03/2017/rock-art-from-the-4th-millennium-bc-found-near-aswan
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5403-170324-egypt-neolithic-mask-image

Suggestion that the Sahara Desert is the result of human activity:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/f-dhc031417.php
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-humans-sahara.html
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/03/2017/was-the-sahara-desert-created-by-humans

Petroglyphs in Chad’s Ennedi Caves were defaced:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-39332438
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5392-170321-chad-rock-art

Trying to preserve Libya’s archaeological heritage:

https://www.libyaherald.com/2017/03/24/thinni-looks-to-protect-libyas-archaeological-heritage/

More on finds during metro construction in Algiers:

http://artdaily.com/news/94441/Unearthing-2-000-years-of-history-on-the-site-of-a-planned-metro-station-in-Algiers
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/unearthing-2000-years-of-history-in-central-algiers-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=110789&NewsCatID=375
http://lifestyle.mb.com.ph/2017/03/13/unearthing-2000-years-of-history-in-central-algiers/
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/unearthing-2-000-years-history-central-algiers-044302441.html
https://www.apollo-magazine.com/spectacular-archaeological-remains-discovered-in-algiers/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5370-170313-algiers-metro-station

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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Not sure if we mentioned the massive statue purportedly of Ramses II found
in a Cairo suburb:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-ancient-egyptian-statue-site.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/pharoah-ramses-statue-ancient-egyptian-discovery-cairo-raised-from-ditch-a7627646.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/colossal-statue-egyptian-pharaoh-discovered-161100423.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/03/13/second-part-ancient-egyptian-statue-lifted-from-site/99124520/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2017/mar/13/the-pharaohs-rise-again-ancient-egyptian-statues-unearthed-in-pictures
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Colossus-probably-depicting-pharoah-of-Exodus-found-483943
http://www.timesofisrael.com/mammoth-pharaonic-statues-unearthed-from-muddy-cairo-pit/
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2432812&CategoryId=13936
http://www.dailysabah.com/history/2017/03/15/archaeologists-unearth-more-of-rameses-ii-statue-in-cairo

… which was later identified as Psammetich:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/261102/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Newly-discovered-Matariya-colossus-is-probably-of-.aspx
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/world/middleeast/egypt-cairo-pharaoh-statue-ramses-psamtik.html
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-egyptian-statue-ramses-ii.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-archaeology-idUSKBN16N2RR?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39298218
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170317-3000-year-old-statue-recently-found-in-cairo-might-be-psamtik-i-not-ramses-ii-as-previously-thought/
http://artdaily.com/news/94557/Colossus-found-in-Egypt-may-have-depicted-Psammetich-I
http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/90610981/Egypt-says-ancient-colossus-pulled-from-slum-likely-not-Pharaoh-Ramses-II
http://www.sfgate.com/news/media/Ancient-Egyptian-statue-not-Ramses-II-but-Psamtek-794248.php
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Colossal-statue-found-in-Egypt-likely-mistaken-for-pharaoh-of-Exodus-484474
http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2017/03/17/actualidad/1489752376_188321.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5384-170317-cairo-psammetich-colossus

… and taken to the Egyptian Museum:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/261004/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Royal-convoy-will-transport-huge-statue-from-Matar.aspx
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2017/03/16/ramses-ii-statue-arrives-egyptian-museum-tahrir/

A 4000 years bp tomb from Aswan:

https://egyptianstreets.com/2017/03/22/spanish-archaeologists-discover-unopened-4000-year-old-tomb-in-aswan/

A well-preserved alabaster statue of Tiye from el-Hittan:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/261512/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Archaeologists-unearth-statue-of-Queen-Tiye-in-Egy.aspx
http://www.livescience.com/58401-statue-of-king-tut-grandmother-possibly-discovered.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5399-170323-luxor-queen-tiye

All sorts of foreign missions are operating in Egypt right now:

http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2017/03/16/foreign-missions-financing-excavations-rights-scientific-publishing-ismail/

… and six are resuming underwater excavations:

http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/6-archeological-missions-resume-underwater-excavations-egypt

Not sure where to put this ‘rediscovery’ of a mummy shroud in Scotland:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-39218939
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5401-170324-scotland-mummy-shroud

Feature on a Natufian site in Jordan:

http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/half-million-miniscule-stone-flakes-give-clues-natufian-culture-%E2%80%94-archaeologist

More on that 4000 years bp dolmen from Upper Gallilee:

