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explorator 27.21 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?March 16, 2025
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Thanks to Arthur Shippee, Dave Sowdon, Edward Rockstein, Kurt Theis,
John McMahon, Barnea Selavan, Joseph Lauer, Mike Ruggeri, Hernan Astudillo,
Richard Campbell, Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Bob Heuman, David Critchley,
Richard Miller, Kris Curry, Rick Heli, Richard C. Griffiths, Frank MacKay,
Don Buck, mata kimasitayo, and Ross W. Sargent for headses upses this week
(as always hoping I have left no one out).

*** please note: I am marking items think are ai generated to some degree with
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EARLY HOMINIDS
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Archaeologists discover partial human face fossil in Spain | The Independent
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[AI?]Meet 'Pink': The 1.4-million-year-old face changing Europe's human story - The Jerusalem Post
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Oldest human FACE is discovered: Ancient man nicknamed 'Pink' lived in Spain up to 1.4 million years ago, scientists say | Daily Mail Online
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Human ancestors arrived in Western Europe much earlier than previously thought, fossil face fragments reveal | Live Science
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?Earliest human face fossil from Western Europe, nicknamed "Pink," discovered in Spanish pit - CBS News
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?Fragments of a million-year-old face found in Spain shed new light on ancient human migrations
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Spanish fossils may represent unknown ancient human species | Reuters
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?Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe | AP News
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?Oldest human facial bones found in western Europe rewrite prehistory
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?Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain | Archaeology | The Guardian
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?Oldest human facial bones found in western Europe rewrite prehistory
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Fossilized face fragments are oldest human ancestor remains found in Western Europe
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Earliest known human fossils in Western Europe discovered in cave | CNN
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?1.4 Million-Year-Old Hominin Is the Oldest Face of Western Europe | Discover Magazine
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Fossil face found in Spanish cave belongs to first known Western European | Science | AAAS
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An archaic European face more than one million years old
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?Western Europe’s oldest face adds new wrinkles to human evolution
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Researchers Unearth Oldest Known Human Facial Bones Ever Found in Western Europe | Smithsonian
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More than 200,000-year-old engraved stone discovered in Spain
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Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study finds | Live Science
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First burials: evidence of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens sharing culture 110,000 years ago | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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Scientists date remains of child who resembles both humans and Neanderthals | AP News
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?The Age of a Human-Neanderthal Child's Burial Has Just Been Resolved | Discover Magazine
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?Mysterious Skeleton of Child With Human and Neanderthal Traits Has Finally Been Dated by Archaeologists | Smithsonian
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?News - Skeletal Remains of Child With Neanderthal and Human Features Dated - Archaeology Magazine
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Buried for 150,000 years - archaeologists uncover a mystery that challenges history
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First burials: Compelling evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cultural exchange
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?[AI?]Archaeologists in Israel discover Homo sapiens, Neanderthals interacted - The Jerusalem Post
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?Archaeologists in Israel Uncover One of the Oldest Burial Grounds in the World - Archaeology - Haaretz.com
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?Sapiens and Neanderthals coexisted in prehistoric Israel, rare cave burials show | The Times of Israel
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?Evidence from Tinshemet Cave in Israel suggests behavioural uniformity across Homo groups in the Levantine mid-Middle Palaeolithic circa 130,000–80,000 years ago | Nature Human Behaviour
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?Archaeologists uncover evidence of Neanderthal habitation in Ghamari Cave, Iran | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?Archaeologists Discover 40,000-Year-Old Evidence of Neanderthal Habitation in Ghamari Cave, Iran - Arkeonews
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?Quartz analysis could confirm 200,000-year-old engravings in Marbella - The Jerusalem Post
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?Homo luzonensis: A small, ancient human species from the Philippines | Natural History Museum
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?Archaeologist Amanda Henry traces ancient diets and human adaptability with a Vici grant - Leiden University
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5 of the oldest human fossils ever found and the fascinating stories behind them - The Times of India
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AFRICA
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Farming wasn’t a wholesale success when it arrived in North Africa | Science | AAAS
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First Bronze Age settlement in Maghreb predates Phoenicians | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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The incredible journey of two princes from Mozambique whose lives were upended by the slave trade
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND EGYPT
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SCA: Discovery of royal tomb in Sohag is important achievement to learn more about Egypt's ancient history-SIS
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Mystery ancient Egyptian royal tomb sheds light on history in Sohag - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities - Ahram Online
