Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,

John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo,

Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley, Rick Heli, David

Emery, Richard Campbell, Richard C. Griffiths, Rick Pettigrew, and

Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week (as always hoping I have

left no one out).

Shoutout to all the folks who recognized me and had kind words

for me at the AIA/SCS meeting in Toronto yesterday … and a

similar shoutout to those I missed!

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EARLY HOMINIDS

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On ‘open sourcing’ studies of early humans:

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

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

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-evolution-brain-tooth-size-linked.html

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170102155013.htm

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5182-170105-evolution-brain-teeth

Searching for more sources for Neanderthal DNA:

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

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

More on cannibal Neanderthals:

http://phys.org/news/2016-12-caves-neanderthals-cannibals.html

http://artdaily.com/news/92811/Researchers-find-grisly-evidence-that-proves-Neanderthals-were-cannibals

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AFRICA

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

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

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

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT

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Rethinking Egyptian pot burials:

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

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

Tourists are kind of scarce in Egypt right now:

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

Artifacts in mosques need more security:

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

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

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

Feature on ancient Egyptian toiletries:

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/IsraelExperience/History/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/222679

http://www.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-hikers-find-rare-2nd-temple-era-etchings-of-menorah-and-cross/

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

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

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

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-hikers-menorah-etched-cave-walls.html

https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/01/04/hanukkah-related-archaeology-finds-continue-with-discovery-of-ancient-menorah-engraving/

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

http://www.livescience.com/57371-ancient-carvings-of-menorah-and-cross.html

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5174-170103-israel-menorah-carving

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

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

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

A roundup of seven archaeological finds in 2016 in Israel:

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

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

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

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

Pitts will be digging at Tel Shimron:

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

The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul is being restored:

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

Hype for a documentary on Geobeklitepe:

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

More on that Jericho skull facial reconstruction:

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

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/06/arts/jericho-skull-reconstruction-british-museum/index.html

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/the_jericho_skull.aspx

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

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

More on NImrud:

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-devastated-militants-year-old-city-left.html

http://www.ctpost.com/news/science/article/A-3-000-year-old-city-wrecked-by-militants-left-10839130.php

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

More on Agatha Christie and Nimrud:

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

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

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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://www.livescience.com/57396-ancient-stonehenge-like-calendar-rock-discovered.html

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5181-170105-neolithic-holed-rock

Latest from the agora in Laodicea:

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

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

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

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

Also from Paphos … some crushed murex shells:

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

Plans to open the Aeneas Heroon to the public:

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

Nice feature on the Griffin Warrior tomb:

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

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

On lupinar frescoes being open to the public:

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

Feature on the Roman villa at Druce Farm:

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

A (Byzantine?) glass furnace from Metropolis:

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

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

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

An interview with Eric Adler about his book:

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

Contrasting Trump and Cicero:

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

What Michele Renee Salzman is up to:

https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/42060

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Latest reviews from BMCR:

http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/recent.html

Visit our blog:

http://rogueclassicism.com/

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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)

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Studying the Beaker folk who lived in the area near Aberdeen:

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

Evidence of a 17th century defensive ditch from Newark:

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

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38510806

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

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

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

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

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

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

Finds from various periods from Gloucester Cathedral:

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

Feature on the Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project:

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

Feature on the Rillaton cup:

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

Top five finds by UK ‘amateur archaeologists’:

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

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-38512748

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

Seven best hoards from Yorkshire:

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

Restoring a Tudor bedroom:

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

Hype for a BBC documentary focussing on tunnels beneath Naples:

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

More on the Lascaux replica:

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-artificial-cave-students-ancient-art.html

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/02/507549682/next-to-the-original-france-replicates-prehistoric-cave-paintings

More on the Black Sea shipwrecks:

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

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Archaeology in Europe Blog:

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

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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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Not sure if we mentioned this 2300 years bp sword find from Henan:

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

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

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

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

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

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

A 900 years bp mural tomb from Shanxi:

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2017-01/05/content_27864978.htm

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5177-170104-china-shanxi-murals