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/4000-year-old-structure-with-mysterious-engravings-discovered-in-Galilee-483256
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/4000-years-old-mysterious-tomb-with-rock-art-exposed-in-upper-galilee/2017/03/05/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/massive-4000-year-old-boulder-tombs-force-rethink-of-bronze-dark-age/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israeli-experts-mystery-bronze-age-dolmen-174531240.html
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/03/13/second-part-ancient-egyptian-statue-lifted-from-site/99124520/

A small hoard of Byzantine coins found prior to road construction near
Ein Hemed:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/226915
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/1400-year-old-coin-hoard-discovered-in-highway-1-excavations/2017/03/19/
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Article.aspx?id=484582
http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.778202
http://www.timesofisrael.com/hoard-of-coins-from-1400-year-old-byzantine-site-tell-story-of-persian-invasion/
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4937590,00.html
http://www.livescience.com/58342-1400-year-old-coins-israel.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5389-170320-israel-byzantine-coins

Prior to Easter, the IAA opened up its warehouse to the press and was
showing off items which were associated with Jesus to a greater or lesser
degree:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-israeli-warehouse-clues-jesus-life.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israeli-archaeologists-shine-light-life-time-christ-164356077.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/israeli-warehouse-clues-jesus-life-death-46240622
http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-an-israeli-warehouse-clues-about-jesus-life-and-death/
http://www.fredericksburg.com/features/wire/in-an-israeli-warehouse-clues-about-jesus-life-and-death/article_18d3fda7-69c6-5dba-ba36-41efa9af8baf.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/how-did-jesus-live-this-new-israeli-excavation-could-provide-some-clues/2017/03/20/a94bd0d4-0d6a-11e7-b2bb-417e331877d9_story.html
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/religion/archaeological-discoveries-in-the-holy-land-could-provide-clues-on-how-jesus-and-his-followers-lived
http://www.latercera.com/noticia/descubren-objetos-del-siglo-i-permitira-entender-la-vida-la-epoca-jesus/

… and we get news that the Edicule in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has
been restored:

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/03/20/520846214/tomb-of-jesus-is-restored-in-jerusalem
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/21/restoration-jesus-tomb-completed-time-easter/
http://www.dw.com/en/jesus-tomb-site-reopens-after-restoration/a-38063392
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/world/middleeast/tomb-of-jesus-reopens-jerusalem.html
http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/jesus-christs-tomb-resurrected-to-former-glory-after-4-million-makeover/news-story/ff4ba4ba4f6400c4373ce81c79aa9dfe
http://www.jpost.com/Christian-News/Thousands-gather-to-see-restored-site-of-Jesuss-tomb-in-Church-of-the-Holy-Sepulchre-484862
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-39357170

… but there are concerns that the shrine might collapse (?):

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/jesus-christ-tomb-jerusalem-restored-collapse-tunnels/

http://www.livescience.com/58369-shrine-over-jesus-tomb-could-collapse.html

More on that Crusader-era shipwreck:

http://theweek.com/speedreads/686106/archaeologists-discover-treasureladen-shipwreck-from-crusades

More on that Roman villa with all the phallic amulets:

http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.778195

In case you missed it, Jordanian antiquities folk have declared those
‘lead codices’ to be fake:

http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/antiquities-agency-chief-says-jordan-codices-fake
http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2017_03_05_archive.html#3541853932590304956

Concerns for caves near Jerash:

http://www.albawaba.com/business/roadworks-threaten-jordans-ancient-caves-near-jerash-949008

Concerns for underwater artifacts off Israel:

http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/1.777473

Suggestion that the palace ISIL ‘revealed’ beneath the tomb of Jonah might
be the Hanging Gardens of Babylon:

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/03/assyrian-palace-yunus-mosul-iraq.html
http://www.salon.com/2017/03/12/did-isis-inadvertently-uncover-the-secret-to-the-lost-hanging-gardens-of-babylon/

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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Remains of a 2500 years bp Greek palace at Poseidonia:

http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/24145-2-500-years-old-luxurious-greek-palace-uncovered-by-archaeologists-in-ancient-poseidonia.html

The port associated with the Battle of Salamis has been located:

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/03/17/archaeologists-find-position-of-greek-fleet-in-battle-of-salamis-480-bc/
http://www.livescience.com/58358-ancient-harbor-for-greek-battle-found.html

… coincidentally, ‘In Our Time’ was talking about Salamis:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08j99jl

Remains of a second arch of Titus in Rome (actually found a couple years
ago … not sure why it’s suddenly news in the Israel press):

http://forward.com/fast-forward/366412/roman-archaeologists-discover-second-arch-of-titus/
http://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-1.778103