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Royal Tomb pottery workshop discovered in southern Egypt - SabaNet
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?Lost Pharaoh’s Tomb Unearthed in Egypt’s Abydos Necropolis EFE
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?Royal Tomb, Greek-Language Writings Among Latest Discoveries in Egypt - GreekReporter.com
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?Royal tomb of unknown pharaoh discovered in Mount Anubis necropolis
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3 Astonishing Artifacts Found Inside the Newly Unearthed Pharaoh’s Tomb
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?'Pregnant' ancient Egyptian mummy with 'cancer' actually wasn't pregnant and didn't have cancer, new study finds | Live Science
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?These crocodile mummies are unraveling a mystery
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[AI?]Before King Tut: ‘The Untouchable’ Bashiri mummy baffles Egyptologists - The Jerusalem Post
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Egyptian Tourism Ministry announces discovery of 2,600-year-old pot | The Peninsula Qatar
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?See the Stunning Golden Jewelry, Amulets and Small Statues Unearthed at an Ancient Egyptian Temple | Smithsonian
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?[AI?]King Tut's era saw the fading of the pyramids' lustrous cladding - The Jerusalem Post
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?The Black Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt - GreekReporter.com
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?Shackled with Iron Chains: Archaeologists Reveal the Harsh Reality of Gold Mines in Ptolemaic Egypt
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?[AI?]How the Euphrates shaped Eridu, the oldest city in history - The Jerusalem Post
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?Tree-ring analysis and absolute dating of a wooden water-drain installation from the Late Bronze Age underground spring chamber of Oymaa?a? H?yük/Nerik, Türkiye - ScienceDirect
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?Ancient Achaemenid drains prevent water accumulation at Persepolis - Tehran Times
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?A Bronze Age Water Control Structure Discovered in an Underground Chamber of the Ancient Hittite City of Nerik
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?3,500-Year-Old Hittite Linen Fabric Exhibited for the First Time - Arkeonews
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?‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds | Archaeology | The Guardian
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?Unveiling 10th Century BC copper boom: Breakthroughs in technology at Khirbat an-Nahas | Jordan Times
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?Archaeological efforts continue to uncover, restore Jerash's northern theatre | Jordan Times
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?Oman’s archaeological mission unearths ancient artefacts
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?[AI?]Underwater dig reveals 1100-year-old ship with olive oil from Gaza - The Jerusalem Post
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?Shipwreck reveals ancient trade routes with Palestine
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?Byzantine Era monastery found north of Kiriyat Gat
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?Could 1,600-year-old Galilee synagogue rewrite history of Jewish life under the Romans? | The Times of Israel
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[AI?]Archaeological finds biblical account of King Josiah's death at Megiddo - The Jerusalem Post
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[AI?]First-ever evidence of extreme asceticism found near Jerusalem - The Jerusalem Post
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?Chained in faith: 5th-century female skeleton may be world's 1st self-mortifying Christian nun | The Times of Israel
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The nun who tormented herself to death: Archaeologists uncover first female Christian figure believed to have bound herself in chains for eternal torture | Daily Mail Online
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The Nun of the Rings - Biblical Archaeology Society
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Amid desolation in Gaza, heritage experts are pushing a huge reconstruction effort - The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
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The Girsu Project | British Museum
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ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME (AND CLASSICS)
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Cult centre revealed at ancient Amphipolis
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Mystery of Jersey’s huge iron age hoard may have been solved | Archaeology | The Guardian
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Unlocking the Secrets of Jersey's Le C?tillon II: A Celtic Settlement Discovered Near the Enigmatic Hoard - Arkeonews
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Why Was the Largest Iron Age Hoard Found Buried on a Remote Island? New Research Has Clues
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?News - Punic Necropolis Unearthed in Sardinia - Archaeology Magazine
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?Grand Ancient Greek Tomb Unearthed Near Corinth - GreekReporter.com
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?A Funerary Monument Similar to Macedonian Tombs with a Large Sarcophagus Containing the Remains of a Woman, Found in the Ancient City of Tenea in Corinth
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?Ancient Hellenistic Funerary Structure Unearthed In Corinth
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?Grand ancient Greek tomb unearthed near Corinth - Tehran Times
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?[AI?]Archaeologists discover 7th-century BCE Tartessian sanctuary in Spain - The Jerusalem Post
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?[AI?]Teos excavations reveal mosaic of combatting cupids tied to Dionysus - The Jerusalem Post
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?A Rare Mosaic Depicting Two Cupids in Combat and a Monumental Inscription Found in the Bouleuterion of the Ancient City of Teos
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?Mosaic Depicting Warring Cupids Discovered In Türkiye
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?Early Hellenistic Mosaics Unearthed in Ancient City of Teos | TheCollector
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?Assos Excavations Uncover 2,200-Year-Old Mosaic And Monumental Tomb
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Assos Excavations Reveal 2,200-Year-Old Mosaic and Monumental Tomb - Arkeonews