Rethinking when the Tibetan plateau was settled:

http://phys.org/news/2017-01-high-altitude-settlement-tibet.html

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/uow-rsn010517.php

http://www.nature.com/news/hunters-lived-on-tibetan-plateau-thousands-of-years-earlier-than-thought-1.21255

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

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

http://www.livescience.com/57390-chusang-tibet-hand-and-footprints.html

http://www.archaeology.org/news/5184-170106-tibet-fossilized-footprint

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

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

Finds from various periods and places at Kollam Port:

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

Evidence of winemaking in Japan, 400 years bp:

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/ku-hdr010617.php

https://scienmag.com/historical-documents-reveal-evidence-of-japanese-winemaking-400-year-ago/

Feature on the Zhiyuan shipwreck:

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

Interesting heritage preservation story from Shanxi:

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

Summarizing the year for heritage in India:

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

Dating aboriginal petroglyphs:

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

Review of Beer, *House of the Dead*:

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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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Earliest hard-paste porcelain found in North America from Philadelphia:

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

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

Colonial cannon from North Carolina:

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

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

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

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

Rising sea levels cause concerns for sites in Louisiana:

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

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

Honours for Alice P. Wright:

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

Review(ish) on ‘colonial cocktails’:

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

Looking at presidential portraits:

On preserving New York’s documents:

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

Review of Hood, *In Pursuit of Privilege*:

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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA

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Feature on the find of the ‘City of the Monkey God’ in Honduras:

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

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

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

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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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Some predictions on big archaeology stories to come this year:

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

Feature on the UNC archaeology lab:

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

Marking Luther’s 500th anniversary:

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

Feature on ‘architectural recycling’:

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

Suggestion the Titanic had other issues:

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

Marking the 125th anniversary of Tolkien’s birth:

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

Feature on the ‘ancestor’ of the peanut:

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

Interesting feature on Ring Lardner:

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

More on that bargain art acquisition by Poland:

On the beginning of ‘mardi gras season’:

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

On Chinese art and Bambi:

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

Archaeology Podcast Network:

http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/archyfantasies/

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MUSEUM MATTERS

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Egyptian Mummies:

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

Time and Cosmos in Greco Roman Antiquity:

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

Roman Cavalry:

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

French Diplomacy:

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

First Jewish Americans:

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

Plenty of interesting exhibitions in Hull:

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

Attendance at the Louvre was down this year:

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

A guide to the Met:

An Etruscan Museum opens in Milan:

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

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THE TECHY SIDE

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On ‘space archaeology’:

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

The Plain of Jars gets the virtual reality treatment:

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

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

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

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

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ON THE DNA FRONT

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DNA studies trace the Irish potato blight to South America:

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

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

Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog:

http://dienekes.blogspot.ca/

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TOURISTY THINGS

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Peru:

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

Lake Bled Island Church:

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

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CRIME BEAT

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Six Islamic era lamps were stolen from a Cairo mosque:

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

Latest Anonymous Swiss Collector Culture Crime News:

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

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

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

conflict antiquities:

http://conflictantiquities.wordpress.com/

anonymous swiss collector:

http://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/

Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues:

http://paul-barford.blogspot.ca/

Looting Matters:

http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/

Illicit Cultural Property:

http://illicit-cultural-property.blogspot.com/

SAFE:

http://www.savingantiquities.org/blog/

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NUMISMATICA

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Online Greek Coinage project:

http://www.greekcoinage.org/

Latest e-Sylum:

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

… and the one which should appear later today:

http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v20n02.html

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Ancient Coin Collecting:

http://ancientcoincollecting.blogspot.com/

Ancient Coins:

http://classicalcoins.blogspot.com/

Coin Week:

http://www.coinweek.com/

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PERFORMANCES AND THEATRE-RELATED

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Pondering the Mikado:

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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/2537-audio-news-from-archaeologica-25-december-2016-31-december-2016

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OBITUARIES

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One of the last surviving Shakers:

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

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

Joyce Appleby:

Arthur Cash:

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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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