Cf:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11638975/Massive-triumphal-marble-arch-built-by-Romans-to-honour-Emperor-Titus-discovered.html

Remains of a huge Roman temple (apparently) at Falerii Novi:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/radar-on-quad-bike-reveals-lost-temple-rl3n77cd0
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5395-170322-italy-falerii-novi-temple

A Roman camp at Pontrefact:

http://www.hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk/news/archaeologists-discover-new-roman-camp-1-8444842
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-39338956

A Roman bath house from Chester le Street:

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northdurham/chesterlestreet/15167613.Roman_bathhouse_discovered_under_County_Durham_town_residents__39__gardens/
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/bottom-garden-archaeologists-find-2000-year-old-roman-baths-residential-street/

Romans and Huns apparently got along better than we might expect:

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tiller-the-hun-farmers-in-roman-empire-converted-to-hun-lifestyle-and-vice-versa
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-tiller-hun-farmers-roman-empire.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uoc-tth032017.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/p-has031617.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170322143213.htm
http://www.smh.com.au/world/ancient-romans-depicted-huns-as-barbarians-but-their-bones-tell-a-different-story-20170322-gv4bz7
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/03/22/ancient-romans-depicted-huns-as-barbarians-their-bones-tell-a-different-story/
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/03/2017/huns-and-settlers-may-have-co-operated-on-frontier-of-roman-empire

A very interesting terracotta statue from a Crimean bridge construction
site:

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/terracotta-head-found-russia
http://tass.com/society/936787
http://rbth.com/news/2017/03/22/ancient-greek-artifact-unearthed-at-crimean-bridge-construction-site_724658

Concerns for a statue of Cybele from Ordu:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/goddess-statue-2100-year-old-castle-threatened-by-dynamite-in-turkeys-north.aspx?pageID=238&nid=110740&NewsCatID=375

Assorted Ides of March features:

http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/Citizens-beware-the-Ides-of-March-20170315
http://www.sfgate.com/news/media/Here-are-some-facts-about-the-Ides-of-March-792115.php
http://www.ladailypost.com/content/beware-ides-march-warning-all-republics
http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/article138619468.html
http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/15/what-are-the-ides-of-march-and-why-should-we-beware-them-6511222/
http://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/how-to-observe-the-ides-like-a-roman
http://www.italoamericano.org/story/2017-3-16/ides-of-march

… and facts about Julius Caesar:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2017/03/15/5-caesar-facts-to-be-aware-of-on-the-ides-of-march/

Touristy plans for the Titus tunnel:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-tunnel-and-inn-to-become-tourism-spot-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=111066&NewsCatID=375

I thought that lead ingot had already been auctioned off … apparently not
till last week:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39366713
http://www.devonlive.com/marcus-aurelius-ingot-discovered-by-devon-detectorist-could-sell-for-18-000/story-30220826-detail/story.html

… while a Roman bronze ear is coming to auction:

http://www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk/roman-bronze-ear-found-brompton-swale-sold-auction/

That Roman toilet seat from Vindolanda is going on display:

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15174483.Roman_toilet_seats_among_rare_preserved_artefacts_to_be_seen_in_public_for_first_time/

On some fake statuary that fooled the Met for a while:

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/etruscan-forgeries-met-museum-art

On Greek herbal knowledge:

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/03/12/there-is-still-much-to-learn-about-herbs-from-the-ancient-greeks/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/what-the-ancient-greeks-can-teach-us-about-herbs/2017/01/09/ed623706-d36b-11e6-945a-76f69a399dd5_story.html

On immigration and the Aeneid:

http://theconversation.com/in-todays-anti-immigrant-rhetoric-echoes-of-virgils-aeneid-74738

On Greek attitudes toward sex:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/03/21/sex-and-the-constitution-the-ancient-greeks/

We’re hearing (again) about possible Gladiator sequels:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/ridley-scott-gladiator-2-russell-crowe-sxsw-alien-covenant-maximus-a7625911.html

Folks want to study Classics despite the job market:

http://www.statepress.com/article/2017/03/spartcult-spgraphics-asu-classics-graduate-students-face-tough-job-market

The Crosby Garrett helmet is returning to Cumbria:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-39279419
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/15157718.Roman_helmet_to_return_to_Cumbria/
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/spectacular-archaeological-find-roman-north-12748963

What Mike Tueller is up to:

https://asunow.asu.edu/20170314-creativity-ancient-greek-poems-were-original-tweets-says-asu-professor