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?News - Mosaics Uncovered in Turkey's Ancient City of Teos - Archaeology Magazine
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?News - Grave of Roman Twins Excavated in Croatia - Archaeology Magazine
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Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome | CNN
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Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found in Europe - The New York Times
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[AI?]Ancient Roman-era mikveh found in Ostia Antica, Italy - The Jerusalem Post
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Jewish ritual bath discovered near Rome is the 'oldest discovery of its kind in the world' | Live Science
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Roman-era Jewish bath in Italy may be oldest outside of Israel, points to vibrant Diaspora | The Times of Israel
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Archaeologists Unearth 1,600-Year-Old Jewish Ritual Bath—the Oldest Ever Found in Europe | Smithsonian
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Mikveh ritual bath discovered in Ostia Antica, Italy | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?News - Jewish Ritual Bath Excavated in Roman Ostia - Archaeology Magazine
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?[AI?]Greek-Swedish collaboration reveals submerged ancient port in Greece - The Jerusalem Post
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?Underwater Archaeological Survey Reveals Ancient Port Structures Near Asini
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?Underwater archaeological research in Argolida - Building structures found on the seabed - ProtoThema English
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?Archaeologists Uncover Asini's Hidden Ancient Port Beneath the Waves of Greece - Arkeonews
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?News - Divers Document Remains of Submerged Ancient Greek Port - Archaeology Magazine
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?I’ve found site of legendary Roman battle, claims historian
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?Project investigates mysterious Roman burials in Yorkshire
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?Apollo gold ring with 'healing serpent' found in 2,000-year-old tomb in Greece | Live Science
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?Pillars of Olympian Zeus: The ancient temple that took 650 years to complete its construction - ProtoThema English
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?News - Etruscan Tomb Discovered in Italy - Archaeology Magazine
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Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were scented, Danish study shows
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?Pompeian pigments. A glimpse into ancient Roman colouring materials - ScienceDirect
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?Frescoes in Pompeii Reveal the Secret World of Dionysiac Rituals
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?Pilate’s Legal Path to Crucifying Jesus | Bible Interp
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?Türkiye's 2,000-year-old Roman bath reopens after restoration | Daily Sabah
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?Venus Cloacina: Meet the Roman Sewer Goddess | TheCollector
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?Private baths at Pompeii – The Past
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Reading a new Herculaneum scroll – The Past
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?First Ancient Greek Temple in 1,700 Years Opens in Arcadia - GreekReporter.com
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?Anthropologist Alice Roberts Backs Greece’s Claim To The Parthenon Sculptures
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?Elgin Marbles should be returned to their native Greece, anthropologist and TV presenter Alice Roberts urges | Daily Mail Online
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?‘Elgin Marbles as important to Greece as Stonehenge is to England’
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?British Anthropologist Says Greece Should Get Stolen Parthenon Marbles - The National Herald
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EUROPE AND THE UK (+ Ireland)
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The true purpose of Stonehenge may have just been revealed | The Independent
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Innovative ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge
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Could Stonehenge have been a copy of Flagstones? - The Jerusalem Post
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?Dig reveals burials that show Sharnbrook dates from the Bronze Age
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?LiDAR study reveals 5,000-year-old fortified settlements
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?Ancestor of Black Death Has Been Discovered in Bronze-Age Sheep : ScienceAlert
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Bronze Age archaeological dig uncovering important artefacts | The Bolton News
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Analysis of early Iron age glass beads (8th to 7th c. BC) from the Tsaishi necropolis (Georgia) - ScienceDirect
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Mystery of Jersey’s huge iron age hoard may have been solved | Archaeology | The Guardian
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?Hidden frescoes and sculptures found in Athens' Saints Theodoros Church - The Jerusalem Post
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Onfim's doodle: A 13th-century kid's self-portrait on horseback, slaying an enemy | Live Science
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Part of 600-year-old wooden road found in Czechia: photos | Kansas City Star
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News - Stash of Fifteenth-Century Coins Found in Scotland - Archaeology Magazine
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?Excavations at Sheffield Castle Reveal the First Surviving Examples of 17th-Century Civil War Abatis - Arkeonews
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Marine archeologist: There is a treasure trove of well-preserved wrecks in the Baltic | News | ERR
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?Underwater archaeologists to probe secrets of Loch Achtily crannog | The Herald
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?Underwater excavation of medieval building to commence in Highlands | The National
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A lost piece of the Bayeux Tapestry
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?Site of King Harold’s lost palace identified by archaeologists – The Past
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?Bradgate Park: How do you restore a 500-year-old Tudor chapel?
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?Church collapses in Vouno | Cyprus Mail
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?A look at the history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump | AP News
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METAL DETECTOR ITEMS
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'Find of a lifetime': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in Scotland | Live Science
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ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
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Archaeologists carry out survey for Hongshan culture in Liaoning, NE China - People's Daily Online
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New Hongshan culture sites found in northeast China-Xinhua
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?Well-Preserved Wooden Houses Over 2,000 Years Old Discovered in Zhejiang, China - Arkeonews
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?2,000-year-old large wooden houses uncovered in Zhejiang, revealing secrets of the Yue Kingdom | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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Teeth from a 2100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia tell a tale of soldiers far from home
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?'The most shameful form of execution': Han warriors found dismembered in 2,100-year-old mass grave in Mongolia | Live Science
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Teeth from burial pit in Mongolia trace Han soldiers in the Xiongnu war | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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?Mass grave reveals victims of a 2100-year-old massacre in war between East Asian empires | Science | AAAS
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?News - Victims of 2,100-Year-Old Massacre Identified - Archaeology Magazine
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Bioarchaeological perspectives on the ancient Han-Xiongnu war: Insights from the Iron Age site of Bayanbulag - ScienceDirect
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Ancient family suffered from tuberculosis: archaeologists - Global Times
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Oldest section of China’s Great Wall discovered, pushing back its origin by 300 years | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance | Live Science
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2,200-year-old grave of "Red Princess of the Silk Road" found in China with toxic cinnabar-stained teeth | Archaeology News Online Magazine
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The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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?Archaeologists unearth centuries-old body of Buddha statue in Cambodia's Angkor park-Xinhua
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?The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex - ABC News
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?Angkor Buddha: Surprise archaeological find could complete 100-year-old puzzle | The Independent
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[AI?]Archaeologists found a Budha torso. It matches a head discovered in 1927 - The Jerusalem Post
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Cambodian Archaeologists Reunite a Sculpture Head and Torso After 100 Years
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?Archaeologists restoring ancient temple's causeway in Cambodia's Angkor park-Xinhua
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Archaeologists Unearth 1,300-Year-Old Flush Toilets at a Palace Complex in South Korea | Smithsonian
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?News - 29,000-Year-Old Child's Skeleton Unearthed in Thailand Cave - Archaeology Magazine
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[AI?]29,000-year-old child 'Pangpond' changes Thailand's prehistory - The Jerusalem Post
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?Bangkok Post - Victory Monument declared an archaeological site
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Deep-sea archaeological excavation between Poompuhar and Nagapattinam announced in Tamil Nadu
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?Tamil Nadu: Excavations to unearth hoary past of western region
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Historic maternity hospital, 130-year-old temple may become Hong Kong monuments | South China Morning Post
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Explainer | From Ayurveda to Buddhism, what Journey to the West says about early China-India exchanges | South China Morning Post
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NORTH AMERICA
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These Tracks Reveal Evidence of 22,000-Year-Old Wheelbarrows—But Without the Wheels | Smithsonian
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?'Old stump' spotted by deer hunter is actually a mammoth tusk, Texas researchers say
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?Mammoth tusk found at Texas Chihuahuan Desert ranch
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?Extinct animal uncovered in rare discovery on Texas ranch
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?[AI?]Ancient ?sowan?nihk settlement found in Saskatchewan revolutionizes Nort - The Jerusalem Post
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Archaeological efforts underway at exterior of Alamo Church in downtown San Antonio | TPR
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New virtual museum shows artifacts from Maryland home of Harriet Tubman's father - CBS Baltimore
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Archaeologists Uncover Artifacts from Home of Harriet Tubman’s Father | Latest News |
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Maryland archaeologists uncover artifacts at Harriet Tubman's family home
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New virtual museum displays artifacts from home of Harriet Tubman’s father | Local |
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These Everyday Artifacts Tell the Story of Harriet Tubman's Father's Home as Climate Change Threatens the Historic Site | Smithsonian
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?Explorers find wreck of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm over 130 years ago | AP News
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?WCU students help Riverside Cemetery post-Helene cleanup with archaeological assessment
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?‘New York plows ahead’: how the English invaded and changed a city | History books | The Guardian
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CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
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These ancient Maya-era puppets may have been used in rituals
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?Who made these unusual ancient ‘puppets’—and left them atop a pyramid?