What Andrew Stewart is up to:

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1703/S00100/beware-of-centaurs-and-others-bearing-rocks.htm

Feature on the Gabii project:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-readers-virtually-explore-italian-archeology.html

On ancient Greek taxes:

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/03/16/how-rich-greeks-once-paid-taxes-back-in-ancient-times/

Greece supposedly made offers to the BM in exchange for the Parthenon
Marbles:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elgin-marbles-greece-calls-for-return-to-help-fight-fascism-parthenon-sculptures-a7626781.html
http://neoskosmos.com/news/en/Greece-offers-recurring-loans-of-archaeological-wonders-in-exchange-for-the-Parthenon-Marbles

… but maybe they didn’t:

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/03/14/no-specific-proposal-made-to-british-museum-on-parthenon-marbles-says-greek-culture-ministry/

In case you want to find out what ancient statue you look like:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/who-your-ancient-statue-doppleganger-180962585/

More on the search for a director for the Colosseum:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39254552

Review of de la Bedoyere, *Praetorian*:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/praetorian-the-rise-and-fall-of-romes-imperial-bodyguard-by-guy-de-la-bedoyere-vrlztttr5

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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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Possible evidence of cannibalism in Spain 10000 years bp:

http://www.livescience.com/58406-mesolithic-humans-were-likely-cannibals.html
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/the-10000-year-old-case-of-the-spanish-cannibals/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5396-170322-spain-mesolithic-cannibalism

Oldest Neolithic site from Cyprus:

http://in-cyprus.com/oldest-settlement-unearthed-at-akanthou-neolithic-site/

I think we had this a while ago … a Viking female burial from Denmark was
apparently born in Norway:

http://cphpost.dk/news/immigration-to-denmark-is-nothing-new-just-ask-the-vikings.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5371-170313-denmark-norway-viking

A ‘sensational’ Viking burial from Denmark:

http://cphpost.dk/news/archeologists-make-sensational-viking-discovery-in-denmark.html

A medieval kiln from Colchester:

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/15148968.Archaeological_dig_reveals_Medieval_pottery_industry_in_north_Colchester/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5376-170314-colchester-medieval-kiln

Remains of Rome’s medieval Jewish cemetery have been found:

https://www.mainejewish.org/jta/1345856
http://www.timesofisrael.com/medieval-jewish-cemetery-uncovered-in-rome/
http://www.jta.org/2017/03/23/news-opinion/world/medieval-jewish-cemetery-uncovered-in-rome
https://www.forbes.com/sites/drsarahbond/2017/03/24/archaeologists-discover-one-of-romes-lost-jewish-cemeteries/

Plans to search for a 16th century grammar school in Aberdeen:

http://www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/ancient-grammar-school-at-aberdeen-university-to-be-unearthed-1-4391452
http://www.archaeology.org/5374-170314-scotland-kings-college

Plans to dig at Newborough Warren (Wales):

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lost-welsh-village-buried-sand-12779136

Poking around Castell Dinas Bran:

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/underground-castle-archaeological-search-underway-12790723

Assorted finds from an Oxford dig:

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/15160465.Ancient_secrets_dug_up_beneath_Oxford_road_reveal_its_hidden_past/

Burials and finds from various periods at a Lincoln bypass construction
site:

http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/archaeologists-find-more-than-150-skeletons-at-lincoln-bypass-dig/story-30218133-detail/story.html

Searching for the remains of Matthew Flinders in London:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/grave-of-explorer-captain-matthew-flinders-to-be-dug-up-to-clear-way-for-rail-project/news-story/2b148ca6e02117f260571592e22fc37a
http://www.smh.com.au/world/dig-underway-for-matthew-flinders-in-old-london-cemetery-20170319-gv1noh
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11821520
http://www.theage.com.au/world/dig-underway-for-matthew-flinders-in-old-london-cemetery-20170319-gv1noh
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/90610544/Hunt-for-Flinders-in-old-London-cemetery

The Swash Channel Shipwreck has been identified as ‘The Fame’:

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/15181641.Revealed__Identity_of_17th_century_ship_wrecked_off_the_Poole_coast/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-39353551
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5402-170324-rudder-swash-channel-wreck

They’re still looking for the owners of that gold found stashed in a
piano:

http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/UK-authorities-seek-owner-of-gold-trove-stashed-11006502.php
https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/hoard-gold-coins-hidden-piano-may-lain-forgotten-first-world-war-tragedy/
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/03/17/Piano-found-to-have-hidden-stash-of-gold-coins-from-1847-1915/5571489768963/