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?Of puppets and puppeteers
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?Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Puppets With Open Mouths and Detachable Heads That 'Resemble Modern Toy Dolls' | Smithsonian
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An unusual female burial in Ecuador – The Past
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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
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The most incredible ancient items ever to emerge from melting glaciers... but can YOU tell what they are? | Daily Mail Online
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?Archaeologists find mysterious artifacts in glaciers that have been hidden for centuries - AS USA
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?Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein | Physics | The Guardian
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?News - Possible Portrait of Lady Jane Grey Revealed - Archaeology Magazine
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?[AI?]'The History of Washing' explores global bathing cultures - The Jerusalem Post
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?Collecting environmental history; ‘Reading’; designing for resiliency | Yale News
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'It’s an extremely sexy story': How the legendary tale of 'rebel' saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster
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Rocks and racism? How geologists created and perpetuated a narrative of prejudice | Science | The Guardian
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?The ancient drink serving the world for 13,000 years
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'You don't throw them in plastic bags or boxes.' Archaeologists, Indigenous scholars call on museums to better care for animal remains | CU Boulder Today | University of Colorado Boulder
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?'You don't just throw them in a box.' Archaeologists and Indigenous scholars call for better care of animal remains
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?‘You don’t just throw them in a box’ - Archaeology Wiki
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CURRENT EVENTS:
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Here's what you need to know about St. Patrick's Day | AP News
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?The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn't over | AP News
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How the color of St. Patrick’s Day went from blue to green
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ANIMAL AND PLANT DOMESTICATIONS
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News - Scientists Investigate Origins of Avocado Domestication in Central America - Archaeology Magazine
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How an unexpected observation, a 10th-century recipe and an explorer’s encounter with a cabbage thief upend what we know about collard greens’ journey to the American South
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[AI?]Study reveals cats arrived in China via the Silk Road around 600 CE - The Jerusalem Post
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A New Study Finds That Domestic Cats Traveled the Silk Road to China About 1,400 Years Ago | Smithsonian
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?News - Pet Cats Arrived in China Between A.D. 600 and 900 - Archaeology Magazine
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LANGUAGE RELATED
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Genomic study indicates our capacity for language emerged 135,000 years ago
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Frontiers | Linguistic capacity was present in the Homo sapiens population 135 thousand years ago
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?Tom Stevenson · Beyond Mesopotamia: Linear Elamite Deciphered
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MUSEUM MATTERS
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7 must-see ancient cuneiform tablets at Istanbul Archaeological Museums - Türkiye Today
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Picasso masterpieces go on display for the first time in Iran after decades hidden away in a vault
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[AI?]Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition opens in Tokyo - The Jerusalem Post
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Illuminated and ordinary: Exhibition explores the world of Islamic manuscripts | Yale News
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Art Institute showcases ancient Roman sculptures in unprecedented 'Myth and Marble' exhibit - Chicago Sun-Times
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A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time | Smithsonian
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?Vikings before the Vikings Exhibition Begins Next Month in Sweden - Medievalists.net
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The ANU Classics Museum is viewing the past with new eyes | ANU College of ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Gladiators of Britain – The Past
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?El-Sisi reviews preparations for Grand Egyptian Museum opening - Tourism - Egypt - Ahram Online
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?Putting ethics at the forefront in the use of human skeletal remains
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?UK government, museums urged to stop display of ancestral remains, repatriate them | Reuters
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Ancestral remains should no longer be displayed in UK museums, say MPs | Colonialism | The Guardian
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?Displaying Egyptian mummies in museums is morally wrong, say MPs
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UK MPs urge ban on Egyptian mummy displays in British museums | Middle East Eye
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Museums and auction houses should not hold human remains, UK lawmakers say | CNN
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AUCTIONS AND SALES RELATED
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For Sale: A 19th-Century Portrait Painted on a Spiderweb - Atlas Obscura
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The Cobweb Picture - Atlas Obscura
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?General Authority for Antiquities calls on Interpol to stop sale of Yemeni artifacts offered at liveauctioneers - SabaNet
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?A medieval Bishop's ring from more than 800 years ago goes to auction | WAER
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?A medieval Bishop's ring from more than 800 years ago is up for auction : NPR