Feature on Madame de Mohl:

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39128908

On St Olav and an Icelandic drinking horn:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170320085453.htm

Latest from the Jorvik Viking Centre:

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15169028.Jorvik_Viking_Centre_bounces_back_from_the_deluge/
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/our-region/north-yorkshire-moors-and-coast/york/culture-clash-as-viking-life-is-relived-in-21st-century-york-1-8448203

… and on the Galloway Viking hoard:

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/decision-day-galloway-viking-hoard-10082123

Feature on the Crossrail finds:

http://www.voanews.com/a/europes-biggest-construction-project-unearths-london-history/3775078.html

Overviewish on the Stonehenge tunnel plans:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170314-stonehenge-the-worlds-most-controversial-construction-site

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Archaeology in Europe Blog:

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

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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2000 years bp reindeer antler armour from Siberia:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5385-170317-siberia-reindeer-armor

I think we mentioned these boat-coffin burials from Sichuan:

http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/ancient-boat-shaped-coffins-dating-back-770-bc-found-sichuan

Interesting 1000 years bp muralled tomb from Datong City:

http://www.livescience.com/58232-ancient-tomb-decorated-with-vibrant-murals-found-in-china.html
http://www.livescience.com/58231-photos-ancient-mural-tomb-china.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ancient-tomb-decorated-vibrant-murals-160800273.html
http://www.latinpost.com/articles/138028/20170314/archaeologists-discovers-ancient-tomb-china-decorated-colorful-murals.htm
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5373-170313-china-datong-city-murals

A massive hoardrde of items that sank in a Sichuan river some 300 years
bp:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/20/c_136141966.htm
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/20/c_136143370.htm
http://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2017/03/20/chinese-archaeologists-discover-huge-underwater-treasure/
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-03/21/content_28627969.htm
http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/chinese-discover-legendary-treasure-buried-in-river-bank/news-story/020d5e022bea4f6c9447be6214254b0d
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5387-170320-china-zhang-xianzhong-treasure

A Han Dynasty ‘pyramid tomb’:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pyramid-tomb-mysterious-china-construction-site-archaeologist-zhengzhou-henan-province-han-dynasty-a7633821.html
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/596846/Mystery-ancient-pyramid-tomb-discovered-China

A female Buddha:

http://telanganatoday.news/man-stumbles-upon-rare-idol-female-buddha

A 17th century European style burial from Taiwan:

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5393-170321-taiwan-spanish-colony

A massive burial capstone from Hyderabad:

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/archaeologists-find-worlds-largest-capstone-in-telangana/1/913278.html
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170317/telangana-archaeologists-discover-huge-relic-from-iron-age.html
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/130317/hyderabad-archaeologists-discover-huge-burial-site-capstone.html
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5398-170323-india-megalithic-capstone

Petroglyphs near Bhopal:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/raisen-district-is-full-of-ancient-rock-paintings/articleshow/57680863.cms

More on finds from various periods being found in Khargone:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mp-50-000-year-old-archaeological-remains-discovered-in-narmada-valley/story-z7nQYgxard3jP0DzS4fLJN.html
http://thehitavada.com/Encyc/2017/3/12/50,000-year-old-350-rare-antiquities-found-in-Khargone.aspx

Colonial artifacts from Fort Cornwallis (Malaysia):

http://www.archaeology.org/5375-170314-malaysia-fort-cornwallis

Finds from Melbourne’s early days:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/treasures-unearthed-dig-reveals-early-melbourne-artefacts/news-story/68b47476d9dc20572d25f3fec08fd1ba

Feature on Angkor Wat:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170309-the-mystery-of-angkor-wat

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Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog:

http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/

New Zealand Archaeology eNews:

http://nzarchaeology.blogspot.co.nz/index.html
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NORTH AMERICA
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A huge polar bear skull from Alaska’s Walapka site:

http://westerndigs.org/giant-skull-found-in-alaska-may-be-evidence-of-elusive-king-polar-bear-experts-say/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5381-170316-polar-bear-skull

Calusa finds from a Florida dig:

http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2017/03/23/pineland-wet-site-dig-yields-rare-calusa-artifacts/99210580/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5397-170323-florida-calusa-midden

Searching for Seminole remains on Egmont Key:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/seminole-tribe-searches-for-remains-of-ancestors-on-egmont-key/2317695

Checking out a Jamestown church:

http://wydaily.com/2017/03/20/jamestown-unearthed-archaeologists-explore-tombs-at-center-of-1901-woman-led-dig/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5390-170320-virginia-jamestown-church

Feature on a slave sold to save Georgetown:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/us/georgetown-university-slaves-life-campbell.html

I think we mentioned the burials found at UGa and the reburial plans:

http://newsok.com/105-bodies-found-during-construction-project-to-be-reburied/article/feed/1179149?custom_click=rss

Nova Scotia is running out of storage space for artifacts:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-museum-archeology-artifacts-special-places-protection-act-1.4024443?cmp=rss

Erosion concerns at Mikmaq sites:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1452417-researcher-studying-erosion%E2%80%99s-impact-on-mi%E2%80%99kmaq-historical-sites

On evidence of early democracies in the Americas:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/it-wasnt-just-greece-archaeologists-find-early-democratic-societies-americas
http://theweek.com/speedreads/686392/archaeologists-discover-ancient-democracy-americas

Some Atocha emeralds are coming to auction:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/16/luxury/guernseys-shipwreck-emeralds-auction/index.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/16/rare-emeralds-found-400-year-old-shipwreck-expected-fetch-millions/

Debunking the myth of Irish slaves:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/us/irish-slaves-myth.html

Interviewish/reviewish on the Franklin Expedition:

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/21/520818684/ghosts-in-the-arctic-how-the-long-lost-franklin-expedition-was-found

Arguing over where to bury president Polk:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/03/24/why-theres-still-fight-tennessee-where-bury-president-james-k-polk/99611564/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/us/tennessee-polk-corpse-president.html

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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Excavating a 14 000 years bp mammoth:

https://www.mobilemag.com/2017/03/14/14000-year-old-mammoth-mexico/

Caral was well planned to deal with rain:

http://www.andina.com.pe/Ingles/noticia-caral-safe-from-rains-thanks-to-ancient-builders-foresight-659116.aspx

Feature on the Olmec site of Tres Zapotes:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/03/it-wasnt-just-greece-archaeologists-find-early-democratic-societies-americas
http://www.archaeology.org/issues/249-1703/features/5300-olmec-tres-zapotes-government

Feature on Percy Fawcett:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/travel/the-lost-city-of-z-percy-fawcett-james-gray-david-grann/index.html

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Mike Ruggeri's Ancient Americas Breaking News:

http://goo.gl/1VdeA

Ancient MesoAmerica News:

http://ancient-mesoamerica-news-updates.blogspot.com/
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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Not sure where to put this study on the European colonization of Asia:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uok-anp032017.php
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-perspective-european-colonization-asia.html
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/03/2017/new-perspective-on-european-colonisation-of-asia

Plenty of interest for a pile of WWI era liquor bottles found in Israel:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-israeli-archeologists-liquor-bottles-wwi.html
http://www.livescience.com/58397-british-wwi-liquor-bottle-stash-found.html
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/227106
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Hundreds-of-liquor-bottles-belonging-to-British-Soldiers-from-WWI-unearthed-484859
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/22/israel-whisky-gin-bottles-first-world-war
http://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-uncork-100-year-old-liquor-stash-left-by-british-troops/
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5394-170322-israel-liquor-bottles

On the history of butter:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/our-messed-up-relationship-with-food-has-a-long-history-it-started-with-butter/2017/03/20/a7e9fe88-0a6c-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html

Nice feature on becoming an archaeologist:

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/21/for-anyone-who-ever-dreamed-of-being-an-archaeologist/

Latest ancient ship recreation: the Ma’agen Michael II:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/replica-of-2500-year-old-ship-found-off-israel-christened-ahead-of-maiden-voyage/
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=94561
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5386-170317-israel-replica-ship

On the impact of the invention of paper:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/the-reporters-38892687

Review of Nealon, *Food Fights and Culture Wars*:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/03/12/519460915/how-lemonade-helped-paris-fend-off-plague-and-other-surprising-food-fights

Review of Cline, *Three Stones Make a Wall*:

http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/books/book-reviews/buildings-with-a-storied-past-eric-h-clines-love-of-archaeology-is-infectious

Latest ‘hidden image’ in a medieval painting:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-39254184

Hidden message in a Constable:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170321-why-this-striking-rainbow-may-carry-a-hidden-message

Searching for relatives of a Jack the Ripper victim:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-39233978

Some archaeological discoveries that were funded by the US government:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/archaeology-discoveries-neh-us-government-troy-jamestown/

On the popularity of Emily Dickenson among moody teenagers:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170315-why-moody-teenagers-love-emily-dickinson