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Medieval ring found by Norfolk detectorist could make ?18k
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?Medieval King Row ring found in Norfolk field could fetch ?18k at auction | The Independent
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Heritage Twelve Caesars Ancient Coin Showcase Auction March 15
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ON THE DNA FRONT
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East Asian human gene that allows adult humans to digest sugars in milk likely came from Neanderthals
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?East Asians who can digest lactose can thank Neanderthal genes | Live Science
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?Most ancient Europeans had dark skin, eyes and hair up until 3,000 years ago, new research finds | Live Science
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Scientists find genetic link between Attila’s Huns and Xiongnu empire that fought Han China | South China Morning Post
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Ancient DNA reveals Maghreb communities preserved their culture and genes, even in a time of human migration
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?Stone Age Europeans Voyaged by Sea to Africa, Ancient DNA Shows - GreekReporter.com
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?Ancient DNA Study Shows Hunter-gatherers in North Africa 'Resisted' Neolithic Revolution - Archaeology - Haaretz.com
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?Ancient DNA shows Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa
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?Ancient DNA Shows Stone Age Europeans Voyaged by Sea to Africa | Scientific American
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?Punic People Had Greek Genetics And Almost No Levantine Ancestors, New Study Finds
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?News - Genetic Evidence Helps Reveal Origins and Spread of Celtic Languages - Archaeology Magazine
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?Neolithic DNA Analysis from Northwest Africa Reveals Some Hunter-Gatherers Held Out On Farming | Discover Magazine
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Cypriot DNA Study Reveals Limited Greek Ancestry, Diverse Origins
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?Cyprus’ DNA study traces genetic roots beyond Greek influence – The Greek Herald
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?Cypriots not so Greek after all, new study shows | Cyprus Mail
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THE TECHY SIDE
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Revealing hidden Alfred Tennyson text using innovative imaging techniques
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Reading Behind the Lines: Ghost Texts and Spectral Imaging in the Manuscripts of Alfred Tennyson | The Review of English Studies | Oxford Academic
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TOURISTY THINGS
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An ethical guide to hiking the Inca Trail
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?Rembrandt’s Amsterdam – walking the Amstel River 750 years after the city’s birth | Amsterdam holidays | The Guardian
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?An Italian cultural ambassador's guide to Rome
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?Egypt’s 3,500-Year-Old Writing Club. - Atlas Obscura
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?Five compelling reasons to visit Marmaris
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PERFORMANCES AND MUSIC RELATED
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Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail
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CRIME BEAT
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Norfolk woman refuses to hand over 16th-century Italian painting identified as stolen | Norfolk | The Guardian
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A painting stolen from an Italian museum is found in England, but its new owner wants to keep it | AP News
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?1,200-year-old Torah, valuable artifacts seized in Türkiye's Istanbul-Xinhua
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Rembrandt to Picasso: Five ways to spot a fake masterpiece
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In Thessaloniki courts the 14 of the arrested for antiquities theft - ProtoThema English
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?Police dismantle antiquities smuggling rings in northern Greece | eKathimerini.com
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?Suspected antiquities smugglers remanded in custody | eKathimerini.com
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ICOM Red List Of Greek Cultural Objects At Risk - International Council Of Museums
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REPATRIATION AND RECOVERY
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British peers call for return of skulls, bones sourced illegally - The Times of India
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?Head of Septimius Severus statue, terracotta plaques smuggled repatriated to Türkiye
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British Museum's Lewis Chessmen Return Home to Trondheim - Life in Norway
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?The US high court revives a case around Nazi-looted impressionist painting in Spanish museum | AP News
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IU completes its first international repatriation of human remains to Easter Island ? Indiana Capital Chronicle
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?A priceless Bible returns to the fold
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?27,000 artifacts returned to Iraqi National Museum - Iraqi News
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?Iraq Returns 27,000 Antiquities to National Museum
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State Board of Antiquities and Heritage: Recovering 27,000 artifacts ? Iraqi News Agency
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20 Nepali artifacts worth Rs418 million to be returned from United States
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Mexico Welcomes the Restitution of More Than 900 Archaeological Artifacts from the U.S. | Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores | Gobierno |
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Manhattan DA's Office Announces Return of Ancient Artifacts
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?Tourist Police hand over valuable artifact to Libyan Antiquities Authority in Benghazi | The Libya Observer
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Repatriating the Benin Bronzes: The Controversy Behind the British Museum?? – Retrospect Journal
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