On climate on the shape of your nose:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/science/ancestral-climates-may-have-shaped-your-nose.html
http://www.voanews.com/a/nose-shape-influenced-local-climate/3769613.html

Pondering cannibalism:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/03/18/why-do-cannibals-eat-people.html

Spring related slideshow of art:

http://www.dw.com/en/the-art-of-spring/a-19121851

Reviewish/Interviewish on Alexander von Humboldt:

http://www.dw.com/en/germanys-original-eco-pioneer/a-37976573

On Stradivariuses:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/luxury/stradivarius-million-dollar-instruments/index.html

… and one that had been stolen was heard again in concert:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39262166
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/on-a-stormy-night-roman-totenbergs-stolen-stradivarius-is-reborn-in-public/2017/03/13/80c9b0c0-0821-11e7-a15f-a58d4a988474_story.html
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Music/2017/0314/Stradivarius-violin-recovered-from-1980-theft-heard-in-concert-for-first-time

On the history of the zipper:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170322-the-ingenious-invention-to-better-the-button

On bread as an ‘economic marker’ in France:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/03/20/520459332/let-them-eat-bread-the-theft-that-helped-inspire-les-miserables

Earliest depiction of ‘fiery serpent’ disease:

http://www.livescience.com/58298-earliest-depiction-of-guinea-worm-medieval-painting.html

Oldest surviving ‘anime’:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39301120

On Jane Austen and the alt-right:

http://www.dw.com/en/white-pride-and-prejudice-why-the-alt-right-has-adopted-jane-austen/a-38073727

… and her faked marriage records:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-39330703
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=94625

On timekeeping:

http://www.dw.com/en/a-brief-history-of-time/g-37937897

On Machiavelli’s ‘tunnel’/tavern/inspiration:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170317-machiavellis-secret-tunnel-to-fame

On the invention of heterosexuality:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170315-the-invention-of-heterosexuality

More on Mona Lisa’s smile:

http://www.livescience.com/58264-mona-lisa-looks-happy.html

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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Photos of the Russian Empire:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-39266423

Michelangelo/Picasso drawings:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-39232650

Berlin Painter:

https://paw.princeton.edu/article/after-2500-years-fame

Gilded Lady:

http://www.livescience.com/58312-mummies-museum-exhibit.html
http://www.livescience.com/58313-photos-mummies-peru-egypt.html

Alma Tadema:

http://www.artlyst.com/previews/alma-tadema-exhibition-announced-leighton-house-museum-july/

Rodin’s Legacy:

http://www.dw.com/en/rodins-influence-felt-by-artists-even-today/a-38035647

History of the World in 100 Objects:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world/china-watch/culture/british-museum-roadshow-at-beijing-museum/

Maya:

https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2017/03/an-exhibition-at-the-perot-unlocks-the-secrets-of-the-maya/

Aigai Artifacts:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/aigai-artifacts-on-display-at-louvre-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=111067&NewsCatID=375

Cycladic Society:

http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/24092-%E2%80%9Ccycladic-society,-5000-years-ago%E2%80%9D-exhibition-in-athens-extended-to-april-9.html

World of Emotions:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/arts/design/review-a-world-of-emotions-in-greek-art-unmasks-the-stony-faces.html

New York will have a Center for Women’s History:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/arts/design/history-of-women-in-america-museum-exhibit-new-york.html

Remembering the opening of the Israel Museum:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/from-its-first-curator-a-breathless-memorable-account-of-the-opening-of-the-iconic-israel-museum/

Camille Claudel is getting a museum:

http://www.dw.com/en/rodins-lover-sculptor-camille-claudel-gets-museum-in-paris/a-38091782

More on Louvre ‘sanctuary’ plans:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/arts/louvre-shelter-for-art-caught-in-the-crossfire.html

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THE TECHY SIDE
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A virtual reconstruction of 17th century Edinburgh:

https://phys.org/news/2017-03-technology-reveals-16th-century-edinburgh.html

Facial reconstruction of a ‘medieval poor man’ from Cambridge:

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/face-of-ordinary-poor-man-from-medieval-cambridge-graveyard-revealed
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-ordinary-poor-medieval-cambridge-graveyard.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-39346494
http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/archaeologists-reconstruct-remains-of-man-buried-in-13th-century-medieval-hospital-graveyard/news-story/28a2f9d884e70ce0622fa15dcc399e7c
http://www.livescience.com/58380-archaeologists-reconstruct-medieval-man-face.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/22/face-medieval-cambridge-man-emerges-700-years-after-death
http://www.archaeology.org/news/5391-170321-cambridge-medieval-man

A ‘solution’ (‘data water’) to track smuggled artifacts from Syria (and
elsewhere):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39331342
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/21/520922468/archeologists-in-syria-use-data-water-to-confound-antiquities-smugglers
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/british-firm-saves-syrias-treasure-from-looters-2pdnsw206
http://www.nwptv.org/blogs/local-national-news/archeologists-in-syria-use-data-water-to-confound-antiquities-smugglers/

More on Pictish murder victim facial reconstruction:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-murder-victim-pictish-man-face-digitally-recreated/

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ON THE DNA FRONT
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Dienekes' Anthropology Blog:

http://dienekes.blogspot.ca/

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TOURISTY THINGS
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Naples:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170309-a-city-with-too-much-history-to-handle

China’s Karez:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170307-an-ancient-oasis-in-chinas-remote-desert

Cambodia:

https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/mar/24/angkor-wat-alternative-cambodia-ruins-banteay-chhmar

US historic sites:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/the-shortest-route-to-americas-49603-historic-sites-will-only-take-you-50-years/2017/03/13/cab14daa-d2da-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html

Manaus Opera House:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170316-the-beautiful-theatre-in-the-heart-of-the-amazon-rainforest

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CRIME BEAT
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Egypt thwarted 24 antiquities thefts:

http://menafn.com/1095313082/Egypt-thwarts-24-cases-of-antiquities-theft-in-one-week
http://aa.com.tr/en/culture-and-art/egypt-thwarts-24-cases-of-antiquities-theft-in-one-week/770389

I think we mentioned this bust in Israel:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/226744

Another attack on a painting, this time in the National Gallery:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39322056
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/20/520825575/man-charged-after-painting-attack-at-londons-national-gallery

Overviewish piece on antiquities trafficking:

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/specialseries/2017/02/art-trafficking-170228090044987.html

… and in a similar vein, with a focus on items smuggled to the US:

http://www.livescience.com/58324-artifacts-shipped-to-us-from-egypt-turkey.html
http://www.livescience.com/58338-photos-smuggled-looted-artifacts.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/100-million-artifacts-shipped-egypt-155400489.html

Those stolen Van Gogh’s we mentioned a few weeks ago are back ‘home’:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39343747

Two weeks’ worth of Culture Crime News:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2017/03/culture-crime-news-06-12-march-2017.html
http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2017/03/culture-crime-news-13-19-march-2017.html

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
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Fighting to repatriate an Irish skeleton from the BM:

https://irishpost.co.uk/a-dying-wish-battle-on-to-return-irishs-giant-skeleton-from-british-museum-for-burial-in-ireland/

An Etruscan pot was returned to Italy:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/arts/design/stolen-etruscan-vessel-to-be-returned-to-italy.html

France returned a mummy mask to Egypt:

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/261181/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/New-Kingdom-mummy-mask-recovered-from-France.aspx
http://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/108273?lang=en-us

Switzerland is returning a sarcophagus to Turkey:

http://www.turkishamericannews.com/turkey/item/19270-ancient-smuggled-sarcophagus-coming-home-to-turkey

Benin continues to seek repatriation of items from France:

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=94730

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NUMISMATICA
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A few weeks’ worth of e-Syla:

http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/club_nbs_esylum_v20n11.html
http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/club_nbs_esylum_v20n12.html
http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/club_nbs_esylum_v20n13.html

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Ancient Coin Collecting:

http://ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com/

Ancient Coins:

http://classicalcoins.blogspot.com/

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/
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AUDIO/VIDEO NEWS
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Audio News from Archaeologica:

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/audio-main-menu-cat/audio-news-list/2578-audio-news-from-archaeologica-5-march-2017-18-march-2017
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OBITUARIES
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Geoff Wainwright:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/15/geoff-wainwright-obituary

Douglas Birk:

http://www.pineandlakes.com/news/4234958-douglas-birk-pine-river-historian-state-archaeologist-remembered
http://www.startribune.com/obituary-douglas-birk-pioneer-of-minnesota-archaeology/416479843/

Colin Dexter:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/books/colin-dexter-dead-creator-of-inspector-morse.html
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=94636
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2017/03/23/colin-dexter-creator-inspector-morse-dies/oWSBHxx4ZWAPgPwGTHdY3N/story.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
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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/
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PODCASTS/VODCASTS
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Archaeosoup:

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

The Book and the Spade:

http://www.radioscribe.com/bknspade.htm
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